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Wisconsin Republicans kill marijuana legalization and tax increases for millionaires
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature voted Thursday to kill most of the top spending ...
Houston and Texas snubbed on The Who's North American farewell tour
Legendary British rock band The Who appears to have played their last show in Houston. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ...
US infant mortality dropped in 2024. Experts partly credit RSV shots
The infant mortality national rate dropped to about 5.5 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to provisional ...
New pope led Order of St. Augustine dedicated to the poor and service
Prevost, 69, who chose the name Pope Leo XIV, was formerly the prior general, or leader, of the Order of St. Augustine, which ...
Democrats ask Wisconsin Supreme Court to toss state's congressional boundaries
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic voters on Thursday asked the liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court to throw out the ...
US retires database tracking billions of dollars of climate change-fueled weather damage
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is retiring its public database meant to keep track of the cost of losses ...
AP PHOTOS: A look at Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the US
Pope Francis brought Robert Prevost to the Vatican in 2023 as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations, ...
Apollo Chamber Players celebrates constitutional democracy in final concert of the season called 'Freedom'
The group tapped the chorale from the Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts to help with its vision of ...
Pope Leo XIV faces limits on changing the Catholic Church − but Francis made reforms that set the stage for larger changes
(THE CONVERSATION) Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States has been picked to be the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church; he will be known as Pope Leo XIV. Attention now turns to what vision ...
Missile strikes and drone attacks heighten South Asian crisis - 8 questions answered over the role of Pakistan’s military in responding
The missile strike comes at a time of increased tension between the two South Asian neighbors following a terror attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir on April 22 that resulted in the deaths of 26 ...
Jennifer Aniston's alleged stalker appears in court shirtless and a judge orders a mental evaluation
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge on Thursday ordered that a man who authorities say crashed his car through the front gate of Jennifer Aniston's home must go through mental-health court to determine whether ...
Florida’s former lieutenant governor named sole finalist for university presidency
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's former lieutenant governor has been named the sole finalist to become the next president of Florida International University.