By Mitchell Schmidt Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — Gov. Tony Evers plans to direct up to $80 million in federal COVID funds to update the state’s outdated unemployment system after GOP lawmakers rebuffed the governor’s multiple requests to pay for upgrades with state taxpayer dollars. The state
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By Kyle Bloyd Click here for updates on this story NEWBURGH, Indiana (WISH) — Indiana State Police say two teens crashed a vehicle into an abandoned building after a chase in southern Indiana. ISP says the driver and the passenger were both 14 years old. Troopers say they attempted to pull the vehicle over just
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By Jesse Kirsch Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — Airline industry union workers gathered near O’Hare International Airport Wednesday to share concerns about the growing threat of “air rage.” For months, many of us have watched air rage incidents caught on video, but the airline industry’s frontline workers are much closer
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By Liz Nagy and Web Staff Click here for updates on this story PALATINE, Illinois (WLS) — Two dogs at the center of a series of suburban dog attacks were euthanized following the latest attack in Elmwood Park. The dogs, a pit bull mix and an Akita mix who belong to 22-year-old Meleina Toedoro, were
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By CNN’s Nadine Schmidt and Alex Carey A 96-year-old German woman who fled on Thursday before standing trial on charges of aiding and abetting murder in a Nazi concentration camp has been found by local authorities and will be brought before the court. “The woman has been located by German police,” Frederike Milhoffer, spokesperson at
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Opinion by Jacob J. Lew for CNN Business Perspectives Imagine you’re out to dinner. At the end of the meal, you pay your bill, which helps meet the restaurant’s food, rent and wage costs. But some customers slip out without paying. They disappear into the night, leaving the business to pay the same expenses with
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By Lilit Marcus, CNN The London apartment where Diana Spencer lived before she became the Princess of Wales has been commemorated with an official blue plaque. The plaque was posted on the Coleherne Court building on Old Brompton Street in Kensington on September 29 following a successful campaign led by the London Assembly. “Diana had,
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By Kristen Holmes Americans across the country could start seeing slowdowns in mail delivery across the country as early as Friday, when the US Postal Service implements its new service standards. The changes, which include longer first-class mail delivery times and cuts to post office hours, are part of embattled Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s 10-year
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess and Theresa Waldrop, CNN A passenger on a flight from Colombia used an emergency exit and walked out onto the wing of the plane at the Miami International Airport on Wednesday evening, Miami-Dade Police said. The plane had just landed and was getting into position at the gate, according to police. The
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Dollar Tree for decades has sold most of its products for a dollar. Now it’s adding products for higher prices at thousands of stores. The company said Tuesday that it will begin selling items at $1.25 and $1.50 at some locations for the first time. It will also add $3
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By Jenna Rae Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Car-related thefts are increasing across St. Louis City, up by 50% from last year in some parts. The increase in car thefts has prompted several city aldermen to take a stand and introduce a bill that would make pulling on car
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Illinois (KMOV) — The wife of a Metro East man who was killed in an Amtrak accident is now suing the train company. Zach Schneider, 28, was one of three people killed in a train derailment in Joplin, Montana. The train was going
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By Caroline Hecker Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Two students who took part in Parkway Central High School’s walkout last week said they weren’t focused on the skin tone of the person responsible, after it has been discovered a Black student confessed to writing racist graffiti found in a
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By Forrest Brown, CNN Stock traders seek it. Athletes crave it. And it’s something that can help tourists as they navigate the pandemic. It’s “the edge” — a desirable advantage that puts you ahead of the game. And in travel right now, there’s one thing that can deliver that boost: a vaccination card. In many
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By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Health experts are worried Americans might have vaccination fatigue, but they still want you to get your flu shot. Masking and other precautions against the coronavirus had an added bonus last winter as flu cases dropped to historically low levels. But with schools and businesses reopened, international travel resuming
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By Phil Mattingly and Lauren Fox, CNN There is no deal. There is no commitment. There is no framework. There may be no vote because, barring some dramatic change, there aren’t the votes. President Joe Biden, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer failed to thread the needle between restive corners of their caucuses
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By Phil Mattingly and Lauren Fox, CNN There is no deal. There is no commitment. There is no framework. There may be no vote because, barring some dramatic change, there aren’t the votes. President Joe Biden, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer failed to thread the needle between restive corners of their caucuses
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By Devan Cole, CNN Monica Lewinsky reflected on the mental health struggles she endured in the 1990s amid the scandal surrounding her affair with then-President Bill Clinton, detailing in a new interview the toll it took and how she has reclaimed her story in the years since. Lewinsky, a former White House intern, told CNN’s
Continue Reading By Devan Cole, CNN Monica Lewinsky reflected on the mental health struggles she endured in the 1990s amid the scandal surrounding her affair with then-President Bill Clinton, detailing in a new interview the toll it took and how she has reclaimed her story in the years since. Lewinsky, a former White House intern, told CNN’s
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business McDonald’s has set a return date for the McRib. The limited-time offering is returning to menus nationwide on November 1, McDonald’s announced Thursday. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the McRib, which was a dud on its debut but has bounced back to become a fan-favorite menu item. The
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