Rachel Rood

The protected status program is eligible for some countries including Ukraine and Afghanistan. It was created by Congress in 1990 to prevent deportations to countries experiencing civil strife or natural disaster.

The head of the American Historical Association will speak at CWRU Thursday about the growing number of states, including Ohio, introducing legislation that limits teaching of the past.

The multi-million dollar project has been years in the making and includes new mixed-income housing, sidewalks, parks and on-site social services.

Cindy Hohl, the new ALA president, plans to focus on libraries' role in a democracy and protect access to information in her new term.

The recent BW NEO Voter Voices poll found abortion a top issue after the economy in determining how Ohioans will cast their vote for president and other down ballot races.

A recent incident in the district is under investigation by Akron police after a video showed one officer striking a 16-year-old student three times in the head, while he and another officer attempted to arrest him.

Ideastream Public Media reporters talk to voters at polling locations across the region about what issues or races brought them to the polls.

A local constitutional expert and political expert will discuss the election's impact on the courts statewide and nationally.

We'll talk to a national education writer and the head of Ohio's largest teachers union about President-elect Donald Trump's campaign promises regarding education.

Supervising Producer Rachel Rood shares what Thanksgiving means to her and her family this year, and what "Sound of Ideas" show tradition she's looking forward to.