The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and left in place the $1.4 billion judgment against him over his description of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting as a hoax staged by crisis actors. The Infowars host had argued that a judge was wrong to find him liable for defamation and infliction of ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and left in place the $1.4 billion judgment against him over his description of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting as a hoax staged by crisis actors. The Infowars host had argued that a judge was wrong to find him liable for defamation and infliction of ...

Instagram is about to look a lot different for kids, the head of the social media platform tells TODAY in an exclusive interview. Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, announced the changes Tuesday, Oct. 14. Instagram is releasing a revamped version of Teen Accounts, a programlaunched in 2024that promised in the words of the company Protections for ...

Instagram is about to look a lot different for kids, the head of the social media platform tells TODAY in an exclusive interview. Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, announced the changes Tuesday, Oct. 14. Instagram is releasing a revamped version of Teen Accounts, a programlaunched in 2024that promised in the words of the company Protections for ...

Leaf-peeping season has arrived in the Northeast and beyond, but weeks of drought have muted this year’s autumn colors and sent leaves fluttering to the ground earlier than usual. Soaking in the fall foliage is an annual tradition in the New England states as well as areas such as the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee ...

It was a moody night for the Chicago Bears, but in the best way possible. After weeks after only being on the practice squad, the Bears’ Jake Moody finally got a chance to take the field Monday night against the Commanders, after starting kicker Cairo Santos was listed as inactive due to an injury. Following three successful field goals from the ...

Arizona deputies rescued a dog that was injured after falling into a canyon near Battleship Rock, a prominent peak in the Superstition Mountains. In a Facebook post detailing the dramatic rescue, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said they received a call from the dog’s owner reporting his four-legged friend was seriously injured and could no ...

A popular potato chip company is undergoing a major makeover, due to a concerningly large swath of clueless customers, apparently. On Oct. 9, Laysannouncedits rebrand the largest in its nearly 100-year history. The company said it is removing artificial flavors and colors in the U.S. and revealing a refreshed logo, bag design and advertising, really ...

Jake Moody, welcome to Chicago. The Bears stunned the Washington Commanders 25-24 on the road in the second Week 6 Monday Night Football game, as Moody nailed a 38-yard field goal as time expired. Washington was in the middle of a promising drive to add to its lead when Jayden Daniels couldn’t hand the ball off properly to “Bill” Croskey-Merritt ...

It’s almost time for open enrollment, and an important change is coming soon for Illinois residents seeking coverage on the open marketplace. Illinois is moving from Healthcare.gov to Get Covered Illinois, a state-based marketplace, in 2026. “On healthcare.gov, which is what 30 states in the country use, those opportunities really don’t exist ...

Originally appeared on E! Online Alec Baldwin and Stephen Baldwin were involved in a terrifying incident. The “30 Rock” star, 67, shared that he and his youngest brother, 59, are safe after he drove a Range Rover head-first into a tree in East Hampton, New York. This morning, I was in a car accident, Alec said in an Oct. 13 Instagram video. ...

Originally appeared on E! Online Alec Baldwin and Stephen Baldwin were involved in a terrifying incident. The “30 Rock” star, 67, shared that he and his youngest brother, 59, are safe after he drove a Range Rover head-first into a tree in East Hampton, New York. This morning, I was in a car accident, Alec said in an Oct. 13 Instagram video. ...

SpaceX launched another of its mammoth Starship rockets on a test flight Monday, striving to make it halfway around the world while releasing mock satellites like last time. Starship the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built thundered into the evening sky from the southern tip of Texas The booster was programmed to peel away and drop into the ...

The Make-A-Wish Foundation is about to give a young hockey fan the gift of a lifetime. Seven-year-old Eamonn Moran of New Lenox has been crushing the odds since the day he was born after he was diagnosed with a rare heart condition. The odds were stacked against him that he would survive as long as he did, said his mom, Kristen Moran. When he was ...

Chicago’s Rogers Park community remained vigilant after reports of federal agents near a Catholic church during Sunday mass. A neighbor, who wished only to be called by her first name, shared cell phone video with NBC Chicago from 8:30 a.m. She explained what she saw from her home just outside St. Jerome Catholic Church on West Lunt Avenue. ...

Chicago’s Rogers Park community remained vigilant after reports of federal agents near a Catholic church during Sunday mass. A neighbor, who wished only to be called by her first name, shared cell phone video with NBC Chicago from 8:30 a.m. She explained what she saw from her home just outside St. Jerome Catholic Church on West Lunt Avenue. ...

Editor’s note: The video in the player above is from a previous report. The Chicago Transit Authority unveiled a planned fare increase for 2026 on Monday, just days after Metra proposed a hike of its own. The government oversight body of Metra, CTA and Pace – the Regional Transportation Authority – has required all three agencies to raise fares ...

Thats show business for you! Taylor Swifts 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, has officially sold 4.002 million equivalent album units which includes album sales and streaming activity in its first week in the U.S. That is the biggest first week in modern music history; at least, according to Luminate, the industry data and analytics company that ...

Brian Callahan’s time with the Tennessee Titans is up. The team announced on Monday that it has fired its head coach after a 1-5 start to the 2025 season. Senior offensive assistant Mike McCoy is taking over as interim head coach, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero first reported. McCoy, 53, served as the San Diego Chargers‘ head coach from 2013 to ...

Love is in the air outside of Stephen Kings house, floating like a red balloon above a clown-infested sewer drain. Two of his fans traveled nearly 5,000 miles and got engaged in front of Kings house on Monday, and the author soon might receive a wedding invitation in the mail. It would be perfect to have his blessing, the bride-to-be said, or his ...

Two Illinois universities have been named among the best in the U.S. in a new ranking. Finance website Wallethub released its list of the best colleges and universities for 2026, naming both Northwestern University and the University of Chicago in the top 30. Northwestern made the list at No. 10, while U of C came in at No. 17. The ranking looked ...

The Chicago Bears are set to play the Washington Commanders, but the two teams are polar opposites when it comes to their injury reports. Thats because the Bears are expecting to get several key players back on the field for Mondays game, while the Commanders will be playing without one of their top offensive weapons and may have an injured second option ...

Brian Callahan’s time with the Tennessee Titans is up. The team announced on Monday that it has fired its head coach after a 1-5 start to the 2025 season. It has not yet announced an interim coach. “After extended conversations with our owner and general manager, we met with Brian Callahan this morning to tell him we are making a change at head ...

Did your Zodiac sign actually change? A recent New York Times report indicated Zodiac signs may be “out of date” and “your sign might not be what you think.” But what’s the reasoning behind it? “So the science behind it is actually really well known and has been well known for almost as long as people have been doing astrology,” Dr. ...

Popular Japanese fashion brand Uniqlo is set to open two new stores in the Chicago area, with one at a busy suburban mall and another on the Magnificent Mile. The openings are part of an 11-store expansion from Uniqlo, with a new more stores opening next spring and summer in San Francisco, Boston, Seattle, Maryland and Washington D.C. “Our ...