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Aluminum spool falls from crane onto worker, killing him at warehouse

CAROL STREAM, Illinois (WLS) -- An aluminum spool fell from a crane onto a worker, killing him at a west suburban warehouse on Tuesday.Carol Stream fire and police officials responded to a warehouse at 457 Saint Paul Blvd. just after noon.What is being called a workplace accident happened inside the warehouse, which belongs to S&S International, a small, family-run stainless steel company.A truck driver had pulled his rig into one of the bays to load up spools of aluminum. An employee, a 55-year-old man, was helping load a large metal spool onto the flatbed truck.Crane

Devil's Den killings: Death penalty still on the table for Andrew James McGann

Porsche SUV splits entirely in half after slamming into tree in wild Dunwoody crash

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After destructive truck crash, pizza maker celebrates showing at international competition

ARROYO GRANDE, California (KSBY) -- A few weeks ago, a truck crashed into the front of the Palo Mesa Pizza restaurant in the Village of Arroyo Grande. Now, the owner is celebrating a big win.Michael Stevens said the support he’s received from the community since the crash motivated him to go big at the International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas. Stevens placed first in the Italian Classica Division during Tuesday's preliminaries, with what he says is one of his bolder pizzas.“This is a sandwich that we do regularly on our menu called the Godfather sandwich," Stevens sa

Business owner sentenced after returning false ashes to grieving pet owners

SpaceX files initial paperwork to sell shares to the public and likely make Musk a trillionaire

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She was abused by a pastor at 12. Decades later, she finds justice and forgiveness

Oklahoma (KOCO) -- Robert Morris, the founder of a megachurch in Texas, was released from an Oklahoma jail Tuesday after being incarcerated for six months.In 2025, he pleaded guilty to five felony counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child, dating back to 1982 when he abused a 12-year-old Oklahoma girl. That girl is Cindy Clemishire, who didn't see any justice until she was in her 50s.Clemishire's response to Morris' release wasn't anger. It was one of forgiveness despite the fact that her entire life has been impacted by this.“We’ve been expecting this, and I ac

FIFA appears to have technical difficulties with World Cup ticket sales

Small-town Iowa newspapers on the chopping block

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Judge delays Luigi Mangione’s federal trial by about a month but won’t push it to next year

A federal judge on Wednesday declined to delay the federal trial of Luigi Mangione until next year, denying a request by his attorneys who had expressed concern they couldn’t prepare for trial while defending the 27-year-old at the same time in state court.US District Judge Margaret Garnett instead slightly modified the dates of the federal trial in the killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, pushing the start of jury selection to October 5 – four weeks after it had been previously scheduled. Opening statements in the case are now scheduled for October 26 or November 2, Garnett sa

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FBI visits Cuba to probe Florida speedboat attack as survivors face terrorism charges

An FBI technical team is in Cuba to investigate a February shootout between Cuban soldiers and the crew of a boat from Florida, CNN has learned from two sources familiar with the visit.The rare visit by US law enforcement to the communist-run island comes amid some of the highest tensions in years between the US and Cuba and after the Trump administration said Cuban officials need to radically alter their system of government.According to Cuban officials, a boat with 10 people aboard sailed to the island from Florida in late February to carry out “an attempt to overthrow the government.”Up

Not just the base: Democrats in recent elections are flipping independent and Republican votes

CNN Poll: Trump’s approval rating on the economy hits a new low

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Shutdown infighting shatters GOP unity in critical stretch for Trump

What started as a shutdown face-off between Republicans and Democrats has morphed into a full display of disunity between GOP leaders just months ahead of the midterm electionsSenate Majority Leader John Thune’s decision to leave immigration enforcement funding out of a deal with Democrats to reopen the Department of Homeland Security and the House GOP’s revolt over that deal has shattered the fragile party unity that had been crucial to President Donald Trump’s second term.Now, Republicans are running Washington during the longest-ever shutdown of DHS with no path out, while their unifi

Attacks persist on Iran and across the Mideast as Trump threatens escalation

Iran kept up its attacks on Israel and Persian Gulf neighbors on Wednesday as airstrikes pounded Tehran and U.S. President Donald Trump again made contradictory statements about whether he was ready to wind down the war or escalate it. Trump struck a belligerent tone Wednesday in a Truth Social post, demanding that Iran stop blocking the Strait of Hormuz — the waterway vital to global oil supplies — or the U.S. would bomb the Islamic Republic “back to the Stone Ages.” A day earlier, Trump said the U.S. “will not have anything to do with” ensuring the security of ship

His murder conviction was overturned after 40 years. His next fight is to stay in the US

Trump plans to attend Wednesday's Supreme Court hearing on his bid to limit birthright citizenship

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Retail sales rose more than expected in February

Americans stepped up their spending at US retailers in February, after three consecutive months of declines, showing the US consumer hasn’t tapped out yet in the face of weak job growth and low consumer sentiment.Retail sales rose 0.6% in February from the prior month, the Commerce Department said Wednesday, up from January’s downwardly revised -0.1%. Wednesday’s figure was higher than the 0.4% increase economists projected in a poll by data firm FactSet.Retail sales are adjusted for seasonal swings but not inflation. The February retail sales report was delayed a few weeks because of la

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The Latest: Artemis II astronauts arrive at launch pad 39B in astrovan

The astronauts are suited up and arrived at launch pad 39B for the Artemis II mission. NASA’s planned lunar fly-around by four astronauts would be the first moon trip in 53 years. Waving to family, colleagues and news photographers, the crew boarded the so-called astrovan for the 9-mile ride to the launch pad and their awaiting SLS rocket. NASA's launch team has loaded more than 700,000 gallons of fuel into the 32-story Space Launch System rocket early Wednesday, setting the stage for the Artemis II mission. The Space Launch System roc

‘I’m done’: Rideshare drivers on the brink of quitting over higher gas prices

Trump’s threats of targeting water plants in Iran, a potential war crime, alarm Gulf allies

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Camels, sailboats and poultry trucks: Inside one man’s no-fly journey around the world

As the rare sight of land appeared on the horizon, Egyptian traveler Omar Nok jumped from his narrow bunk and climbed up to the deck of the 49-foot sailboat he’d been traveling on.After weeks of being surrounded by nothing but the ocean, the sight of the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, home to the UNESCO-listed Piton mountains, left him frozen with awe.It was the tenth stop in an ambitious quest for the 31-year-old traveler, who is attempting to circle the globe without flying.The sailboat served as another vehicle to add to his unconventional list of modes of transportation.Since setting off

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Supreme Court seems poised to reject Trump's birthright citizenship limits as he attends arguments

The Supreme Court seemed poised Wednesday to reject President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship in a consequential case that was magnified by his unparalleled presence in the courtroom. Conservative and liberal justices questioned whether Trump's order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens comports with either the Constitution or federal law. Arguments lasted more than two hours in a crowded courtroom that included not only Trump, the first sitting president to