Council approves $2.5 billion parking meter sale, with city set to get share of profits
CITY HALL — Chicago will soon collect a share of parking meter fees for the first time since 2008, when the city sold its parking meters to private investors. The City Council approved a deal Tuesday that allows Chicago to collect 5 percent of revenue…
Montanans are confused about new Medicaid work requirements: NPR
Rep. Mary Caferro, a Democrat in the Montana House, spoke at a July rally at the Montana Capitol in Helena, criticizing the state’s accelerated rollout of Medicaid work requirements. She is among several Democrats who have pushed the state to delay…
Cam Schlittler and Ben Rice, 2 stars with Boston roots, lead Yankees to decisive victory against rival Red Sox
NEW YORK – Cam Schlittler and Ben Rice are from Massachusetts. More importantly, for the New York Yankees, they are very good baseball players. Both Massholes delivered massive performances Tuesday in Game 1 of the 2026 wild-card series against the…
Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv diverted to Saudi Arabia after altercation on board
JERUSALEM — A flight carrying about 180 passengers to Tel Aviv from Dubai was diverted to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after an in-flight altercation triggered a hijacking of a distress signal and Israel dispatched fighter jets, with the Middle East already…
Massive Deadlock update gives Valve’s MOBA Hero Shooter a shot in the arm
Valve has released a huge update to its in-development MOBA hero shooter Deadlock, propelling it to the top of the most played games chart on Steam. The update significantly updated the map, added six new heroes, new monsters, objectives, updated HUD,…
Anthropic IPO documents show there’s really only one risk with AI
Of all the risks that Anthropic (ANTH.PVT) lists in some 80 pages of warnings, accounting for nearly a third of its IPO prospectus, there is really only one: not investing. That’s the resounding message following the leak of Claude creator IPO…
American Idol star Caleb Flynn convicted of murdering his wife in an evil plan to start a new life with his young mistress
American Idol alum and former church pastor Caleb Flynn sobbed in court as the jury found him guilty of the heinous murder of his wife as she slept in their bed, so he could plan a future with his much younger mistress, an Ohio jury decided Tuesday. The…
Dubai-Israel flight diverted to Saudi Arabia after pilot allegedly stabs another
A FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Israel was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after an apparent altercation in the cockpit, sparking concerns about a possible hijacking and prompting Israel to take off fighter jets. Israeli…
Esteban Ocon to leave Haas, putting F1’s future in doubt
Esteban Ocon is fighting to save his Formula 1 career after the Haas team announced it was parting ways with the Frenchman at the end of the year. Ocon, who won the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix for Alpine, joined Haas in 2025. He has been in F1 since 2016…
This pill will change cancer treatment forever
Revolution Medicines is the winner of the 2026 Gizmodo Science Fair for its research and development of Rasonque (daraxonrasib), the first approved cancer drug of its kind. The question Can we find an effective and reliable treatment for pancreatic…