Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Coffee Can Improve Your Sports Performance
If you’re looking to boost your workout, perhaps put down the sports drink and instead order a cup of Joe. According to a new study published in the journal Nutrients , both male and female part...
Oct 30, 2019
Google to Buy Fitbit?
There’s a chance that Fitbit may become part of the Goggle empire. Alphabet is reportedly making a bid to acquire the fitness tracker. Talk of the offer sent Fitbit shares soaring more than 30% ...
Oct 29, 2019
2-Day Kentucky Crackdown Results in 22 Arrests
Nearly two dozen Kentucky residents have been arrested in a two-day crackdown on retail thieves. The arrests, which occurred late last week, were the result of a unique partnership involving the Eliza...
Oct 29, 2019
Manhunt for Rapist/Child Molester Freed “In Error” in Georgia
Georgia authorities say that a man serving a life sentence for rape and aggravated child molestation was mistakenly released Friday from the Rogers State Prison in Reidsville. Savannah’s WTOC sa...
Oct 29, 2019
Elected Arizona Official Accused of Selling Babies Suspended
The Maricopa County, Arizona assessor has been suspended for 120 days without pay after he was charged with illegally smuggling pregnant women from the Marshall Islands to the U.S. and then paying the...
Oct 29, 2019
Online Spending This Holiday Season Set to Hit Record $143.7B
Retailers are making the holiday season count- with six fewer days between Thanksgiving and Christmas than last year- by already rolling out deals online. This holiday season’s online spending i...
Oct 29, 2019
Chicago Teachers Strike Enters 2nd Week
Classes were once again cancelled on Monday as the Chicago teachers’ strike enters its second week. Monday marked eight days since 25,000 teachers walked off the job on Oct. 17 after working for...
Oct 28, 2019
Apple’s next gen AirPods drop this week
Apple has just made it a little easier to ignore the real world. The tech giant Monday launched its newest incarnation of headphones. The Apple AirPods Pro are a premium version of their already popul...
Oct 28, 2019
Alphabet makes play for Fitbit
The tech world might get even smaller with news that Google parent company Alphabet is looking to buy Fitbit. Reuters cites “sources familiar with the matter” who said Monday that the tech...
Oct 28, 2019
Facebook employees hit back
Some of Facebook’s employees have officially taken issue with the social media platform’s ‘hands-off’ approach to political advertising. The New York Times reports it received ...
Oct 28, 2019
