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NBC, Telemundo Stations Team Up With Michelson Found Animals for ‘Fund the Shelters Challenge'
To celebrate the five-year anniversary of the Clear the Shelters, NBC and Telemundo stations are teaming up with the Michelson Found Animals Foundation, a leading animal welfare non-profit organization, to present the first-ever Fund the Shelters Challenge. Every year, thousands of animal shelters and rescues partner with their local NBC- and Telemundo-owned television stations to offer low or waived adoption...
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Touring Fashion Icon Anna Sui's Stylish Home with Ellé Decor
We partner with Elle Décor at the Greenwich Village Apartment of fashion icon Anna Sui. Inspired by her nearly 40 years in fashion design, Anna’s dream home is a beautiful mix of influences that surprises at every turn.
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Airbnb Offering All-Expense-Paid Trip to Antarctica for Science Research
Airbnb is offering a handful of people concerned about the environment a chance to participate in scientific research on how to help preserve it during an all-expense-paid trip to Antarctica. The Antarctic Sabbatical, as the travel company is dubbing it, will give five people the opportunity to study how widely microplastics have infiltrated the region. Over a month’s time in...
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NFL Teaming With Jay-Z on Entertainment and Social Activism
The NFL and Jay-Z’s entertainment and sports representation company are teaming up for events and social activism. The league not only will use Jay-Z’s Roc Nation to consult on its entertainment presentations, including the Super Bowl halftime show, but will work with the rapper and entrepreneur’s company to “strengthen community through music and the NFL’s Inspire Change...
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Suburb Considers ‘Sharp-Shooter Program' as Deer Complaints Rise
Concerns over a high number of deer in west suburban River Forest have prompted the village to consider a sharp-shooter program that would allow hunters to descend on parts of the area.
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Suburb Considers ‘Sharp-Shooter Program' as Deer Complaints Rise
Concerns over a high number of deer in west suburban River Forest have prompted the village to consider a sharp-shooter program that would allow hunters to descend on parts of the area. Regina Waldroup reports.
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Email Sextortion Scams Are on the Rise. Here's What to Do If You Get One
“You can panic,” reads the subject line of one fake sextortion email. Another has a victim’s real password in the subject line, in an attempt to establish authenticity. These low-tech frauds spiked in 2018, according to the FBI’s Internet Crime Compliant Center (IC3), netting millions for scammers. Last year, electronic extortion complaints rose 242% to 51,146 reported crimes, with total...
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Your Health May Be Defined By Your Neighborhood
Your neighborhood could say a lot about your health.
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Mother Who Paid $6.5 Million to College Scammer Says She Was Duped
The mother of a Chinese family that made the largest payment to the ringleader of the college admissions scandal claims she was led to believe the money would go toward helping underprivileged students and that her daughter was already accepted into Stanford University three weeks before the $6.5 million donation. In a statement released by a Hong Kong lawyer representing...
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NBCUniversal and LA 2028 Announce Olympics Partnership to Sell Ad Time
NBCUniversal and LA 2028 announced Wednesday a partnership through which they will sell media and sponsorship deals in tandem in connection with the Olympics and Paralympics from 2021 to 2028.
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Chicago Makes History With Election of First Black Female Mayor
For the first time in history, Chicago has elected an African American woman to be the city’s next mayor.
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Chicago Makes History With Election of First Black Female Mayor
For the first time in history, Chicago has elected an African American woman to be the city’s next mayor. NBC 5’s Michelle Relerford has the details on Lori Lightfoot and the topics she will likely tackle as soon as she’s in office.
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Lori Lightfoot's Speech Gives Insight Into Her Agenda, Priorities
Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot will enter office in May facing quite a few challenges. After sweeping all 50 wards in a resounding victory, her victory speech gave a glimpse at what areas she plans to focus on moving forward.
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Who is Lori Lightfoot? Victory Speech Gives Emotional Glimpse at Her Family, Background
Lori Lightfoot touched on her upbringing in her victory speech Tuesday night, giving a brief but emotional glimpse into the people and experiences she said made her who she is today.
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Lori Lightfoot: ‘You Created a Movement for Change'
Lori Lightfoot gives victory speech after being elected the next mayor of Chicago.
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Lori Lightfoot to Become Chicago's First Black Female Mayor
For the first time in history, Chicago has elected an African American woman to be the city’s next mayor.
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Chicago Makes History in Election of 1st Black Female Mayor
For the first time in history, Chicago has elected an African-American woman to be the city’s next mayor. Mary Ann Ahern reports.
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‘I Love You Brother': Partner of Slain Chicago Cop Shares Heartfelt Memories
Chicago police shared a heartfelt and emotional note Thursday from the partner of a recently slain officer.
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Concerns About New Plane Ground Boeing Stock Rise
Boeing soared early in 2019 and lifted the Dow Jones Industrial Average with it. Now concerns about the safety of the newest version of its flagship airplane have halted the momentum. Shares rose 36 percent in January and February thanks to steady orders for Boeing jetliners, including its popular 737. Then came Sunday’s deadly crash of a 737 Max 8...
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Boeing's Newest Plane Becomes Its Biggest Headache
Boeing’s newest version of its best-selling airliner ever was supposed to boost its fortunes for years to come. Instead it has turned into the company’s biggest headache, with more than 40 countries — including the U.S., which had been one of the last holdouts — grounding the 737 Max 8 after a second fatal crash proved one too many. On...