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A recall of carbonation bottle across the U.S. and Canada
More than 100,000 Drinkmate carbonation bottles are being recalled across the U.S. and Canada because they can explode during use, with several consumers reporting cuts and other impact injuries. According to a Thursday notice from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission...
7h ago
No charges will be filed against five Chicago police officers involved in the deadly shooting of Dexter Reed
Chicago police officers from a tactical unit who fired their guns nearly 100 times during a 2024 traffic stop that killed a 26-year-old man won't face criminal charges, prosecutors announced Wednesday. "The decision is not reached lightly nor does it diminish the traged...
Aug 13, 2025
The Sonya Massey bill is now law
Illinois law now requires that prospective police officers approve the release of personal background records in response to last summer's shooting of Sonya Massey, an unarmed Black woman, in her home by a sheriff's deputy who had responded to her call for help. Gov. JB Prit...
Aug 13, 2025
The Labor Department reports consumer prices rose last month
U.S. inflation was unchanged in July as rising prices for some imported goods were balanced by falling gas and grocery prices, leaving overall prices modestly higher than a year ago. Consumer prices rose 2.7% in July from a year earlier, the Labor Department said Tuesday, th...
Aug 12, 2025
Chicago based United Airlines back on track after a system disruption
A disruption to a system housing United Airlines' flight information that caused more than 1,000 delays has been resolved, but delays continued into Thursday. The impacted system, called Unimatic, houses flight information that is fed to other systems including those that ca...
Aug 07, 2025
Update: Several shot at Georgia Army base
Update: The Army's Fort Stewart in Georgia says five soldiers were shot and the base was locked down due to an active shooter. A spokesperson says parts of the Fort Stewart in southeast Georgia were locked down Wednesday after an active shooter was reported on the sprawling ...
Aug 06, 2025
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