BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. (AP) — Two children were among five people found dead at a suburban Chicago home following what police called a likely “domestic-related incident,” a coroner said Thursday. The two children were found along with three adults Wednesday inside the home in the Lake County village of Buffalo Grove, coroner Jennifer Banek said
Continue ReadingBy Kyle Blaine, CNN An ex-girlfriend of Herschel Walker, the Republican Senate nominee in Georgia, has come forward in The Daily Beast to allege that the former football star was violent and threatening toward her during an incident that took place in 2005. Cheryl Parsa, a Dallas resident, told the news outlet she had a
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Morocco has advanced to the last 16 at the World Cup for only the second time after clinging on for a 2-1 win over Canada. The Moroccans’ only other trip past the group stage came in 1986. Hakim Ziyech scored for Morocco in the fourth
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate ticked down for the third week in a row and have fallen more than a half-point since hitting a 20-year high less than a month ago. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average on the benchmark 30-year rate
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer The owner of the Portland Thorns announced Thursday he is putting the club up for sale, the latest fallout from an investigation into misconduct in the National Women’s Soccer League. Merritt Paulson’s decision comes nearly two months after a pair of team executives were dismissed for their roles in
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer The owner of the Portland Thorns announced Thursday he is putting the club up for sale, the latest fallout from an investigation into misconduct in the National Women’s Soccer League. Merritt Paulson’s decision comes nearly two months after a pair of team executives were dismissed for their roles in
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN Belgium was knocked out of the 2022 World Cup on Thursday after a goalless draw with Croatia left it third in Group F. In what was a frustrating evening for the Red Devils, both Romelu Lukaku and Yannick Carrasco spurned good opportunities to score the goal which would have sent Belgium
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Después de las protestas sin precedentes en China, varias ciudades han relajado algunas de las restricciones por el covid-19 y un alto funcionario sugirió un enfoque más suave para controlar el virus, lo que lleva a especular con que el fin de la política de cero covid podría estar cerca. El
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Australia’s unexpected advancement to the World Cup’s round of 16 from a difficult group featuring defending champion France and European Championship semifinalist Denmark plus a Tunisia team buoyed by big pan-Arab fan support is not a product of individual talent. It’s a testament to teamwork,
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A House investigations panel says financial technology firms “abdicated” their responsibility to screen out fraud in applications for a federal program designed to help small businesses stay open and keep workers employed during the pandemic. The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis launched its investigation in
Continue ReadingWith another 5-10″ of snow expected at Mt. Bachelor, this has been quite the opener for the mountain this week. Mt. Bachelor is reporting a 29″ base at the west village with 9″ of that snow being new in the last 24 hours. Most resorts are enjoying a limited open with all this new snow,
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While we will see a chance of more scattered snow showers this morning, we have also seen the worst that this current system has to offer. With a diminishing chance of snow showers, highs today will be in the mid 30’s. Westerly winds at 5-15 mph will gust a bit higher. Look for partly cloudy
Continue ReadingBy Nate Eaton Click here for updates on this story IDAHO (eastidahonews.com) — The EastIdahoNews.com team is busy helping a local Secret Santa give $1 million to deserving people in eastern Idaho this holiday season. Every day, from now until Christmas, we will post videos of the recipients being surprised with these life-changing gifts. Holly
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Over the past 25 years, college football’s postseason format for crowning a national champion has grown from two teams to four and now, starting in 2024, to 12. For a sport that started in 1869 and spent most of the 20th century using bowls and polls to
Continue ReadingBy TRUDY RING Click here for updates on this story UNITED STATES (Advocate Channel) — A record 120 cities have earned a perfect 100 score on this year’s Human Rights Campaign Municipal Equality Index, which rates cities on antidiscrimination laws, benefits for public employees, and other factors that contribute to a positive climate for LGBTQ+
Continue ReadingBy TRUDY RING Click here for updates on this story UNITED STATES (Advocate Channel) — The number of same-sex couple households documented by the U.S. Census Bureau exceeded 1 million for the first time in 2021, according to Census data released in late November. The figure came to 1.2 million, including 710,000 households where same-sex
Continue ReadingRAMAPO, N.Y. (AP) — Multiple injuries have been reported after a school bus crashed into a house in Rockland County in suburban New York. Police say the crash happened just before 9 a.m. Thursday in the village of New Hempstead. Photos posted on social media show a yellow school bus against a building alongside an
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press It’s December and pretty much every network and streaming service seemingly has a show aimed at spreading holiday cheer. For those looking to skip re-runs of Christmases past, there’s a bounty of fresh shows and specials targeted to traditionalists, romantics and family friendly entertainment. The holiday-themed offerings are abundant this
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Over the past 25 years, college football’s postseason format for crowning a national champion has grown from two teams to four and now, starting in 2024, to 12. For a sport that started in 1869 and spent most of the 20th century using bowls and polls to
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition activists and state media apparently did not know that an Iraqi militant who was killed in October in southern Syria was the leader of the Islamic State group. It became clear on Wednesday that IS leader Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was killed after the militant
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