Flooding cancels last day of Wisconsin State Fair, water rescues in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE — Flash flooding canceled the final day of the Wisconsin State Fair on Sunday as continued heavy rainfall in half a dozen Midwest states led to water rescues, power outages and road closures. Organizers of the Wisconsin State Fair said they were canceling the final day of the 11-day event after rains flooded the […]
A Congolese refugee’s 8-year struggle to reunite with her family in the US
BOISE, Idaho — The Congolese woman’s search for safety sent her on a terrifying trek of nearly 2,300 miles (3,700 kilometers) through southern Africa on foot when she was just 15. Reuniting with her family has been a more difficult journey. For eight years, she clung to hope through delays and setbacks as she navigated […]
Massachusetts sheriff arrested on charges of pressuring cannabis company over stock purchase
BOSTON — A sheriff in one of Massachusetts’ largest counties was charged Friday with allegedly pressuring a Boston-based cannabis firm to sell him stock in the company. Sheriff Steven Tompkins, 67, who oversees about 1,000 employees in the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department, is facing two counts of extortion. He was taken into custody in Florida […]
Storms kill 1, injure another and displace hundreds of inmates in Nebraska
OMAHA, Neb. — Strong storms before dawn Saturday in eastern Nebraska killed one person and seriously injured another in a state park and displaced hundreds of inmates after two prison housing units were damaged, officials said, even as other Midwest states also braced for bad weather. The Waterloo Volunteer Fire Department was called to Two […]
Winning numbers drawn in Saturday’s Powerball
The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the “Powerball” game were: 07-14-23-24-60, Powerball: 14, Power Play: 2 (seven, fourteen, twenty-three, twenty-four, sixty, Powerball: fourteen, Power Play: two) Estimated jackpot: $479 million For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Russia and Ukraine hold fast to their demands ahead of a planned Putin-Trump summit
The threats, pressure and ultimatums have come and gone, but Russian President Vladimir Putin has maintained Moscow’s uncompromising demands in the war in Ukraine, raising fears he could use a planned summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska to coerce Kyiv into accepting an unfavorable deal. The maximalist demands reflect Putin’s determination to reach […]
Loved ones of paddleboarder killed in Maine to hold a celebration of life
ST. GEORGE, Maine — Friends and family of a Maine woman whose killing on a rural pond shocked the community plan to celebrate her life with a maritime service on Sunday. Sunshine Stewart, 48, of St. George, went missing in July while paddleboarding on Crawford Pond, a popular summer destination in Union. She was later […]
‘Chimp Crazy’ star sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison for lying that primate had died
A Missouri woman who starred in the HBO documentary series “Chimp Crazy” has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison after she lied that a movie star primate that she was accused of mistreating had died. Tonia Haddix, 56, was also ordered Thursday to serve three years of supervised release after her 46-month prison […]
Winning numbers drawn in Friday’s Mega Millions
The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the “Mega Millions” game were: 02-06-08-14-49, Mega Ball: 12, Megaplier: The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the “Mega Millions” game were: 02-06-08-14-49, Mega Ball: 12 (two, six, eight, fourteen, forty-nine, Mega Ball: twelve Estimated jackpot: $166 million For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | […]
Astronauts return to Earth with SpaceX after 5 months at the International Space Station
Astronauts return to Earth with SpaceX after 5 months at the International Space Station