As Italy has been plunged into a period of extreme heat, social media accounts amplified and falsified reports about the impact on...
Thursday, August 20, 2026
Post Malone is engaged to stylist Christy Lee
“Congratulations” are in order! Post Malone is engaged to stylist Christy Lee, according to a series of celebratory social med...
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
GM of Telemundo stations in Florida among 5 Americans killed in Kenya helicopter crash
Five Americans were among seven people killed when the helicopter they were flying in crashed in a remote part of northern Kenya, ...
Costco to offer Medicare plans as part of major new expansion. What to know
A major retailer is entering the Medicare market, with Costco announcing a new plan for customers. The popular retailer said i...
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Watch: MGM Grand video from night of Tupac Shakur murder shown at trial
What to Know Duane “Keffe D” Davis is on trial for the murder of rap artist Tupac Shakur on the night of Sept. 7, 1996, in Las Veg...
Alleged burglar stole clothes, fixed himself a meal at State Street Macy's
A suspect is in custody after he allegedly made himself at home at the Macy’s on State Street in downtown Chicago. According t...
Monday, August 17, 2026
Watch: Opening statements begin at murder trial in 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur
Opening statements began Monday in the trial of a man accused of orchestrating the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, the start of we...
Sunday, August 16, 2026
At least 6 dead after days of storms and record-setting flooding in Indiana
Days of storms and flooding in Indiana left at least six people dead as floodwaters peaked in Indianapolis’ White River and rains ...
Five shot in Lexington, Ky. park, leaving one dead
Five people were shot, one fatally, during summer festivities at a downtown Lexington, Ky. park on Saturday evening, according to ...
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Democrats approve their reshaped presidential primary calendar for 2028
Democrats seeking the party’s presidential nomination in 2028 will need to prove themselves early on in states where Black and Lat...
Power outages in northwest Indiana are so bad you can see them from space
Editor’s Note: The video in the above player is from a previous report. The power outages in northwest Indiana after catastrop...
Shots fired at NIPSCO vehicle during power restoration efforts in Gary
A NIPSCO vehicle was struck by gunfire on Friday night while utility crews worked to restore power in Gary, Indiana, prompting res...
Victim robbed at gunpoint on University of Chicago campus
One person was robbed at gunpoint on the University of Chicago campus Friday night, authorities said. At around 10:15 p.m., se...
Friday, August 14, 2026
Trump downplays USS Lincoln's record-setting deployment: ‘Not nearly long enough'
President Donald Trump on Friday downplayed the toll on American sailors enduring a record-setting deployment of nearly nine mont...
Four more belugas arrive at Chicago aquarium from shuttered Canadian theme park
Four more belugas have arrived at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago as part of a plan to move the last remaining captive whales from a shuttered...
Golden Knights Friday Chicago Air and Water Show practice performance canceled
Editor’s Note: The video in above player is from a previous report. The Golden Knights will not do their Friday practice for t...
Thursday, August 13, 2026
Who is performing at the Illinois State Fair? The full grandstand lineup
The Illinois State Fair has officially kicked off, with some major headliners set to take the grandstand stage in the coming days....
NW Indiana dealing with ‘unprecedented' damage to power grid after derecho
Crews are furiously working across Illinois and Indiana to deal with the “unprecedented” destruction caused by a derecho that swep...
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Nick Reiner indicted for murders of parents Rob and Michele
Nick Reiner has been indicted in the murders of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, in a stabbing attack inside the family’s Bren...
3 people found dead, including child, at daycare in Minneapolis area
Three people were were found dead at a home day care in the Twin Cities metropolitan area on Wednesday. Police said the victim...