The FBI arrested a D.C. charter school teacher who is accused of using Cash App to solicit nude photos from a 15-year-old girl. Devonne Brown was employed as a health teacher at IDEA Public Charter School in Northeast, the FBI said. The agency began investigating Brown last January after receiving a tip from the company … Read more
June marks the start of Pride Month, and Chicago is offering up plenty of events to celebrate. Here’s a rundown of some events happening in the area. Chicago Pride Parade The Pride Parade in Chicago takes place starting at 11 a.m. June 29. One of the largest in the world, Chicago’s parade features local drag … Read more
Waves of moderate to heavy rainfall will continue through Wednesday before a drier and brighter pattern shakes out by the weekend. Additional heavy rain Tuesday may accelerate the flood potential in Broward and Miami-Dade, where 2-5 inches fell Monday. Should the rain fall in palatable doses, flooding may be avoided as this likely drought-busting event … Read more
California’s most loyal Democrats got a good look this weekend at the wide field of gubernatorial candidates jockeying to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom at the state Democratic Party’s annual convention in Anaheim, with a few chiding former vice president and potential rival Kamala Harris. The Democrats running for governor in 2026 hurried among caucus meetings, … Read more
AD NOKOMIS — Nokomis High School‘s athletic program will remain at its current classification in 1A, according to the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), per a news release Friday. IHSA released the classifications for fall and winter sports for the 2025-26 academic year as a supplement to the news release. Nokomis’ boys’ and girls’ cross-country … Read more
Having the right to name your baby (almost) anything you want is as American as pie. (In fact, you can actually name your baby American Pie Jones if you want!) Whereas countries like New Zealand and Japan ban parents from choosing certain baby names, American parents are able to get creative. However, there are at least 11 baby names … Read more
A postcard promised millions — but the real surprise came when a locksmith showed up at her door, sent by scammers in a relentless sweepstakes scam. By the end, a retired nun from wheeling tells NBC 5 Responds, her life savings were gone. If you haven’t heard of Publisher’s Clearing House giveaways, they used to be … Read more
A giraffe named Benito started a 50-hour road trip Monday to leave behind the cold and loneliness of Mexico’s northern border city of Ciudad Juarez to find warmth — and maybe a mate — in his new home 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) to the south. A campaign by animal rights activists won the four-year-old giraffe … Read more
The Trump administration has reversed its decision to shutter eight California outposts of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, according to a letter from agency head Brooke Rollins. The about-face came at the urging of a group of Democratic California lawmakers led by Sen. Adam Schiff, who decried plans from the unofficial Department of Government Efficiency … Read more
When 22-year-old Cole Schmidtknecht tried to get a refill on the inhaler prescribed by his doctor to prevent asthma attacks, the medication that had formerly cost him less than $70 at his Appleton, Wisconsin, pharmacy was now priced at more than $500, according to Cole’s father, Bil Schmidtknecht. Stunned, Cole left the store with a … Read more