Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Photo Of Child Crying At Border Wins 2019 World Press Photo Awards
The World Press Photo Foundation announced its 2019 award winners on Thursday, with the image of a young child crying at the US-Mexico border taking home the Photo of the Year prize. Snapped by John M...
Apr 12, 2019
Don’t Fall For This Social Security Phone Scam
Scammers pretending to be from the Social Security Administration have managed to bilk millions from unsuspecting victims, says the Federal Trade Commission. While previous schemes have been outed, th...
Apr 12, 2019
Over 60 Top Corporations Payed Zero Federal Taxes Under New Tax Law
According to a new study, dozens of America’s top corporations managed to get away with paying zero dollars in federal taxes last year. That list includes corporate giants like Amazon, Netflix, ...
Apr 12, 2019
It’s National Grilled Cheese Day
There’s a day for everything but today’s highlight is delicious. Friday (April 12th) is National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day. Cooked bread with cheese in the middle has been around for cen...
Apr 12, 2019
Spring Blizzard Could Mean More Flooding For Midwest
An April blizzard in the upper midwest is expected to end Friday, but could result in even more flooding for a region already dealing with massive storm damage. Parts of Colorado, Minnesota, and South...
Apr 12, 2019
Edward Snowden Calls Assange Arrest A ‘Dark Moment’ For Freedom
Famous whistleblower Edward Snowden has weighed in on the arrest of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, calling it “a dark moment for press freedom”. Snowden, a former NSA contractor who fam...
Apr 11, 2019
Woman Crashes Car Because of Spider
A woman in Cairo, New York became so startled when she saw a spider in her car, she crashed the vehicle. The Cairo Police Department told the story on their Facebook page. They said when the driver no...
Apr 11, 2019
Deputy Sheriff Turns In Son For Arrest Over Fires at Louisiana Churches
A suspect has been arrested in connection to three fires at Black churches in St. Landry Parish, Lousiana. Deputy Roy Matthews turned in his son Holden Matthews on Wednesday evening. Holden was charge...
Apr 11, 2019
Report: Alexa Is Listening To Your Conversations
Bloomberg reports that Amazon has thousands of people listening to your conversations to make your Alexa voice assistant work better and even have a chat room where workers talk about some of the more...
Apr 11, 2019
Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar Receive Death Threats
The Ohio College Republican Federation has targeted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in a recent email that had the subject line “AOC is a domestic terrorist”. “Multiple ppl have been a...
Apr 11, 2019
