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Cleveland school officials say a marketing and incentive program has made a drastic difference in its attendance rates. The district presented the program to committee of the Ohio Board of Education Monday. The Cleveland Metropolitan School District started its “Get 2 School, You Can Make It” campaign in 2015 with the goal of changing the city’s culture around school attendance. Lorri Hobson, CMSD’s director of attendance, said before the campaign began, 44 percent of Cleveland students were chronically absent, or missed more than 10 days each year.

The exodus of Venezuelans, trying to escape food and medicine shortages, has been called "one of Latin America's largest mass-population movements in history."

McDonald's said it's pulling salads from about 3,000 locations in 14 states, primarily in the Midwest. Dozens have been sickened with cyclosporiasis, which is caused by the parasite Cyclospora.

Almost every day, the Democratic Republic of the Congo issues regular reports on the Ebola situation, There are facts, figures — and today, a harrowing tale.

The 85-year-old justice fell in her office at the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday evening. She has been hospitalized for "observation and treatment."

The president's decision that he wouldn't seek a fifth term brought joy to the streets. But students resumed protests after the ailing leader delayed elections, meaning he stays in power indefinitely.

Schools are letting out for the summer, which means no more homework — or free lunches for those students in need. The Greater Cleveland Food Bank is just one of many organizations filing the gap and providing summer meals. There are more than 100 places, including Cleveland and Cuyahgoa County Public Libraries, where children can go to have lunch from June 3 through August 9.

A popular Beachwood schools math teacher is being remembered for his impressive pieces of art made from Legos. 59-year-old Arthur Gugick and another passenger, 52-year-old Barbara Becker died when their Uber was involved in a car accident in Shaker Heights over the weekend, according to Superintendent Robert Hardis.

Agents apprehended some 60,000 people last month — about 12,000 more immigrants than they picked up in January. The majority arrested are families, and children traveling alone or without a parent.

In Governor Mike DeWine’s first budget due later this week, he plans to allocate $10 million to the State Child Health Insurance Program for lead cleanup projects, the same amount as in the previous budget. He’ll also call for a $10,000 tax credit to homeowners for lead abatement projects. DeWine laid out the new measures to address lead contamination in Ohio during a visit to University Hospital’s Rainbow Center for Women and Children Wednesday.