Topic: Cleveland (Ohio)

ABBA, Genesis, Iggy Pop enter Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame welcomed Genesis, ABBA, Iggy Pop, and The Hollies at Monday night's induction ceremony.

Wind farm in the Great Lakes? Big potential meets big opposition.

The windswept Great Lakes hold huge promise for wind power, experts say. But a plan for an offshore wind farm in Lake Michigan is raising local ire.

Difference Maker Veronica Egan and the 'Great Old Broads' keep vigil over endangered wild lands.

The conservation group, made up mostly of older women, helps the US government track illegal use of public lands in the US West.

Cities, not just banks, are pursuing foreclosures, too

Desperate for revenue, more cities and counties are proceeding with tax foreclosures when residents fall several years behind on their property taxes.

Anthony Sowell pleads insanity - legal tactic rarely works.

Anthony Sowell, the alleged Cleveland serial killer, pleaded insanity Thursday. His attorneys will have a difficult time proving that, experts say.

John Demjanjuk, alleged Nazi death camp guard, goes on trial in Germany

John Demjanjuk, who prosecutors alleged worked as a Nazi guard at the Sobibor death camp, went on trial in Germany Monday. His is likely the last high profile case over WWII war crimes.

Bhutanese refugees find their calling as urban farmers

Seven thousand miles from their ancestral home, Bhutanese refugees are going back to their roots and tilling the good earth.

Volunteer travel

Get away from it all and help others, too? 'Voluntourism' grows as a travel option.

A dark Fourth of July for some cities

Budget cuts are forcing many towns to scrap fireworks shows, though in some, local residents and businesses have stepped up to keep the tradition going.

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In tough times, US consumers forging new behaviors

American spending has fallen further in the past six months than it has since 1974.

Obama and McCain diverge on globalized trade

They’re looking for balance between ‘free trade’ and protection for American workers.

The Given Day

Dennis Lehane's ambitious new novel evokes a dark chapter of US history.

The Monitor's View: The Palin factor in the 'culture wars'

She may revive the wars, but the country and the candidates have moderated since the 2004 race.

USA

This tinkerer's literal light bulb of discovery was halogen

A bomb disposer, bulb creator, "mad-scientist father," and inveterate inventor, Elmer Fridrich has been puttering – and patenting – for over 50 years.

For kids: Look at that moth!

Meet a man who raises cecropia moths, one of the largest species in North America.

The job market's big slump

The month of May had the sharpest increase in the US unemployment rate in 22 years.

A 'thoroughly modern' Middle East

A novel about the Cairo Conference of 1921.

Nixon: a life divided

Richard Nixon never lost the mind-set that pitted 'us' against 'them.'

He served time; can he serve on the Cleveland city council?

John A. Boyd feels his rehabilitation makes him a model of hope for those struggling as he did.

On ropes, Clinton works to hold Ohio

Days before the March 4 primary, Clinton retains an average 6-point lead.

In Ohio primary, campaign hinges on NAFTA

In a state that has lost 225,000 jobs since 2001, voters blame economic woes on free trade and globalization.