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Trump granted more pardons Wednesday to 26 people, including some people who are close to him. On Monday Trump granted full pardons to 15 individuals and commuted part or all of the sentences of five.

A new report from the University of Texas at Austin found that nearly 75% of those who died did not have a life sentence. The study's lead researchers says the virus has had a "devastating toll."

Universities and K-12 schools across Northeast Ohio are shifting students to remote learning between the Thanksgiving and winter breaks in light of county stay-at-home advisories and the continuing rise in COVID-19 cases. That’s an “appropriate and reasonable” move, according to Dr. Bill Miller, an infectious disease epidemiologist and senior associate dean of research in the College of Public Health at Ohio State University, who called the recent spike in cases “dramatic and dangerous.”

Local restaurants are considering service options as an unusual Thanksgiving holiday weekend approaches. For some, the season offers an opportunity for additional revenue amid the pandemic, while others have opted to close as coronavirus cases surge. Smokin’ Rock and Roll Food Truck and Catering had decent traffic throughout the summer months despite the pandemic, said co-owner Billy Morris, but that has slowed as the weather has grown colder. “We’re basically shutting down, but we’re doing one big holiday feature for Thanksgiving,” Morris said.

An appeals court ruled in favor of Harvard University in a suit alleging that its admissions process discriminated against Asian Americans.

Daily COVID-19 cases shattered a new record high in Ohio Friday, with more than 8,000 cases reported over the last 24 hours, according to state health officials. Cases are also skyrocketing in Cuyahoga County, with more than 500 new cases reported Friday, the highest number of cases ever reported in a single day in the county, Health Commissioner Terry Allan said in a press conference on Friday with county officials. "We are now in a very slippery slope," he said.

Updated: 5:01 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020 Local public libraries are once again reducing services as Cuyahoga County enters a stay-at-home advisory and coronavirus cases continue to rise.

Ethiopia's prime minister has given the rebellious region a deadline to surrender or his forces would assault the capital. Fears of a humanitarian crisis grow.

Gov. Mike DeWine issued a 21-day curfew in Ohio from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. beginning Thursday.

Updated: 4:01 p.m., Monday, Nov. 9, 2020 A lack of available staff could greatly impact the care hospitals are able to provide for both coronavirus patients and anyone else in need of hospital services, said Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, incoming chief medical director of the Ohio Department of Health Monday. Hospital challenges have changed throughout the course of the pandemic.