Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Thousands March In NYC To Support Jewish Community Following Wave Of Anti-Semitic Attacks
Following a wave of recent anti-Semitic attacks in and around the New York City area, thousands marched to support the Jewish community on Sunday. Senator Chuck Schumer was in attendance, telling the ...
Jan 06, 2020
Florida High School To Use Synthetic Frogs For Dissection
Since the 1920s, students have been handed scalpels and asked to dissect frogs for biology class. But one Florida high school has made a big change to the lesson plan. J.W. Mitchell High School in New...
Jan 06, 2020
Senator Lindsey Graham Calls Colin Kaepernick ‘Loser’ And ‘Un-American’
Lindsey Graham has gone on the attack against Colin Kaepernick. But this time it has nothing to do with kneeling at a football game. The South Carolina Senator called the free-agent former NFL quarter...
Jan 06, 2020
Angry Passengers Try To Break Into Cockpit After Flight Delayed Four Hours
After sitting inside the cabin for over four hours while the crew worked out technical problems that kept the plane grounded at the airport, passengers on Air India flight AI865 finally had enough. Pe...
Jan 06, 2020
UFO Spotted Over Arizona
In what’s being touted as the last UFO sighting of 2019, a cigar-shaped object was spotted over an Arizona airport in the final days of December. A video of the object, which was taken December ...
Jan 02, 2020
Authorities Warn Not To Do This At The Airport
Next time you hop a flight, make sure you leave the house with a fully charged phone or bring along a battery pack. US authorities are warning travelers against plugging into those handy USB charging ...
Jan 02, 2020
Jewish Man Attacked While Trying To Film Anti-Semitic Tirade
Two women allegedly hurled anti-Semitic slurs then attacked a Jewish man on a Brooklyn street Wednesday, according to law enforcement sources and witnesses. When the 22-year-old victim pulled out his ...
Jan 02, 2020
Andrew Yang Raises $16.5 Million In Last Three Months
Andrew Yang’s presidential campaign closed out 2019 in a big way, raising $16.5 million during the fourth quarter – his best three-month period to date. While the average donation comes in...
Jan 02, 2020
Uber Driver Graduates From College After Driver Pays Off Debt
An Uber driver in Atlanta was able to graduate from college after one of her riders became invested in her story. LaTonya Young is a single mother who is a hairdresser by day and an Uber driver at nig...
Jan 02, 2020
Iran Not Afraid of Conflict
Reuters reports that after the U.S. accused Tehran of being behind the U.S. Embassy attacks in Iraq, a commander with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said “We are not leading the country to war...
Jan 02, 2020
