Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Boston Police Capture Runaway Peacock By Playing Mating Call Over The Phone
After a peacock ran away from the Franklin Park Zoo, a quick-thinking cop knew exactly what to do. According to the Boston Globe , a patrol working in the Roxbury area on Monday encountered “an ...
May 12, 2020
Space Agency: Human Urine Could Help Make Concrete on Moon
The European Space Agency is reporting that human urine could help make concrete on the moon. Urea, which is the main organic ingredient found in urine, would help make concrete more malleable before ...
May 12, 2020
Reopening US Economy Too Soon Could Cause ‘Double-Dip’ Recession, Needless Deaths
Well here’s a case for not re-opening the US economy too soon: experts believe it could make matters worse on several fronts. Economists originally predicted a short V or longer U shaped recover...
May 12, 2020
U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Approaches 80,000
The coronavirus death toll in the U.S. is approaching 80,000 with the total number of cases surpassing 1.3 million, according to Johns Hopkins University. Those milestones are reached as many parts of...
May 11, 2020
Fauci, Redfield To Testify Before Senate Committee
Dr. Anthony Fauci and CDC director Dr. Robert Redfield are set to testify before a Senate committee on the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Both will testify before the Senate Health, Educat...
May 11, 2020
Princeton Names First-Ever Black Valedictorian
For the first time in its 250-year history, Princeton University has named a black student as valedictorian. Nicholas Johnson will graduate at the top of the Class of 2020 with a degree in operations ...
May 11, 2020
Three Members of White House Virus Task Force in Quarantine
Three members of the White House Coronavirus task force have gone into quarantine after coming into contact with someone infected. Dr. Anthony Fauci of The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious...
May 11, 2020
Is Working From Home Making You Sick?
At first, working from home sounds like an amazing dream: you can sleep later, don’t need to get dressed, and there’s no commute. However, some experts feel the benefits do not outweigh th...
May 11, 2020
Guy Fieri Raises More than $20 Million for Restaurant Workers
TV chef Guy Fieri announced via TMZ that he and the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation have raised more than $20 million for U.S. restaurant workers affected by the pandemic. Fieri...
May 11, 2020
Germany Infection Rate Rises as Lockdown Eases
Days after German Chancellor Angela Merkel loosened social restrictions, the country’s infection rose, according to The Daily Mail. The reproduction rate of infection, or the number of people th...
May 11, 2020
