The State Department says it is rolling out a special-edition U.S. passport for America’s 250th birthday, featuring President Donald Trump’s likeness inside the book. Mock-ups show his portrait on the ID page with a gold-printed signature and a 1777-style flag on the back cover. The limited release is expected to begin this summer, subject to availability.

A Saturday afternoon shooting outside the Strongsville Costco left one person dead and a suspect in custody, police said. Shoppers and employees described a chaotic rush to evacuate as officers flooded the busy Royalton Road store. Authorities have not released identities or a motive as the investigation continues.

A provocative neuroscience theory argues that dreams are more than strange stories: They may be a nightly defense that keeps the brain’s visual cortex from being “taken over” when darkness shuts down sight. Researchers point to rapid sensory rewiring in blindfolded subjects and patterns across primate REM sleep to suggest dreaming helps protect visual processing power.

A 1993 race for Cleveland Heights Municipal Court came down to just six votes, putting 34-year-old Lynn Toler on the bench despite long odds. Years later, she became a familiar face on Divorce Court, drawing on lessons from a turbulent childhood and a career focused on rehabilitation. Her narrow victory survived a mandatory recount before it was finalized.