A look at the songs that defined the career of late recording artist Prince. Billboard ranked his top 20 hits…
In honor of Prince’s fruitful life, we paid homage to him by highlighting some of his most influential moments. …
Legendary A Tribe Called Quest rapper Malik Isaac Taylor, known to millions as Phife Dawg, died on Tuesday due to…
Decades after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., we still recall the fateful words of his last public speech.…
Among the many feelings from 20 years ago, perhaps the most striking was defiance. Nothing like a “Let’s burn the…
A look at the 1940′s war involving the United States of America among other countries taking on Germany. …
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A woman who lost her young grandchild in Cleveland’s deadliest fire is working to keep…
The social and cultural impact the late civil rights leader and human rights champion Malcolm X still maintains in…
*Former Secretary of State Colin Powell on Thursday posted a decades-old “selfie” to Facebook thinking he could one-up comedian Ellen…
History-maker Ophelia DeVore (pictured), one of the first African-American models in the U.S., and owner of the the legendary…
To some, it’s a day of service. To others, it’s about remembrance. And to many, it’s about education. However…
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The flags of the US, Ohio and City of Cleveland shall be flown at half-staff…
BEACHWOOD, OH (WOIO) – Today, Former Speaker and Minority Leader State Rep. Armond Budish (D-Beachwood) mourned the passing of…
To Graça Machel and the Mandela family; to President Zuma and members of the government; to heads of state…
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Brian Davis was part of history-voting in South Africa’s 1994 apartheid ending elections and today…
*Nelson Mandela will be laid to rest on Sunday, Dec. 15 at his rural home in Qunu, and a…
*Oprah Winfrey, who considered Nelson Mandela her friend, mentor and inspiration, expressed her feelings about the man she got…
Today we lost one of the most brilliant and kind hearted human beings, Mr. Nelson Mandela. Although he is…
On the day the nation remembered the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy‘s assassination, former ambassador and civil…
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Funeral services have been announced for a Cleveland Fire Lieutenant murdered in front of his east side…
CLEVELAND – Hundreds gathered in front of a fallen Cleveland firefighter Lt. William Walker’s home for a candlelight vigil…
CLEVELAND – Michelle Knight, one of three women held in captivity by Cleveland man Ariel Castro for ten years,…
Washington (CNN) — As the country heads into the Memorial Day weekend, there are still almost 1.5 million U.S soldiers,…
(CNN) — Here’s a look at what you need to know about Memorial Day, a day honoring American soldiers who…
(CNN) — President Barack Obama gave a special salute Monday to Americans who lost their lives fighting in the Korean…
CHARDON, Ohio – Healing was the subject of a news conference with Chardon officials and class officers Friday as they…
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