Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
16-Year-Old Sues NBC for $275M
The Covington Catholic High School student who went viral earlier this year when he appeared to mock a Native American man has filed a $275 million lawsuit against NBC. The suit, filed Wednesday by 16...
May 02, 2019
Border Patrol Apprehends ‘Largest’ Group Of Border Migrants Yet
U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it has apprehended its largest group of illegal migrants yet. A group of 424 people was taken into custody overnight near Sunland Park, New Mexico. Another grou...
May 01, 2019
Maine bans styrofoam
Maine has become the first US state to ban styrofoam ‘to-go’ boxes. Governor Janet Mills signed the bill Tuesday, CNN reports. As of New Year’s Day 2021, restaurants, caterers, coffe...
May 01, 2019
Alabama House Approves Country’s ‘Most Restrictive Abortion Law’
In a controversial move, the Alabama House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to approve what’s being called the country’s most restrictive abortion law. As written, the bill would make i...
May 01, 2019
iPhone Sales Continue to Drop
Has Apple’s iconic iPhone seen its maximum potential? That’s a question some are asking following the release of Apple’s second quarter financial results. Apple has reported quarterl...
May 01, 2019
NASA Chief Warns Asteroid Threat Is Real
Better keep an eye on the sky, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has warned us that meteors are a threat to Earth. During a conference in Washington, DC this week he said “This is not about Hol...
May 01, 2019
Air Force Conducts Airstrikes With F-35 for the First Time Ever
Two F-35As were put to the test yesterday as they carried out airstrikes on targets in Iraq, taking out an ISIS tunnel network and a weapons cache. This officially marks the first time the Air Force h...
May 01, 2019
Julian Assange Sentenced To 50 Weeks In Prison
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was sentenced to nearly a full year behind bars after appearing in a London courtroom on Wednesday. Assange was sentenced to 50 weeks in prison for skipping bail back ...
May 01, 2019
Bacon Helps Out McDonald’s
The addition of bacon to some McDonald’s items helped their sales go up. The restaurant chains shares went up by around 4 percent. As well as the applewood smoked bacon, McDonald’s also ad...
Apr 30, 2019
Conspiracy Theorist Accused of Recruiting Men to Claim Sexual Assault by Buttigieg
Two right-wing conspiracy theorists and accused of recruiting men to claim they were sexually assaulted by Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg. The man who made the claims against Buttigi...
Apr 30, 2019
