Month: October 2024

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — The former wife of the man whose remains were in the SUV that Deer Park police believe crashed into an above-ground pipeline valve, causing a massive fire, said he may have had a seizure before running off the road. According to police, the medical examiner’s office identified the remains as

ATLANTA (AP) — Four months after dropping 11 games under .500, the New York Mets earned a playoff berth a… ATLANTA (AP) — Four months after dropping 11 games under .500, the New York Mets earned a playoff berth a day after the regular season was supposed to end. With an 8-7 win at Atlanta

  Barb Weber, founder and vice president of Barb’s Precious Rescue and Adoption Center in Palatine, is celebrating the 10th anniversary at its 313 N. Quentin Road location. Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com, Feb. 2024 A Palatine cat rescue and adoption center celebrated its first 10 years by showcasing its new veterinary care center Saturday. Barb’s Precious Rescue

BARRINGTON, Ill. — Special education teacher Ms. Anne McNamara is always going the extra mile for her students and their families. Her goal is to find ways to show off their immense potential. From creative lessons in the classroom to forming a basketball club, parents say she treats her students like they are her own

WOONSOCKET, R.I. (WPRI) — CVS Health is planning to lay off nearly 3,000 employees nationwide, a company spokesperson confirmed Monday. CVS spokesperson Mike DeAngelis said in a statement to Nexstar’s WPRI that the pharmacy giant will be eliminating 2,900 jobs, citing “continued disruption, regulatory pressures and evolving consumer needs and expectations.” “It is critical that

A multi-agency investigation involving law enforcement and the Jasper County Coroner’s Office was underway at a house in Wheatfield Monday. Details were limited, but Jasper County Coroner Andrew Boersma confirmed his office was called to a residence in the 4200 block of Old Orchard Lane. Boersma told NBC Chicago the investigation was ongoing and he

DETROIT (AP) — Jared Goff threw a perfect game, setting an NFL record by completing all 18 of his passes to help the Detroit Lions beat the Seattle Seahawks 42-29 Monday night. “I just gave the game ball to somebody else, so I feel awful,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said. “I knew he played a

MEXICO CITY (KGO) — Governor Gavin Newsom traveled to Mexico on Monday for the inauguration of the country’s first woman to be elected as president, Claudia Sheinbaum. Her historic inauguration is scheduled for Tuesday in Mexico City. In addition to becoming the first woman to be elected in the country’s 200-year history, the climate scientist

Some Mar Vista residents are fortifying their homes with cameras, barbed wire, alarms and even German Shepherds after counting at least seven burglaries within the past week. Neighbors recently came forward with security footage showing about three or four burglars strike time after time on the west side of Mar Vista. The suspects dress in

Military officials have released new video of a startling encounter between a Russian fighter jet flying near Alaska and a U.S. Air Force F-16 sent to intercept it.

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins on Wednesday evening, Oct. 2. A favorite saying on Rosh Hashanah is “We should be heads and not tails,” which refers to a wish for success at school, at work and in general. To allude to this motto, it’s customary to eat fish during the holiday’s ceremonial dinner

The Seahawks were missing a big chunk of their defense in a shootout in Detroit, falling to the Lions 42-29 for their first loss of the season.

For Cory Slater, it was love at first swipe. As Dikembe Mutombo stuck his left hand on Shawn Kemp’s hip and his right hand on history, blocking his eighth Seattle shot in the Nuggets’ iconic Game 5 win over the top-seeded SuperSonics, a kid in New Jersey knew he’d found his team and his player.

A Pennsylvania woman received a fake letter this month telling her she’d been selected to house five refugees as part of a nonexistent program led by President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.  “Congratulations,” the fake letter stated, “you have been selected as a Wayward Steward exchange home for homeless