Days after a Plainfield home with lights many believed were flashing “SOS” went viral, police revealed what is actually ...

A mysterious scene at an apparently abandoned suburban Chicago home has raised concerns after viral footage appeared to show lights turning on and off in what some interpreted as a call for help.

Today, the signal is casually tossed into texts during dating disasters or outfit emergencies, but its roots come from genuine life-or-death situations at sea. SOS entered official use in 1905 under ...