Runners up included "gerrymander," "touch grass," "performative" and "tariff." It's messy, it's meaningless and it's everywhere: "slop" has been crowned as Merriam-Webster's 2025 Word of the Year. The ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 19-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy were stabbed in the Loop Monday night, Chicago police said. Police said the victims were walking near Wabash Avenue and Washington Street at ...

Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called "slop." The word's proliferation online, in part thanks to the widespread availability of generative artificial intelligence, landed it ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A woman has been charged with attacking four people in the Loop Monday night, Chicago police said. Police said Jada Beatty, 26, struck a 19-year-old woman and a 32-year-old woman with ...

Former professional tennis player Eugenie Bouchard flaunted her enviably fit physique in a teeny string bikini while soaking in the sun in the British Virgin Islands. The Canadian — she hails from ...

Police returned fire, striking the suspect multiple times and killing him. Three police officers in Rochester, New York, were shot Friday night "without warning at close range" while responding to a ...

PEORIA, AZ — A deadly rollover crash involving a semi-truck blocked a portion of Loop 303 on Monday morning. The incident occurred in the southbound lanes of L-303 near Lake Pleasant Parkway around ...

SUGAR LAND, Texas (KTRK) -- The Sugar Land Police Department says officers have arrested a plastic surgeon for allegedly operating on a patient while intoxicated. An indictment against Doctor Azul ...

Even before Saturday, the discussion around the College Football Playoff and the inclusion of Group of 5 (G5) schools was already at full blast. Unfortunately, Saturday’s results will probably turn ...

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The VCU Rams lost to Penn State at the Henrico Sports & Events Center in Glen Allen on Saturday, marking their second consecutive loss. The Rams put the first points on ...

Any snow showers that are lingering this evening will taper off late tonight with mostly clear skies forecasted through tomorrow morning. Partly cloudy skies will take hold by tomorrow morning and ...

HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB/Gray News) – A man in Nebraska died in what police are calling a “freak accident” in a McDonald’s drive-thru on Tuesday morning. Police and firefighters in Hastings were called to ...