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After a report this week found Ohio’s public four-year institutions generated $42 billion in activity in the state’s economy from 2016 to 2017, some Northeast Ohio schools are giving a clearer picture of their piece of the larger pie. According to the report, the University of Akron generated $2.7 billion during that same period in economic impact for Northeast Ohio, defined as Summit, Cuyahoga, Medina, Portage and Wayne counties.

A national report shows affluent students are five times more likely to attend a summer camp than their economically disadvantaged peers. The report from the National Center for Education Statistics, part of the U.S. Department of Education, found 7 percent of children living at or below the federal poverty line have access to summer camps compared to 38 percent of kids who come from more affluent families.

LeBron James announced last week that he’ll take his NBA career out west, joining the L.A. Lakers in the 2018-2019 season, but in northeast Ohio, James’ philanthropic endeavors will continue. The James Family Foundation’s I Promise school will open its doors to 240 third and fourth graders in the Akron Public School District later this month. The school, which will grow each year to eventually house students in grades 1-8, will provide students with wraparound services, specialized STEM curriculum and smaller class sizes because of the foundation’s financial support.

Multiple nuclear power facilities in Europe have reduced their electricity production because seawater, which is used to keep the reactors cool, has been warmer than usual.

A former Ohio State student who claims a a now-deceased doctor molested him in the mid-1990s has made public his correspondence with school…

A dangerous and deadly heat wave grips the globe. We’ll look at where and why it’s happening.

A law firm found sexual abuse by seven now-former staffers against 16 students — going back as far as 1969 and lasting until 1992.

The New York Police Department told NPR that Frieden allegedly "grabbed a victim's buttocks without her permission" last October.

Former U.S. Representative and Oakland mayor Ron Dellums has died. He was known for helping found the Congressional Black Caucus and speaking out against apartheid in South Africa.

There are 18 fires blazing in California, and officials say this year the wildfires have spread faster and burned more land earlier in the fire season than usual.