Regional bank National City Corp. on Thursday reported a huge loss for the second quarter, as mortgage loans soured and it took a big charge related to previous acquisitions.

Cleveland authorities have charged a 17-year-old in the fatal shooting of a woman who was gunned down as she grieved the cancer death of her mother while sitting on her front porch.

Brad Kaster donated a kidney to his father this week, and he barely has a scar to show for it. The kidney was removed through a single incision in his bellybutton, a surgical procedure Cleveland Clinic doctors say will reduce recovery time and leave almost no scarring.

Mining company Cleveland-Cliffs says it will buy Alpha Natural Resources for nearly $10 billion in cash and stock in a move to boost its role as a supplier to the global steel industry.

Shares of National City Corp. plunged Monday amid broad fears about the health of the nation’s regional banks, and the company was forced to issue a statement reassuring investors of its soundness.

Responding to market speculation, National City says it has experienced no unusual depositor or creditor activity Monday.

The Emmy-winning daughter of the late “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin is getting her own doll.

A federal jury has convicted the former top accountant at the Cleveland Catholic Diocese of tax charges and acquitted him of more serious charges related to alleged kickbacks.

The Cleveland Clinic, highly regarded for its cardiac care, doesn’t hire smokers or allow trans-fats on its menus, and now it’s joining with a nationally known weight control program to help its employees shape up and slim down.