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U.S. District Judge Dan Polster will not recuse himself from hearing the broad, national opioid litigation set to go to trial in Cleveland next month. Several drug companies involved in the suits – including Cardinal Health, McKesson and AmerisourceBergen – filed a motion Sept. 14 objecting to the judge’s push for settlements and requesting he remove himself from the case.

A group of Cuyahoga County health leaders released a report Monday outlining the most pressing community health issues facing the region. Racism perpetuated by policies and systems, is at the top of their list. Health and structural racism has been linked in past studies, but Health Improvement Partnership-Cuyahoga aims to have an action plan by early next year. It’s a daunting goal, HIP-Cuyahoga co-chair Heidi Gullett says, but the group needs to start acting now.

Youngstown-area Rep. Tim Ryan is withdrawing from the 2020 Democratic presidential primary race, he announced Thursday. In a social media video to his supporters, Ryan announced he will instead seek re-election for his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, which he has held since 2003. “We've given voice to the forgotten communities and forgotten people in the United States and while it didn't work out quite the way we planned, this voice will not be stifled,” he said in the video.

Songs from Wynton Marsalis, Radiohead's Thom Yorke and a pulpy score from Daniel Pemberton all help set a noir scene for the film's 1950s New York setting.

Opponents of a proposal to permanently close Shaker Boulevard through Shaker Square are holding a rally at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Square. The closure would be part of a larger effort to redesign the space. Closing Shaker Boulevard would mean losing parking spaces along the road. Some business owners worry that could cause fewer people to frequent shops in Shaker Square. “People want to get in and get out and when you don’t have that ability, they’re apt to go elsewhere,” said Brandon Chrostowski, who owns Edwins Restaurant in the Square.

Scientists are using old spy satellite images to measure the effects of climate change. They're finding that glaciers in the Himalayas are melting twice as fast as they were a few decades earlier.

Jhuma Nath Achayra had never heard the word “refugee” until he and his family were forced from their homeland in Bhutan. They found themselves part of the…

Amid departing vendors and continued complaints about city management at the 107-year-old institution, the City of Cleveland will hire a consultant to make recommendations for the West Side Market.

Hashimoto, a programmer for video game company Konami, had said he created the code to help him test the game Gladius. The code later appeared as easter eggs in pop culture.

The Fuchs Mizrachi School in Beachwood is closing its doors today after a person who visited the school recently was diagnosed with COVID-19. The school will be closed until Monday and officials will conduct a deep cleaning of the building before the students return. “We just received some information that someone who came in and ran some programming in our school community returned to Israel, was tested for coronavirus, and just found out that he is a confirmed case,” said Head of School Rabbi Avery Joel.