Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Poll gives Biden 4-Point Lead Over Trump
While former Vice President Joe Biden has lost support from some voters, he maintains a lead over President Donald Trump in the race for the country’s top job, a new poll indicates. According to...
Jun 03, 2020
Man Blows Himself up while trying to Break Into Philadelphia ATM
A Philadelphia man has accidentally killed himself in a botched ATM robbery, police say. The unidentified 24-year-old, who police believe was part of a ring that targeted 30 ATMs early Tuesday morning...
Jun 03, 2020
George W Bush: ‘Listen to the Voices of so Many who are Hurting’
Lasting peace requires “truly equal justice.” That’s according to former President George W. Bush, who issued his first public statement Tuesday on the widespread protests and violen...
Jun 03, 2020
NBC News Reporter Hit By Flash-Bang Grenade On-Air
NBC News reporter Jo Ling Kent was hit by a flash-bang grenade while covering protests in Seattle on Monday night. Kent was delivering an on-air report when the grenade went off, striking her left arm...
Jun 02, 2020
Joe Biden Addresses Civil Unrest In Philly Speech
Joe Biden addressed the protests and civil unrest sweeping the country in a speech delivered Tuesday afternoon in Philadelphia. Biden called Floyd’s death a “wake-up call for our nation...
Jun 02, 2020
‘Tiger King’ Star Carole Basking Granted Control of Joe Exotic’s OK Zoo Properties
Joe Exotic is gonna flip out! TMZ reports that the person Exotic allegedly hates the most, Carole Baskin, now has control of his Oklahoma zoo properties to settle a $1 million judgement against him. B...
Jun 02, 2020
Wife of Derek Chauvin Says in Divorce Filing She Wants to Change Her Name
Kelly Mae Chauvin is not seeking spousal support in her divorce from the man who was arrested and charged with third-degree murder in the death of George Floyd, Derek Chauvin. The 45-year-old filed fo...
Jun 02, 2020
George Floyd’s GoFundMe Account has Raised Over $8 Million for his Family So Far
Two siblings of George Floyd, the Minneapolis man who allegedly died after being pinned for minutes by an arresting officer, have posted GoFundMe fundraisers asking to help the family pay for travel a...
Jun 02, 2020
U.S. Sees Uptick In New Coronavirus Cases Amid Mass Gatherings
The U.S. has seen an uptick in new coronavirus cases over the last few days, according to Johns Hopkins University. After averaging about 18,600 daily cases in the first part of last week, the average...
Jun 02, 2020
Brazil Now Fourth-Highest in COVID-19 Deaths
Brazil now has the fourth-highest number of Coronavirus deaths. The number of fatalities have risen by almost one thousand a day with 28,834 deaths. Johns Hopkins University counts 498,440 Coronavirus...
Jun 01, 2020
