NYC reporter mocked for ‘demeaning’ article about visiting Midwest

A New York-native journalist has become the target of vicious mockery online after he wrote an article about things he learned from his first visit to the Midwest – including that there’s ‘more than just corn fields’ and people are ‘so nice’.    Frank Olito recounted his recent trip to Chicago and Detroit this week in … Read more

Powerful derecho leaves path of devastation across Midwest

A rare storm packing 100 mph winds has left more than 1.1million Americans without power across the Midwest as it caused widespread destruction with blown over trees, flipped vehicles, property damage and several severe weather warnings as it turned toward embattled Chicago.   The derecho, a widespread weather system with a long line of storms packing high winds, … Read more

Coronavirus US: Death toll nears 150k as cases rise in Midwest

The COVID-19 death toll is nearing 150,000 after spiking by 10,000 in just 11 days with hotspot states Florida, California and Texas hitting record daily fatalities – as infections across the US plateau for the first time in two months but continue to spread across Midwest states.  The number of Americans who have died from … Read more

Midwest is hit by flooding as Chicago River burst its banks and Michigan residents are evacuated

Two breached dams caused by several days of rainfall and rising water on Tuesday forced the evacuation of about 10,000 people in mid-Michigan, where the governor said one downtown could be ‘under approximately 9 feet of water’ by morning. For the second time in less than 24 hours, families living along two lakes and a … Read more