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Month: July 2021

After Unwittingly Buying Expensive ‘Gray Market’ Camera That’s Now Broken, Couple Left With ‘$800 Paperweight’

By Lauren Victory Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — A picture is worth a thousand words, and thousand bucks is about how much a west suburban photographer’s camera cost, but the equipment is worthless now, and no one will fix it. CBS 2 Morning Insider Lauren Victory takes us behind

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‘We Are Not The Smartest Kid On Our Cosmic Block,’ Harvard Professor Launches New Search For Extraterrestrial Life

By Juli McDonald Click here for updates on this story     BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A new hunt for extraterrestrial life is being launched. The Galileo Project is the brainchild of Harvard University professor Avi Loeb. He hopes to prove that we have had many extraterrestrial visitors to our solar system. Loeb, who said that an

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Mike Tyson’s Former Maryland Home Sells For $4.57M Setting Record At Congressional Country Club

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     BETHESDA, Maryland (WBZ) — The former Maryland home of boxing legend Mike Tyson recently sold for $4.575 million. The 18,244-square-foot home on Persimmon Tree Road is in the gated community that overlooks the sixth hole at the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda. The seven-bedroom, 11

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Kansas City Chiefs plan to keep nickname but retire mascot ‘Warpaint’

By Kevin Dotson and Steve Almasy, CNN The NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs won’t be changing the team’s nickname anytime soon, but are retiring their horse mascot named “Warpaint,” according to organization president Mark Donovan. His comments came after MLB’s Cleveland Indians announced Friday they would become the Cleveland Guardians next year. The Indians will join

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These fully vaccinated Americans got breakthrough infections. They say it could have been worse without being vaccinated

By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN Covid-19 infections in fully vaccinated people have come under increasing scrutiny as the virus once again surges across the country due to the more contagious Delta variant. But those so-called breakthrough infections remain rare and may not even include any symptoms. Those who do have symptoms typically get a milder

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Russian Olympic Committee wins gold in women’s team gymnastics as Team USA hit by Simone Biles withdrawal

By Aleks Klosok, CNN The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) won a dramatic women’s team gymnastic final to take the gold medal after Team USA was hit by the withdrawal of Simone Biles. After four rotations, the ROC’s Vladislava Urazova, Viktoriia Listunova, Angelina Melnikova achieved a total score of 169.528 points with defending champion Team USA

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Ex-Air Force intelligence analyst sentenced to 45 months in prison for leaking classified info about US drone program

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A former Air Force intelligence analyst has been sentenced to 45 months in prison for leaking top secret information about the U.S. government’s drone strike program to a journalist. Daniel Hale of Nashville, Tennessee, has said he was motivated by guilt when he disclosed to an investigative reporter details of a

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An Atlanta police officer and sergeant were removed from duty after video surfaced showing a woman being kicked in the head

By Deanna Hackney and Hollie Silverman, CNN An officer and a sergeant with the Atlanta Police Department have been relieved of duty after a video surfaced on social media allegedly showing the sergeant kicking a woman in the head, authorities said Monday. The action was taken after Atlanta Police Chief Rodney Bryant and commanders within

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Lollapalooza street closures, COVID rules as preparations for Chicago music festival continue

By Jessica D’Onofrio and Alexis McAdams Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO, Illinois (WLS) — Lollapalooza COVID rules have been clarified and preparations are underway for hundreds of thousands of people to flock to Grant Park for the first iteration of the city’s biggest music festival after a global pandemic. Health officials say

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‘This is a forgotten land’: Davenport renters forced to vacate substandard housing confront city officials

By Tom Barton Click here for updates on this story     DAVENPORT, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — For nearly two years, Davenport renters have lived in apartment buildings infested with mold, mildew and bed bugs, with leaking roofs and plumbing, missing or inoperable smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, exposed wiring and “questionable” gas-fired furnaces. City officials say

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