MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- A centerpiece of last year's Badger MBB team is returning to college after testing the NBA Draft waters. John Blackwell has announced he plans to enroll at Duke University this fall. The Michigan native spent three years in Madison, averaging 14.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. But his biggest ...

By Trevor Hunnicutt, Michael Martina, Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee WASHINGTON/TAIPEI, May 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. and Taiwan have not made concrete plans for talks between their presidents, four people familiar with the matter said, despite U.S. Preside...

WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - Tulsi Gabbard is resigning from her job as ​President Donald Trump's ‌director of national intelligence, Fox News Digital reported on Friday, citing her resignation letter. Gabbard ‌advised ​Trump of her ⁠intention to ste...

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI (WSAU) -- The Wood County Sheriff's Office has announced federal and state child pornography charges against a 64-year-old man. Dennis McCullough is accused of possessing and soliciting child pornography on his devices, the result of an investigation led by the Wood County Sheriff's Office and the ...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Wausau Events has announced the complete lineup for the 2026 Wings Over Wausau Airshow, June 26th and 27th. Daytime shows will feature the US Navy West Coast Rino Team flying FA-18 E and F Super Hornets, the Vanguard Squadron demonstrating four-ship formation acrobatics, and biplane aerobatics by S...

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI (WSAU) -- The Wood County Sheriff's Office has announced federal and state child pornography charges against a 64-year-old man. Dennis McCullough is accused of possessing and soliciting child pornography on his devices, the result of an investigation led by the Wood County Sheriff's Office and the ...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Wausau Events has announced the complete lineup for the 2026 Wings Over Wausau Airshow, June 26th and 27th. Daytime shows will feature the US Navy West Coast Rino Team flying FA-18 E and F Super Hornets, the Vanguard Squadron demonstrating four-ship formation acrobatics, and biplane aerobatics by S...

GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) -- If you made the trek east on Highway 29 to see Luke Combs last weekend, you were by no means alone. The Green Bay Packers have announced that Combs' "My Kind of Saturday Night" tour set a new Lambeau Field attendance record, with 51,981 fans attending the Saturday show. Another 40,559 ...

SHAWANO, WI (WSAU) -- The man accused of killing 67-year-old Rick Roundy has pleaded not guilty to one count of homicide and one count of attempted homicide. Brent Hofman entered the plea in a Shawano County courtroom on Thursday. Investigators say he shot Roundy during an argument on November 14th. He's also accused o...

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI (WSAU) -- A man accused of killing his father in Nekoosa in July 2021 may have a plea deal with the state. Court records show Jason Tourtillott will have a plea and sentencing hearing on May 27th for one count of first-degree intentional homicide in the death of Thomas Tourtillott. Investigators fo...

MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- A centerpiece of last year's Badger MBB team is returning to college after testing the NBA Draft waters. John Blackwell has announced he plans to enroll at Duke University this fall. The Michigan native spent three years in Madison, averaging 14.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. But his biggest ...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Miami Heat and Milwaukee Bucks have reportedly spoken about a deal that would send Giannis Antetokounmpo to South Beach for a package that includes a Wisconsin native. According to NBA insider Gery Woelfel, the Heat have offered Bucks guard Tyler Herro, forward Jamie Jaquez Jr., center Kel'el...

CHICAGO, IL (WSAU) The Brewers completed a sweep of the Cubs, 5-0, behind masterful pitching from Kyle Harrison. He struck out 11 in 7-innings of shutout ball, allowing just 2 hits. David Hamilton had three hits and scored twice. Harrison and Hamilton were both aquaired in an off-season trade with the Red Sox. The Cub...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Brewers have been one of baseball's hottest teams over the previous two weeks, and much of their success can be attributed to their ace's dominance against opposing batters. Jacob Misiorowski has put up historic numbers during the first month of the season, going 4-2 with a 1.89 ERA...

CHICAGO, IL (WSAU) The Brewers climbed into 1st place in the NL Central with a 5-2 win over the Cubs on Tuesday night. Jacob Misiorowski (4-2) struck out eight and pitched six scoreless innings. He hasn't been scored on over the last 24 1/3 innings he's worked. Brice Turang was 3 for 4 with a two-run home rum. Jake Ba...

MADISON, WI (WSAU) A bill that would have spent-down about two-thirds of the state surplus on a combination of tax rebates and school funding failed in the state senate, 15-18 last night. The compromise proposal between Governor Tony Evers and GOP leaders in the legislature is dead. Several candidates for governor wer...

MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- A deal has been reached to disburse Wisconsin's budget surplus, including a plan to boost Special Education payments to school districts and provide direct payments to those who filed a Wisconsin tax return in 2024. According to a news release from the Governor, the deal includes education funding...

MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- Governor Tony Evers has signed Assembly Bill 601, opening the door for sports betting apps to operate in Wisconsin. The bill allows users to place wagers on games through mobile apps, as long as the bet runs through servers operated on tribal land. Evers says this brings an opportunity for increas...

MADISON, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - Governor Tony Evers took action on a bill Friday that addresses the crime of grooming a child for sexual activity. Evers signed Assembly Bill 677, now known as the 2025 Wisconsin Act 88, into law. The bill, introduced in November 2025, received bipartisan support. The new law establishes the ...

WASHINGTON DC (WSAU-WAOW) - The Apostle Islands National Park and Preserve Act, introduced by Rep. Tom Tiffany of Wisconsin, has advanced out of the House Committee on Natural Resources with a narrow 20-17 vote. This legislation aims to designate the Apostle Islands as Wisconsin's first National Park. "The Apostl...

By Daniel Trotta May 22 (Reuters) - Officials ordered tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes in the Los Angeles suburb of Garden Grove on Friday due to a failing chemical tank that was likely to either leak ​or explode, possibly releasing ...

May 22 (Reuters) - An explosion at a dry dock in New York City's Staten Island killed one person and ​injured 36 others on Friday, ‌as the blast occurred while firefighters were on the scene responding to a fire and attempting to rescue two people who ...

By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - The United States on Friday temporarily banned the entry of lawful permanent residents who have ​been in the Democratic Republic of ‌Congo, Uganda or South Sudan in the previous 21 days, citing concern...

By Steve Nesius and Steve Gorman STARBASE, Texas, May 22 (Reuters) - SpaceX launched its 12th Starship on an uncrewed test flight from Texas on Friday, in a high-stakes trial run of major upgrades to its next-generation spacecraft as Elon Musk's rocket...

By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - New York City experienced a more than 70% increase in federal immigration arrests since U.S. President Donald Trump returned to the White House, according ​to a city audit released on Friday. The audit, ord...

May 22 (Reuters) - An explosion at a dry dock in New York City's Staten Island killed one person and ​injured 36 others on Friday, ‌as the blast occurred while firefighters were on the scene responding to a fire and attempting to rescue two people who ...

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - Twenty-seven countries have moved since the Iran war started to put in place crisis instruments that could quickly access funding from existing World Bank programs, according to an ​internal document view...

By Anait Miridzhanian and Diadie Ba DAKAR, May 22 (Reuters) - Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Friday dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government, a move that risks deepening uncertainty in a country already grappling ...

May 23 (Reuters) - Falling debris from drones triggered a fire at an oil terminal in Russia's Black Sea port of Novorossiysk ​and two people were injured, officials said ‌early on Saturday. The General Headquarters of southern Krasnodar Region said in ...

By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - New York City experienced a more than 70% increase in federal immigration arrests since U.S. President Donald Trump returned to the White House, according ​to a city audit released on Friday. The audit, ord...

By Dan Catchpole SEATTLE, May 22 (Reuters) - Boeing was found not guilty of hiding safety problems with ​737 MAX jets sold to ‌LOT Polish Airlines last decade, a jury ruled Friday in U.S. District Court in Seattle. LOT had accused Boeing of ‌defrauding...

May 22 (Reuters) - Argentina will gradually lower its export taxes for certain ​industrial sectors to ‌zero in the 12 months starting this July, the economy ministry said on Friday. Taxes ‌on ​automotive, petrochemical, ⁠chemical, rubber and ⁠machinery...

May 22 (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Friday announced a $600 million expansion of Blue Origin's Rocket Park campus ​in Cape Canaveral. The expansion comes ‌as Blue Origin rival, Elon Musk's SpaceX, prepares to go public targeting a valua...

By Steve Nesius and Steve Gorman STARBASE, Texas, May 22 (Reuters) - SpaceX launched its 12th Starship on an uncrewed test flight from Texas on Friday, in a high-stakes trial run of major upgrades to its next-generation spacecraft as Elon Musk's rocket...

May 22 (Reuters) - Radiopharmaceutical-focused company Lantheus Holdings is weighing a potential sale after getting a takeover offer from private-equity backed Curium Pharma that values it at about $7 ​billion, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. The tw...

By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - The United States on Friday temporarily banned the entry of lawful permanent residents who have ​been in the Democratic Republic of ‌Congo, Uganda or South Sudan in the previous 21 days, citing concern...

By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, May 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. missionary who tested positive for Ebola and is undergoing treatment in a German hospital has been given drugs aimed at reducing disease symptoms after exposure to the virus and other therapies,...

May 22 (Reuters) - Radiopharmaceutical-focused company Lantheus Holdings is weighing a potential sale after getting a takeover offer from private-equity backed Curium Pharma that values it at about $7 ​billion, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. The tw...

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - The World Bank has dispatched staff and resources to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to respond to the Ebola outbreak, and is putting together a financing package to ensure more funding can be ma...

May 22 (Reuters) - Gilead Sciences said on Friday that its experimental drug for a rare and deadly liver infection that had no approved treatment has won U.S. approval. Shares ​of the company were up over 2% in ‌afternoon trading. The U.S. Food and Dru...

By Steve Nesius and Steve Gorman STARBASE, Texas, May 22 (Reuters) - SpaceX launched its 12th Starship on an uncrewed test flight from Texas on Friday, in a high-stakes trial run of major upgrades to its next-generation spacecraft as Elon Musk's rocket...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - A U.S. company said more than two dozen healthy baby chickens have hatched from an artificial egg platform it has developed in what it calls a pivotal step in its plan to bring back the South Island Giant M...

By Suzanne McGee PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 22 (Reuters) - Space-themed exchange-traded funds are blasting off, with asset managers rushing to issue new products ahead of the much-anticipated IPO by industry giant SpaceX and investors jumping aboard...

May 21 (Reuters) - SpaceX on Thursday scrubbed the launch of its 12th Starship rocket from Texas and said it will attempt the high-stakes test flight again on Friday, as Elon Musk's space ​company nears a record-breaking public listing. Starship V3, un...

May 21 (Reuters) - SpaceX is set to launch the 12th uncrewed test flight of its Starship rocket on Thursday, the debut of a redesigned vehicle central to Elon Musk's plans for the moon, Mars and the company's looming U.S. listing. The Starship system, ...

By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - Prominent U.S. law firm Fenwick & West, which advised FTX before its 2022 blockbuster collapse and bankruptcy, on Friday said ​it will pay $54 million to resolve claims from ‌FTX customers who alleged th...

May 22 (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Friday announced a $600 million expansion of Blue Origin's Rocket Park campus ​in Cape Canaveral. The expansion comes ‌as Blue Origin rival, Elon Musk's SpaceX, prepares to go public targeting a valua...

By Steve Nesius and Steve Gorman STARBASE, Texas, May 22 (Reuters) - SpaceX launched its 12th Starship on an uncrewed test flight from Texas on Friday, in a high-stakes trial run of major upgrades to its next-generation spacecraft as Elon Musk's rocket...

BEIJING, May 22 (Reuters) - China's Wingtech Technology has filed a lawsuit with a subsidiary against Nexperia B.V. and five other entities, saying its control over the Dutch chipmaker remained restricted, as ​it provisionally seeks 8 billion yuan ($1....

By Jody Godoy May 22 (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google on Friday appealed a Washington federal judge's ruling that it holds illegal ​monopolies in online search and related ‌advertising. Here are some details: • Google argued that U.S. Judge Amit Mehta mad...

CANNES, France, May 22 (Reuters) - Austrian director Sandra Wollner won the Cannes Film Festival's second-tier Un Certain Regard selection on Friday with her understated family drama about ​grief, "Everytime." While less globally famous than the main C...

By Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES, May 22 (Reuters) - Stephen Colbert's sign-off as the host of the CBS "The Late Show" may signal the end of a historic TV franchise, but the late-night tradition is far from dead. Comedy is booming on podcasts, where for...

By Miranda Murray and Hanna Rantala CANNES, France, May 22 (Reuters) - Penelope Cruz wanted to be in Cannes Film Festival entry "The Black Ball" no matter how small the role because she felt the ambitious gay epic about Spanish history could have an ​i...

By Alicia Powell and Lisa Richwine NEW YORK, May 21 (Reuters) - Comedian Stephen Colbert signed off from his late-night talk show on Thursday after 11 seasons with a sentimental chat with Beatles musician Paul McCartney and pointed jokes about his forc...

By Hanna Rantala and Miranda Murray CANNES, France, May 21 (Reuters) - A black-and-white photo of World War One soldiers posing in sandbag skirts and shell jewellery, in stark contrast to typical images of the conflict, provided the starting point ​for...