Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Scientist Jailed For Genetic Experiments On Babies
A Chinese scientist has been sentenced to three years behind bars for experimenting with ‘gene-editing’ in babies. Last year, professor He Jiankui claimed to genetically ‘edited̵...
Dec 30, 2019
Dem Insiders Believe Bernie Could Win Nomination
Voters seem fickle as the election season plugs along. Two months ago Bernie Sanders was behind in the polls, now he’s seeing a resurgence. Following his heart attack in October, the Vermont Sen...
Dec 27, 2019
Your Car Could Be Spying On You
There’s a great deal of information that your car knows about you, as the Washington Post learned after the paper hacked the infotainment computer inside a 2017 Chevy Volt. The vehicle copied an...
Dec 27, 2019
Netflix Was The Best-Performing Stock Of The 2010’s
The best investment of the decade? That would be Netflix, whose stock grew a staggering 4,000 percent during the 2010’s. Netflix joined the S&P index in 2010, at a time when it had only 1.2 ...
Dec 23, 2019
Girl Finds Note Pleading For Help Inside Chinese-Made Christmas Card
A 6-year-old girl found something unexpected inside a store-bought Christmas card – a message from a Chinese worker pleading for help. According to the London Sunday Times , the note, written in...
Dec 23, 2019
Even the bean counters are changing with the times
As online shopping continues to trend higher, analysts are no longer relying on old methods – such as foot traffic – to judge a store’s performance. Analysts are now looking into a c...
Dec 23, 2019
Holiday tradition gets high-tech makeover
Many small towns across America go all out for Christmas but a small Southern California town – that has been at the top of the game since Danish settlers first put down roots – has taken ...
Dec 23, 2019
Stocks moving higher Monday
Stocks Monday have reacted favorably to news that phase one of the US-China trade deal should soon be signed. Business Insider reports China says tariffs will fall on over 850 products from all countr...
Dec 23, 2019
Forget impeachment, just enjoy the holidays
Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell says he isn’t opposed to having witnesses testify in President Trump’s impeachment trial. That’s what House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants. Specifi...
Dec 23, 2019
A $9 theft has imprisoned a man since 1982
Some criminals deserve to spend years behind bars for their crimes. However, one man’s story is a little mind boggling. Willie Simmons Jr. was convicted of first-degree robbery for stealing a ma...
Dec 23, 2019
