Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
The Study You’ve Been Waiting For: Cannabis Could Help Fight Coronavirus
Finally, a scientific study worth getting excited about – researchers in Canada say that cannabis might help fight coronavirus infection. The study identified 13 strains of cannabis that help re...
May 21, 2020
Colleges Aim For Shortened Semester
The fall 2020 semester will really fly by for college students, with many of the schools looking to streamline schedules. With fears of a “second-wave” of coronavirus infections, the Unive...
May 20, 2020
Biden Wins Oregon Primary
Already the presumptive nominee since he’s running virtually unopposed, Joe Biden just took Oregon in the state’s Democratic primary. Tuesday night’s victory gives the candidate a to...
May 20, 2020
Judge Blocks NC Law Limiting Church Services To 10 People
A federal judge has blocked a North Carolina rule that limits indoor church services to ten or fewer people during the pandemic. The judge determined that the rule, part of Gov. Roy Cooper’s ...
May 18, 2020
WHO Chief Pledges Independent Review Of Pandemic Response
The head of the World Health Organization is promising to launch an independent review of its handling of the coronavirus outbreak. WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Monday he&#...
May 18, 2020
HHS Secretary: Poor Health Part Of The Reason For High Death Toll
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar says America’s unhealth habits are part of the reason the coronavirus death toll has been so high in the U.S. Appearing on CNN’s State of the ...
May 18, 2020
Game-Worn Air Jordan Sneakers Sell for Record-Breaking $560,000
Michael Jordan’s iconic Air Jordan 1s hit the Sotheby’s auction block on Sunday. It was estimated that it would sell for $100,000-$150,000. They went for $560,000. The pair of sneakers wer...
May 18, 2020
Gov. Cuomo Expects Increase In Coronavirus Cases As Reopening Begins
About half of New York State is starting to reopen from the coronavirus lockdowns, but it won’t be business as usual at the beginning. Five of the state’s ten regions have met the seven cr...
May 18, 2020
Science Shows Wearing Masks Stops The Spread Of Coronavirus
According to numerous studies, if the vast majority of us were wearing masks in public, we could halt the spread of the coronavirus until a vaccine is ready. But how does it work? Data scientist Jerem...
May 18, 2020
New York Tourist Arrested After Posting Hawaiian Beach Photos
The law is pretty clear: anyone arriving in Hawaii from outside the state must go into quarantine for two weeks. So when Tarique Peters posted photos from the beach just hours after stepping off his f...
May 18, 2020
