Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
CDC Predicts 100K COVID-19 Deaths by June 1
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed it expects the COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. to exceed 100,000 by June 1st. The unsettling prediction, announced Friday, is based on data ...
May 16, 2020
CA-based company claims COVID ‘cure’
A coronavirus antibody breakthrough is expected to be announced today. California-based Sorrento Therapeutics says it has discovered an antibody that not only protects humans from cornavirus, but also...
May 15, 2020
China’s COVID count might be higher than 640,000
According to Johns Hopkins University’s COVID-19 tracker, China still reports just over 84,000 cases. However, that number may be higher 640,000, according to leaked data from China’s mili...
May 15, 2020
Yes, Mitch, there was a ‘playbook’
Yes, Sen. Mitch McConnell, the Obama administration did leave a ‘playbook’ in the event of a pandemic. PBS reports that, soon after the Senate Majority Leader made the comments, former mem...
May 15, 2020
Global Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 300,000
The global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic has topped 300,000, with over 4.4 million confirmed cases worldwide. The U.S. remains the hardest-hit country with 85,906 deaths, more than a quarte...
May 15, 2020
Biden: “If They Believe Tara Reade, They Probably Shouldn’t Vote For Me”
Joe Biden once again addressed the sexual assault allegations made by a former staffer – this time telling Americans not to vote for him if they believe the allegations. During an MSNBC intervie...
May 15, 2020
Restaurants in Casinos Get Go-Ahead to Reopen
The Nevada Gaming Control Board has given restaurants inside casinos the go-ahead to re-open but there are some rules, which more than likely, casino restaurants will find hard to follow. Some of the ...
May 15, 2020
Seven Amazon Warehouse Workers Have Died Of Coronavirus So Far
At least seven Amazon warehouse workers have died during the coronavirus pandemic – and the company is being tight-lipped about how many total workers have been infected. Two more deaths were co...
May 15, 2020
Barack Obama Says Lack Of Sports Is ‘Driving Me Nuts’
Going crazy from a lack of sports? You’re in good company. Former President Barack Obama recently told some ex-staffers that not having sports on TV was “driving me nuts” according t...
May 15, 2020
AAA Predicts ‘Record Low’ Memorial Day Travel
Memorial Day Weekend is typically one of the busiest travel periods of the year – but not in 2020. On Thursday, AAA predicted ‘record low’ travel for the holiday weekend due to the c...
May 15, 2020
