CHICAGO (WLS) — A NASCAR contractor died after being electrocuted at the Chicago Street Race site downtown Friday, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office said on Saturday. Chicago police said just before 11:30 a.m. a 53-year-old man was taken from the 500 block of South Columbus Drive near Buckingham Fountain to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where…
Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard has requested a trade after spending the first 11 seasons of his career with the team. “We have been clear that we want Dame here but he notified us today he wants out and he’d prefer to play someplace else,” Portland general manager Joe Cronin said in a statement…
New York CNN — Thousands of Twitter users across several countries were unable to access the social media site, or faced difficulty and delays, Saturday. The Twitter logo is seen on a sign on the exterior of Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, California, on October 28, 2022. – After months of controversy, Elon Musk is…
There are plenty of Canada Day activities in Grey Bruce this weekend. In Owen Sound, the city has two days of major events for Canada Day Weekend at Kelso Beach at Nawash Park on Saturday, there will be lots of live music and activities with Canada Day fireworks at 10 p.m. The festival kicks off…
The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a Christian web designer in Colorado who wanted to refuse to create websites to celebrate same-sex weddings out of religious objections. Could the ruling have a far-reaching impact on other minority groups or open the door to other cases that weigh civil rights protections in the U.S.?…
Britons travelling to France may face disruption and are advised to monitor the media, the Foreign Office has said, as the country grapples with widespread rioting. In new travel advice, the government urged Britons to avoid the riots, saying their locations and timings were “unpredictable”. They also said it was “more important than ever” to…
First place in Group C will be up for grabs on Friday when Martinique face Panama on matchday two of the Gold Cup from Red Bull Arena. On Monday, Les Matinino held on for a 2-1 victory over El Salvador, putting them in a tie for first with the Panamanians, who got past Costa Rica…
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, Calif. — A person died after a fiery crash in San Joaquin County early Friday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol’s Stockton office. The crash happened on Interstate 5 near Walnut Grove Road at around 4:06 a.m. Officials said the driver of a Kia hit a big rig on I-5, and…
A group of fishermen have been fined thousands of pounds for using illegal electric currents to harvest tonnes of clams off the Cornish coast. Enforcement officers had been tracking the organised group across multiple vessels since 2018, boarding boats to find crews repeatedly denying they were doing anything illegal -until eventually they all pleaded guilty…
MILLE LACS COUNTY, Minn. (FOX 9) – A plane crash was reported Friday on Mille Lacs Lake roughly two miles east of Shah-Bush-Kung Bay Public Water Access in Kathio Township. According to the Mille Lacs County Sheriff’s Office, at around 2 p.m. its dispatch received a 911 call from the pilot of another floatplane who…