Checks are arriving to Facebook users across Illinois stemming from a class-action lawsuit the company settled alleging it violated the rights of Illinois residents by collecting and storing digital scans of their faces without permission. Distribution of $397 payments began May 9, with many Illinoisans already receiving their share as of this week. Others, however,…
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1 Killed, 1 Critically Wounded in Lawndale Shooting, Chicago Police Say
Chicago police say that one man was killed and another critically wounded in a drive-by shooting in the Lawndale neighborhood on Monday afternoon. According to police, the two men were standing in the 2800 block of West Polk at approximately 2:55 p.m. when a silver sedan drove by, with one of the occupants inside opening…
New Omicron Subvariant: Symptoms, How Fast It’s Spreading, and More
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updates its estimates on which subvariants are causing cases of coronavirus in the United States each week, and a new version of omicron could ascend to the top of that list this week. According to last week’s data, the BA.2.12.1 subvariant of omicron made up an estimated 47.5%…
Everett casino land deal ordered to undergo fresh look: SJC
The award of a casino license to Wynn Resorts and the casino company’s purchase of land in Everett is back for another round. FBT Everett Realty agreed in 2012 to sell the land on which Encore Boston Harbor now sits to Wynn Resorts for $75 million if the casino company secured a state casino license….
Josh Donaldson gets a 1-game suspension for ‘inappropriate comments’ to Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson
New York Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson received a one-game suspension and undisclosed fine Monday for what Major League Baseball described as “inappropriate comments” made to Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson during Saturday’s game at Yankee Stadium. “There is no dispute over what was said on the field,” Michael Hill, MLB’s senior vice president…
Pentagon says more high-tech weapons going to Ukraine
Nearly 50 defense leaders from around the world met Monday and agreed to send more advanced weapons to Ukraine, including a harpoon launcher and missiles to protect its coast, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters. And Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that “low-level” discussion is underway on how the…
Life imitates art: ‘Jaws’ extra named police chief
OAK BLUFFS — A man who as a child had a brief but key role in “Jaws” has been named police chief on the Massachusetts island on which the 1975 movie was partially filmed. Jonathan Searle was offered the job of police chief in Oak Bluffs on Martha’s Vineyard last week. “I’m clearly elated and…
Pence push for Kemp caps end of Georgia primary campaign
KENNESAW, Ga. — Former Vice President Mike Pence is making an in-person push for Gov. Brian Kemp’s reelection a day before the Republican incumbent faces his biggest challenge from a GOP candidate backed by Pence’s old boss. Pence was scheduled to rally with Kemp in suburban Atlanta on Monday evening. Ex-President Donald Trump, meanwhile, planned…
Disney visitor reports $40,000 credit card fraud after losing Apple Watch at Epcot
ORLANDO, Fla. — A woman who lost her Apple Watch while riding The Seas and Nemo and Friends at Epcot claimed someone used it to charge about $40,000 to her credit card last month, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. She said the watch was not returned to her promptly after she lost it…
Surgeon: Johnny Depp’s severed finger story has flaws
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A hand surgeon testified Monday that Johnny Depp could not have lost the tip of his middle finger the way he told jurors it happened in his civil lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard. The finger injury, which occurred in a March 2015 fight in Australia between Depp and Heard, has been…