By MICHAEL TARM Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is back home in Chicago after his sentence for political corruption was commuted by President Donald Trump. Reporters and onlookers were on hand Wednesday as the now…
By Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An Uber driver accused of firing shots at passengers who told him he was going the wrong direction has been arrested in Louisiana. News outlets report 53-year-old Ahmad Ahmad picked up the passengers…
GREENVILLE, Mich. (WOOD/CNN) — Several employees at a Wendy’s location in Michigan were fired after the restaurant came under fire for online video of a young man submerged in one of the kitchen sinks. The TikTok video, later posted to…
Ryan Newman is awake and talking to doctors after his harrowing accident on the final lap of the Daytona 500.
(CNN Newsource) — You don't have to be a sommelier to enjoy a glass, or carafe, of vino. Tuesday is National Drink Wine Day! Celebrated every year on February 18th, it's a day to select your favorite vintage and sip…
By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says he plans to spend $10 billion of his own fortune to help fight climate change. Bezos, the world’s richest person, said in an Instagram post…
By Associated Press Barraged by hundreds of sex-abuse lawsuits, the Boy Scouts of America filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday in hopes of working out a potentially mammoth victim compensation plan that will allow the hallowed, 110-year-old organization to carry on.…
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (NBC News) — Ryan Newman is in serious condition with non-life-threatening injuries after a last-lap crash in Monday’s rain-delayed Daytona 500. Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer, read a statement at 10:06…
More than 300 American cruise ship passengers, including 14 who tested positive for coronavirus, are being quarantined at military bases in California and Texas after arriving from Japan on charter flights overnight.
CALIFORNIA — Wine could make less of a dent in your wallet this year. Industry experts at a recent winemakers’ conference believe the price of some California wines could drop due to an oversupply of grapes following two years of…
LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant have been laid to rest during a private funeral service, according to ET. Bryant was killed when the helicopter carrying him, his daughter and seven others crashed into a…
FLORIDA (WXXV) — NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement is offering a reward of up to $20,000 for information that leads to a civil penalty or criminal conviction of the person or persons responsible for the recent deaths of two dolphins…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Fire crews have responded to a fire inside an ExxonMobil refinery in Louisiana. News outlets report the fire erupted late Tuesday night at the facility in Baton Rouge. The fire turned the night sky a…
A cluster of great white sharks were recently spotted off the Carolina coast and researchers are praising the discovery.
WASHINGTON — The Army Corps of Engineers plans to spend more than $85 million this year on a project to deepen the main channel of the Mississippi River in Louisiana. U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana announced the funding Monday.…
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials say oil production from federally-managed lands and waters topped a record 1 billion barrels last year. That's up more than 13 percent from 2018 as shorter permitting times and…
By Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Families of two crew members killed in a barge collision on the Mississippi River have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the boats' owners. Matthew Brigalia and Shawn Pucheu were among three crew…
(NBC News) — President Trump's $4.8 trillion dollar budget plan was released Monday. It boosts military spending and provides more funds for a wall along the Mexico border, but cuts food stamps, farm subsidies and student loans. House Speaker Nancy…
The No. 1 most popular Valentine's Day candy is back for 2020. SweetHearts conversation hearts candies sat Valentine's Day out last year, after the original maker, Necco, filed for bankruptcy in 2018. But after a long 18+ months full of…
MIAMI (WXXV) — U.S. Fish and Wildlife inspectors recently seized about 1,400 pounds of dried shark fins at the Miami Port of Entry. Authorities say the shipment violated the Lacey Act and included "CITES" listed species. Inspectors report the total…
CHICAGO (WXXV) — After his team won Super Bowl LIV, former Florida State Seminoles and Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Derrick Nnadi paid for dog adoption fees clearing out an animal shelter in Kansas City. Coors Light said hold my…
By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate has acquitted President Donald Trump of impeachment, ending only the third presidential trial in American history with votes that split the country and tested civic…
NASA Astronaut Christina Koch is returning to Earth after the longest single spaceflight by a woman.
President Donald Trump addressed both houses of Congress in his third State of the Union Address Tuesday night. The President laying out his vision for the year, an election year, coming just one day after the Iowa caucuses, and one day…