Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Rand Paul Demands Changes to House’s Anti-Lynching Bill
Kentucky’s Republican Senator Rand Paul is holding up a bi-partisan supported anti-lynching bill that already passed the House in February 410-4. Paul is holding up the bill because he feels sen...
Jun 04, 2020
Cancellation of Hong Kong Tienanmen Vigil Raises Protest Worries
After Hong Kong authorities canceled the annual candlelight vigil for the 31st anniversary of China’s violent government crackdown on the 1989 pro-democracy protests in Tienanmen Square, China i...
Jun 04, 2020
Jimmy Carter Releases Statement on George Floyd Protests
Following Obama, Bush and Clinton, former President Jimmy Carter released a statement on the George Floyd protests, writing that he and the former first lady, Rossalyn Carter “are pained by the ...
Jun 04, 2020
Police Union Boss Says ‘NYPD is Losing The City of New York’
Ed Mullins, a police union boss, told Fox News’ Laura Ingraham Tuesday the NYPD “is losing the city of New York. We have no leadership in the city of New York right now, from City Hall to ...
Jun 04, 2020
Security Guard with Knife Wounds 39 at Elementary School in China
A security guard at a nursery school in Guangxi, China is under arrest after allegedly stabbing 37 students and two school employees early Thursday morning. No motive behind the attack is known at thi...
Jun 04, 2020
How to Watch George Floyd Memorial Service on TV and Online
The first of several George Floyd memorial services will take place Thursday at 2pm EST with the Reverend Al Sharpton delivering a national eulogy from North Central University’s Frank J. Lingui...
Jun 04, 2020
Australia In Its First Recession in 29 Years
The COVID-19 pandemic has ended Australia’s 29-year economic run, with the country’s GDP expected to plummet by 9% in the second quarter. China had fueled much of Australia’s success...
Jun 03, 2020
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
