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Cleveland must work to eliminate economic inequality, Mayor Frank Jackson said in his 2019 State of the City address Thursday night, warning against those who use talk of economic inclusion “to cloak another agenda” of self-enrichment. Jackson, who is in his 14th year as mayor, did not elaborate as to whom he referred, but said the city must work against an inherently unequal economy that he termed “the beast.” Cleveland must use economic growth, education, neighborhood investment and technology to sustain success as a city, he said.

A powerful and intense coastal storm has pummeled several states with heavy rain and strong winds, downing power lines and trees in Maine, Massachusetts and other states.

The president is renewing his push for U.S. control of Syrian oil. Experts say the limited oil there belongs to Syria, but it may provide a pretext for a continued U.S. presence in the country.

The Trump administration is imposing tariffs on number of European products including Italian cheese, which has cheesemakers there furious.

Cleveland will clean up lead hazards in the Glenville neighborhood with the help of a $9.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Regional HUD officials visited Cleveland City Hall on Wednesday to present the city with the award. They’re scheduled to speak Thursday in Akron, which won $4.6 million in grants. The department will make sure Cleveland spends the money effectively, Midwest Regional Administrator Joseph Galvan said.

Wisconsin legislators are considering measures to strengthen the state's lenient drinking and driving laws. It's the only state that doesn't criminalize drunk driving on the first offense.

Bernie Marcus said he was backing Trump's 2020 presidential bid, prompting a backlash against the home improvement giant. Trump, in turn, tweeted his support for Home Depot.

Sheffield Lake is a small suburb of about 9,000 people living in about two and a half square miles, according to Mayor Dennis Bring. In such a densely populated, compact space, the town really needs to manage the chickens. “When you take that many people and put 50-foot lots – which are not very wide lots – and you start having animals, on 50-foot lots, anything that effects your neighbor becomes a problem, and that’s why we should have some rules in place,” he says.

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló has stepped down, turning power over to a man named Pedro Pierluisi. This comes after weeks of protests and fallout over leaked chat messages.

The former nursing director for the Cuyahoga County Jail filed a lawsuit late Tuesday against County Executive Armond Budish, former Regional Director of Corrections Ken Mills and others for First Amendment-retaliation and liability for criminal acts. The lawsuit alleges the county and MetroHealth committed conspiracy to violate Gary Brack’s civil rights and includes multiple counts of violations of free speech and whistleblower protections under state and federal law.