Chris Williams

Los Angeles

Digital Content Creator and Digital Journalist at KTTV-TV (Los Angeles, CA)

Journalist for FOX TV Stations hoping to inspire others through stories. Traveler. Foodie. D.C. native. Email feel-good story ideas [email protected]

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Articles

More US cities now require six-figure incomes to afford rent: Here's where

1 day ago | livenowfox.com | Chris Williams

Affordability has become a growing problem for a number of renters across the U.S., according to Zillow. The real-estate marketplace company said today renters need to make more than $80,000 to comfortably rent homes. That number is up from $60,000 just five years ago. RELATED: Rent remains high across the U.S. despite months of declines, study finds In eight major metropolitan areas, renters need to make six figures to afford rent, according to Zillow.
Volkswagen recalls nearly 90,000 Audi vehicles

1 day ago | livenowfox.com | Chris Williams

Volkswagen recalls over 89,000 Audi Q5 models due to a potential oil leak, posing a fire risk - Image (c) ConsumerAffairs Volkswagen has issued a recall of nearly 90,000 2022-2024 Audi Q5 Quattro and Q5 Sportback Quattro vehicles. Why you should care: According to Consumer Affairs, the company said the cylinder head cover screws may have been improperly tightened.
Volkswagen recalls nearly 90,000 Audi vehicles

1 day ago | fox35orlando.com | Chris Williams

Volkswagen recalls over 89,000 Audi Q5 models due to a potential oil leak, posing a fire risk - Image (c) ConsumerAffairs Volkswagen has issued a recall of nearly 90,000 2022-2024 Audi Q5 Quattro and Q5 Sportback Quattro vehicles. Why you should care: According to Consumer Affairs, the company said the cylinder head cover screws may have been improperly tightened.
Diddy sex trafficking trial begins: Opening statements made, 1st witnesses called

2 days ago | livenowfox.com | Chris Williams

Opening statements started Monday in the trial of music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs. Combs was arrested in September 2024 in New York after being indicted by a federal grand jury on federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges. What is ‘Diddy’ accused of? The backstory: His arrest followed a monthslong investigation and after a flurry of women came forward with allegations of sexual and other abuse.
Diddy sex trafficking trial begins: Opening statements made, 1st witnesses called

2 days ago | fox35orlando.com | Chris Williams

Opening statements started Monday in the trial of music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs. Combs was arrested in September 2024 in New York after being indicted by a federal grand jury on federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges. What is ‘Diddy’ accused of? The backstory: His arrest followed a monthslong investigation and after a flurry of women came forward with allegations of sexual and other abuse.
Five arrested, over a ton of cocaine worth $400M seized off Australia coast

2 days ago | fox5atlanta.com | Chris Williams

Authorities arrested five people after seizing more than a ton of cocaine worth millions from a boat off the coast of Nambucca Heads, New South Wales, on May 9. The backstory: New South Wales (NSW) Police said they were alerted following the "suspicious" purchase of a 13-meter motor cruiser that was paid for with cash in Sydney’s Sutherland Shire on April 28. NSW Police and the Australian Federal Police then investigated those involved in the purchase of the vessel.
Video shows boys, age 7 and 9, in armed standoff with deputies

2 days ago | fox26houston.com | Chris Williams

Shocking video showed two boys, aged 7 and 9, armed with a loaded firearm in a standoff with law enforcement in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The incident happened in February, but the video was recently released. The backstory: The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office released the nearly six-minute-long video. Drone footage showed the two boys dressed in Minecraft and Star Wars-themed clothing as they stood behind a covered unit.
House GOP unveils spending bill that includes massive Medicaid cuts

2 days ago | foxla.com | Chris Williams

House Republicans are proposing the cost-saving centerpiece of President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill," at least $880 billion in cuts largely to Medicaid to help cover the cost of $4.5 trillion in tax breaks. Tallying hundreds of pages, the legislation revealed late Sunday is touching off the biggest political fight over health care since Republicans tried but failed to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, during Trump's first term in 2017.
House GOP unveils spending bill that includes massive Medicaid cuts

2 days ago | ktvu.com | Chris Williams

House Republicans are proposing the cost-saving centerpiece of President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill," at least $880 billion in cuts largely to Medicaid to help cover the cost of $4.5 trillion in tax breaks. Tallying hundreds of pages, the legislation revealed late Sunday is touching off the biggest political fight over health care since Republicans tried but failed to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, during Trump's first term in 2017.
FDA warns of 'gas station heroin' risk to youth

2 days ago | livenowfox.com | Chris Williams

Tianeptine (Photo By BSIP/UIG Via Getty Images) The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers about the health effects of "gas station heroin," or products containing tianeptine that are sold at gas station stores and not approved by the FDA for any use. The administration is calling it a "dangerous and growing health trend facing our nation and particularly young people." What is tianeptine?