A Chicago television news crew reporting on a string of robberies ended up robbed themselves after they were accosted at gunpoint by three armed men wearing ski masks. Spanish-language station Univision Chicago said a reporter and photographer were filming just before 5 a.m. Monday in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood when …

The Mega Millions jackpot climbed to a stratospheric estimated $1.25 billion after no winning tickets were sold for Tuesday night’s estimated $1.1 billion pot of gold.  The winning numbers for the latest drawing were 8, 24, 30, 45, 61 with a Mega Ball of 12. The $1.25 billion jackpot would …

DALLAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) — Darrin Lopez has been convicted and sentenced to 62 years in a state penitentiary, including time already served, for the 2020 shooting death of James “Jamie” Faith. The 49-year-old American Airlines employee was shot and killed on the morning of Oct. 9, 2020, while he and his wife, …

Randy Meisner, a founding member of the Eagles who added high harmonies to such favorites as “Take It Easy” and “The Best of My Love” and stepped out front for the waltz-time ballad “Take It to the Limit,” has died, the band said on its website Thursday. Meisner died Wednesday …

Admission to an Ivy League college or a similarly elite institution like MIT is often seen as a golden ticket offering entry into academic institutions that have collectively produced more than 4 in 10 U.S. presidents and 1 in 8 CEOs of Fortune 500 companies.  But that ticket is far …

Austin, Texas — A heat wave that has consistently pushed temperatures well above 100 degrees across much of Texas this summer had family members of inmates on Tuesday calling for lawmakers to ensure that all of the state’s prisons are fully air conditioned. “They’re cooking our inmates in the Texas …

More details have emerged about the suspect in the fatally shooting of a Tennessee surgeon inside an exam room where the doctor worked.  Larry Pickens, 29, was charged with first degree murder and aggravated assault for allegedly shooting and killing Dr. Benjamin Mauck, the Collierville Police Department said in a statement on …

More than a third of Americans say they occasionally or consistently sleep in another room from their partner, according to a survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. The practice of sleeping separately known as a “sleep divorce,” and is meant to help you fall asleep and stay asleep without …

Britney Spears’ memoir, “The Woman in Me” will be released on Oct. 24, its publisher announced, after more than a year of speculation about its publication. The memoir reveals the pop star’s “incredible journey” and strength, according to Gallery Books, which is an imprint of Simon & Schuster. Simon & …

A New Mexico woman alleges in a lawsuit that she had to have an eye removed because contact lenses sold by Hubble Contacts were defective. Stephanie Guarisco of Clovis claims she experienced severe pain and injury after using the lenses for only a few weeks, eventually leading to the loss of her …