Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Portland Mayor to Homeland Security: ‘We Don’t Need Your Help’
After six straight weeks of protests, the mayor of Portland has a message for the Homeland Security officers who have been sent there to help: Either “stay inside or leave.” Mayor Ted Whee...
Jul 16, 2020
Will We Be Getting Another Stimulus Check?
Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/15/covid-19-could-another-round-stimulus-checks-coming/5431596002/
Jul 16, 2020
Biden Maintains Swing State Lead In New Poll
A newly-released poll has Joe Biden maintaining his lead in six key swing states. The CNBC/Change Research poll has Biden with an eight-point lead in Pennsylvania, a seven-point lead in Florida, and a...
Jul 16, 2020
White House Declares Sanctions On China Over Hong Kong Oppression
The White House has signed off on legislation imposing sanctions on China over its treatment of Hong Kong. On Wednesday, President Trump announced “massive tariffs” on China along with an ...
Jul 16, 2020
J.C. Penney Announces More Cuts
J.C. Penney is closing another 152 stores and cutting 1,000 jobs as the beleaguered retail chain climbs out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The job cuts will mostly affect corporate, international, and fiel...
Jul 16, 2020
Rabbi who Survived Synagogue Shooting Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud
A rabbi who was injured in 2019’s California synagogue shooting is back in the news — only this time, he isn’t the victim. Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, who heads the Chabad of Poway syna...
Jul 16, 2020
Ireland Pushes Back Reopening of Bars
In what must be devastating news for residents, Ireland has pushed back the reopening of its bars and nightclubs by three weeks due to an uptick in COVID-19 cases. Source: https://www.nbcphiladelphia....
Jul 16, 2020
Hacker Hijacks Twitter Accounts of Bill Gates, Barack Obama, Kanye West, Others
Following tweeted financial advice from Bill Gates, Barack Obama, Elon Musk and others, people handed over more than $100,000 on Wednesday in an investment that was supposed to double their money. The...
Jul 16, 2020
One-Third of Children Tested in Florida have COVID-19
In the latest disturbing coronavirus news from Florida, health officials have revealed that nearly one-third of the state’s children who tested for COVID-19 have had positive results. Of 54,022 ...
Jul 16, 2020
Millions of Americans Don’t Have Health Insurance
A record-breaking 5.4 million workers in the U.S. lost their health insurance because of losing their jobs between February and May. That’s according to a new study from “Families USA̶...
Jul 16, 2020
