The founder of a West Ridge company has been accused of running a massive nationwide scam that netted tens of millions of dollars from over 100,000 consumers, according to a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission and the state …
West Ridge business accused of bilking millions from customers in nationwide scam Read MoreThe world premiere of “Do Something Pretty” at Rivendell Theatre Ensemble feels like the Chicago storefront version of classic ’80s teen movies like “Sixteen Candles,” “Pretty in Pink” and “Say Anything,” and that’s very much a compliment. Playwright Melissa Ross’ …
Review: ‘Do Something Pretty’ tells a standard story but is more complicated than the ’80s teen movies it evokes Read MoreReading Time: 3 minutes Justice delayed is justice denied. In the 1990s, Richard Glossip was convicted of murder-for-hire and sentenced to death in a case that almost entirely hinged upon the testimony of a teenage murderer. It was not until …
Kim Kardashian Pays Bail for Richard Glossip, Now at Home After 29 Years on Death Row Read MoreReading Time: 2 minutes If you’re a longtime Eminem fan, then you’re probably aware of his troubled ex-wife, Kim Mathers. Em and Kim’s troubled relationship inspired many of his early hits, but the story seemed to come to an unexpectedly …
Kim Mathers: Eminem’s Ex-Wife Arrested For DUI Just Days After Court Appearance For … Read MoreReading Time: 3 minutes Even with the recent ghoulish cash-grab biopic about Michael Jackson, it’s good to remember that there are other members of the famous family. Jermaine was the second vocalist to his deceased brother. He has also been …
Jermaine Jackson Ordered to Pay $6.5 Million to Rape Accuser After Never Responding to … Read MoreTechnical difficulties plagued Eurovision Friday as acts like the UK’s Look Mum No Computer were rehearsing (Picture: Getty Images) With just hours to go before Europe’s biggest night of sequins and geopolitical tension, Eurovision’s grand final rehearsal suffered an awkward …
Eurovision plagued by technical drama just hours before grand final Read MorePhil Collins headed to Buckingham Palace on crutches this week for a special celebration (Picture: Instagram/Frank Hoensch/Getty Images) Phil Collins stepped out for a rare public appearance this week amid his ongoing health struggles. The 75-year-old music legend’s ailments and …
Phil Collins, 75, uses crutches on rare outing after years of ‘frustrating’ health woes Read MoreSummer, sun, and rail disruption await in London (Picture: In Pictures via Getty Images) The capital’s key railway stations will close for three weeks this summer, spelling trickier travel through central London. The UK’s massive and ageing rail network needs …
Two major London train stations will close for 22 days this summer Read MoreThe White Sox have won five games in a row, and slugger Munetaka Murakami didn’t homer or drive in a run in any of them. That’s how well things are going for the Sox (22-21), who beat the Royals 6-2 …
White Sox win fifth straight to break .500 for first time since end of 2022 Read MoreBy WILL WEISSERT, AAMER MADHANI, KANIS LEUNG, SIMINA MISTREANU, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and HUIZHONG WU, Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — For three days in China, President Donald Trump was unusually quiet, not speaking to reporters much and even mostly staying off …
Takeaways from Trump’s trip to China: Taiwan, a new framework for relationship and flattery for Xi Read MoreBy JENNIFER PELTZ NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein ’s rape retrial ended in a mistrial Friday after the jury deadlocked in the closely watched #MeToo-era case that another jury failed to decide last year. While the former Hollywood mogul has been convicted …
Judge declares a mistrial in Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial after jury says it is deadlocked Read MoreThe oft-delayed makeover of Montezooma’s Revenge at Knott’s Berry Farm moved one step closer to a summer opening with the arrival of an Aztec-themed train that will transport treasure hunters to a hidden fortress. Knott’s Berry Farm has loaded the …
Knott’s Berry Farm loads new Montezooma coaster train on track Read MoreBy KAITLYN HUAMANI, AP Technology Writer Social media CEOs once again are being called to testify before the Senate in light of mounting legal and public pressure to protect young users on their platforms. The leaders of Meta, Alphabet, TikTok …
Tech CEOs summoned to Congress for another hearing on social media’s risks for children Read MoreBy KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, EMMA BURROWS, BEN FINLEY and CLAUDIA CIOBANU WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is drawing down thousands of troops in Europe by canceling deployments to Poland and Germany as opposed to yanking forces already stationed there, U.S. officials …
Pentagon halts deployments to Poland and Germany to cut troop numbers in Europe, AP sources say Read MoreBy MARC LEVY HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency moved Thursday to roll back limits that require coal-fired power plants to prevent the release of toxic heavy metals into streams and rivers through polluted groundwater, saying a …
Trump administration aims to roll back limits on toxic wastewater from coal-fired power plants Read MoreFor my sins, I had to watch the whole blessed thing Thursday evening, the debate, the California gubernatorial-candidate debate, put on by the CBS affiliate in San Francisco, which Channel 2 down here thought so highly of, thought it would …
Larry Wilson: Thank goodness it was the last governor debate Read MoreTimber has not played since March due to a groin problem (Picture: Getty) Arsenal are facing a major crisis at right-back as they look to see out what could be an extraordinary season in the Premier League and Champions League. …
Jurrien Timber injury latest as expert rates chances of Champions League final return Read MoreMelissa Rein Lively and Phillipp Ostermann have been charged following an incident in central London last year (Picture: Facebook) A prominent MAGA supporter and her partner have been charged following an alleged racist assault at a central London Tube station. …
Couple charged after alleged racist assault at London Underground station Read MoreCruises have made news lately after the deadly hantavirus outbreak on MV Hondius (pictured) and norovirus on another voyage (Picture: AFP/Getty Images) Within just weeks of one another, two cruise ships were anchored after viral outbreaks tore through their decks. …
Why was the norovirus cruise isolated but not the hantavirus vessel? Read MorePennsylvania Supreme Court Justice David Wecht, who was elected to the court as a Democrat in 2015, announced this week that he’s leaving the Democratic Party due to what he called an “acquiescence to Jew-hatred” from prominent Democrats. Wecht is …
Fetterman Reacts to PA Supreme Court Justice Leaving Democratic Party, “I Fully Understand” Read More