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Veterans Welcomed Home From Never Forgotten Honor Flight Trip By Large Crowd
MOSINEE, WI (WSAU) - The 47th Never Forgotten Honor Flight returned home late Monday night to a large crowd of supporters eager to cheer for each of the 105 veterans. Most of the veterans served in U.S. conflicts such as the Korean War and Vietnam, and each of the veterans received loud applause and cheers from their f...
6h ago
US and South Korea to meet on American troop costs this week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and South Korean officials will meet in Hawaii this week for talks on sharing the cost of keeping American troops in South Korea, with the U.S. seeking "a fair and equitable outcome" that will strengthen the alliance, th...
12h ago
UnitedHealth says hack could impact data of 'substantial proportion' of Americans
(Reuters) - UnitedHealth Group said on Monday the cyberattack at its technology unit led to a breach of health and personal information, which could cover a 'substantial proportion' of Americans. The company, however, did not disclose the number of...
12h ago
Initial Appearance Held for Stevens Point Arson Suspect
STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) -- The man suspected of setting fire to a home occupied by members of a UWSP fraternity was in court on Monday. Eric Blum is now facing felony counts of arson and recklessly endangering safety. Officers say that he started numerous fires in the home on Main Street, where he had been staying. Co...
13h ago
Trump says Biden would be 'responsible' for any TikTok ban
WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Monday that President Joe Biden was "pushing" for a ban on TikTok and would be the one responsible if a ban were imposed, urging voters to take notice. The U.S. House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation on a 3...
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Veterans Welcomed Home From Never Forgotten Honor Flight Trip By Large Crowd
MOSINEE, WI (WSAU) - The 47th Never Forgotten Honor Flight returned home late Monday night to a large crowd of supporters eager to cheer for each of the 105 veterans. Most of the veterans served in U.S. conflicts such as the Korean War and Vietnam, and each of the veterans received loud applause and cheers from their f...
6h ago
Initial Appearance Held for Stevens Point Arson Suspect
STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) -- The man suspected of setting fire to a home occupied by members of a UWSP fraternity was in court on Monday. Eric Blum is now facing felony counts of arson and recklessly endangering safety. Officers say that he started numerous fires in the home on Main Street, where he had been staying. Co...
13h ago
Stevens Point Man Accused of Library Stabbing Incident Heading for Trial This Winter
STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) -- A Stevens Point man accused of stabbing a 71-year-old outside the Portage County Library is scheduled for trial later this year. Frank Jackson was in court on Monday where a judge blocked off two dates for a 12-person jury trial in November or December. The 29-year-old is said to have taken ...
18h ago
Taylor County Man Dies in Farming Accident
TOWN OF JUMP RIVER, WI (WSAU) -- A 71-year-old man died after he was trapped beneath a manure spreader in Taylor County on Sunday afternoon. Officers were called to an area of State Highway 37 where they found Myron F. Brooks of Gilman pinned beneath the equipment. They managed to extract him, and he was pronounced dea...
19h ago
Mayors Monday: Rib Mountain Administrator Gaylene Rhoden
Proposed Rib Mountain Drive changes RIB MOUNTAIN, WI (WSAU) -- There's no sign that business growth on Rib Mountain Drive will slow down anytime soon. That means Village leadership including Administrator Gaylene Rhoden are looking at traffic data to see how they can improve safety and flow, especially near the US 51/H...
Apr 22, 2024
Sports
Monday High School Scoreboard
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Here is Monday's scoreboard: Baseball Wausau East 12 Adams-Friendship 0 Rosholt 15 Tri-Cpunty 0 Pacelli 25 Wild Rose 1 Edgar 4 Prentice 2 Medford 14 Chequamegon 0 Antigo 7 Rhinelander 5 Merrill 8 Mosinee 6 Rib Lake 6 Marshfield Columbus 1 Stratford 19 Loyal 3 Pittsville ...
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Bucks-Pacers Game 2 Tonight
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) -- The Milwaukee Bucks will try and make it two in a row in their playoff series with the Indiana Pacers tonight at Fiserv Forum. The Bucks took game one on Sunday 109-94 with a stellar defensive effort and a monster game from Damian Lillard. The Bucks forced 13 turnovers and held the Pacers to jus...
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Pirates Beat Brewers
PITTSBURGH, PA (WSAU) -- A three run sixth inning led to a 4-2 win for the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night. Jared Jones got 25 swinging strikes and seven K's for the Pirates. ONeill Cruz had 2 RBIs and Andrew McCutcheon had a home run. Rhys Hoskins had both Brewer RBIs including his fifth ...
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Badgers Land Former Three-Star Offensive Tackle Leyton Nelson Through Transfer Portal
MADISON, WI (WSAU) - The Wisconsin Badgers added some veteran depth to their offensive line on Monday morning with a commitment from a three-star recruit. Leyton Nelson, a sophomore transfer from Vanderbilt, committed to play for the Badgers in 2024 under head coach Luke Fickell, according to Badgers 247. While with th...
18h ago
Packers Host Yale Offensive Tackle Kiran Amegadjie For Official Visit
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - The Packers hosted another top offensive tackle in this year's draft over the weekend, which marks their third offensive tackle ranked on the top 100 prospect charts to visit Green Bay this draft season. According to Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the Green Bay Packers hosted ...
19h ago
State News
Maxwell Anderson Pleads Not Guilty in Sade Robinson Case
MILWAUKEE, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- In Milwaukee County Court on Monday, 33-year-old Maxwell Anderson pleads not guilty for the murder of Sade Robinson. Court Commissioner Barry Phillips granted Anderson's request to waive his preliminary hearing and proceed to trial. Monday's court appearance was Anderson's first since body p...
11h ago
Evers on State's Trillion Trees Pledge
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- 100 million trees planted by 2030. That's the ambitious goal announced on Earth Day by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Governor Tony Evers. "The stuff that the trees do is right on right on target, they take heart carbon dioxide in and release oxygen to the air and seque...
11h ago
Evers Discusses Security for WEC Administrator Meagan Wolfe
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- Governor Tony Evers isn't ruling out stepped up security for Wisconsin's Elections Administrator. At an Earth Day event near Madison, Evers was asked about that, as Donald Trump has spread falsehoods about Meagan Wolfe "f it gets bad enough, certainly we must," said Evers. "I me...
11h ago
VP Harris Announces new Federal Rules for Nursing Homes During Stop in La Crosse
LA CROSSE, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- The Biden administration announces new minimum staffing levels for federally funded nursing homes. Vice President Kamala Harris in La Crosse on Monday said: "75% of those nursing homes are understaffed," said Vice President Kamala Harris. "That means that there may be no one ...
14h ago
House Advances Aid Bills for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WTAQ-WRN) -- On Capitol Hill, foreign aid bills for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan advance to likely House votes on Saturday. "Ukrainians are fighting for democracy, theirs and ours," said Massachusetts Democrat Jim McGovern. "And they have been set back as a result of Republican extremis...
Apr 19, 2024
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National News
In Florida, Biden to blame Trump for abortion ban
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden visits Tampa, Florida, on Tuesday to tie opponent Donald Trump to new abortion restrictions, hoping to boost his own chances in a state that has drifted out of Democrats' reach in recent el...
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Biden sets new target to protect vast US water sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Tuesday set a new goal to protect vast U.S. water sources, from rivers to wetlands, as part of a series of announcements marking Earth Week. The administration plans to announce a new goal of prote...
1h ago
Aboriginal spears snatched by British in 1770 to return to Australia
LONDON (Reuters) - Four spears taken from Australia by a British explorer more than 250 years ago will be returned by Cambridge University to descendants of the indigenous community which crafted them, in the latest high-profile repatriation of art...
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South Korean court hears children's climate change case against government
By Ju-min Park and Minwoo Park SEOUL (Reuters) - One of South Korea's highest courts began on Tuesday a public hearing into a case filed by two dozen young environmental activists against the government, claiming that it had failed to protect them ...
3h ago
Asia is most climate disaster-impacted region, UN meteorological agency says
GENEVA (Reuters) - Asia was the world's most disaster-hit region by climate related hazards last year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said, with floods and storms causing the highest number of casualties. In a report published on Tuesd...
5h ago
World News
UN rights chief 'horrified' by mass grave reports at Gaza hospitals
GENEVA (Reuters) - U.N. rights chief Volker Turk said on Tuesday that he was "horrified" by the destruction of the Nasser and Al Shifa medical facilities in Gaza and reports of mass graves containing hundreds of bodies there, according to a spokesp...
1h ago
China-US relations stable despite US 'interference', Chinese official says
BEIJING (Reuters) - Relations between Beijing and Washington are stabilising despite U.S. actions that harm Chinese interests, a Chinese foreign ministry has said ahead of a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. In laying out goals for t...
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Azerbaijan asks World Court to move forward with Armenia discrimination case
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Azerbaijan asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Tuesday to move forward with a case accusing Armenia of carrying out a campaign of ethnic cleansing, one of two competing cases launched by the foes over their decad...
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China's military spending concerning given 'failing economy', US admiral says
TOKYO (Reuters) - The increase in China's defence spending is concerning given its economy is "failing", the head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters in Tokyo, Admiral John Aquilino said China's economy had been ...
2h ago
UK's Sunak says nothing will stop Rwanda policy, migrants die in channel
By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vowed that nothing would prevent him from sending asylum seekers to Rwanda after parliament finally approved the divisive policy that is designed to deter migrants from travelling...
2h ago
Business News
Adobe to bring full AI image generation to Photoshop this year
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Adobe said on Tuesday it plans to place a tool for full artificial intelligence image generation in its Photoshop software later this year. Adobe's image and video editing tools are widely used by creative professional...
1h ago
BoE's Haskel says looser labour market key for 2% inflation
LONDON (Reuters) - More slack in Britain's labour market is needed to be confident that inflation will stay at 2%, Bank of England policymaker Jonathan Haskel said on Tuesday. "The labour market is central to the inflation aspect," Haskel said at a...
1h ago
Euro zone business in services-led bounce in April, PMI survey shows
LONDON (Reuters) - Overall business activity in the euro zone expanded at its fastest pace in nearly a year this month as a buoyant recovery in the bloc's dominant service industry more than offset a deeper downturn in manufacturing, a survey found...
2h ago
Where king dollar is causing pain the most
By Alun John and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) - A dollar surge propelled by a strong economy, sticky inflation and geopolitical tensions have unnerved policymakers from Tokyo to Beijing and Stockholm. The dollar is at its highest since Novembe...
2h ago
Apple's Q1 phone sales in China fall 19.1%, Huawei's up 70%
By Liam Mo and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) - Apple's smartphone sales declined by 19.1% in the first quarter of 2024, while rival Huawei's grew by 69.1%, signaling an increasing threat to the U.S. firm's dominance in the high-end segment of the wo...
2h ago
Health News
India's Everest says its food products are safe after Hong Kong halts sale
HYDERABAD (Reuters) - Indian spice maker Everest Food Products said on Tuesday its products were safe, after authorities in Singapore asked an importer to detain one of them for inspection, following a sale ban in Hong Kong. Only one of 60 Everest ...
4h ago
Novartis lifts FY guidance after Q1 results beat expectations
By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Swiss drugmaker Novartis on Tuesday raised its full-year guidance after reporting better-than-expected first-quarter results. In a statement, it said 2024 net sales would likely grow by a high-single to low double-...
5h ago
U.S. FDA approves ImmunityBio's bladder cancer therapy
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved ImmunityBio's combination therapy to treat a type of bladder cancer, the regulator said on Monday, allowing the company's first product to market. The approval brings to an end the company's yea...
11h ago
UnitedHealth says hack could impact data of 'substantial proportion' of Americans
(Reuters) - UnitedHealth Group said on Monday the cyberattack at its technology unit led to a breach of health and personal information, which could cover a 'substantial proportion' of Americans. The company, however, did not disclose the number of...
12h ago
US FDA declines to approve Abeona's skin disorder treatment
(Reuters) - Abeona Therapeutics said on Monday the U.S. health regulator had declined to approve its treatment for a rare skin blistering condition. In its so-called "Complete Response Letter", the Food and Drug Administration requested certain add...
13h ago
Science News
Three Russians parachute from stratosphere to North Pole
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Three Russians set a world record for parachuting from the Earth's stratosphere to the North Pole last week in a mission that also served as a test of a new prototype communications system for use in the Arctic, an organiser of t...
Apr 19, 2024
Fossils of colossal snake Vasuki unearthed in India mine
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fossil vertebrae unearthed in a lignite mine are the remains of one of the largest snakes that ever lived, a monster estimated at up to 49 feet (15 meters) in length - longer than a T. rex - that prowled the sw...
Apr 18, 2024
Gigantic marine reptile's fossils found by British girl and father
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - A fossil jawbone found by a British girl and her father on a beach in Somerset, England belongs to a gigantic marine reptile dating to 202 million years ago that appears to have been among the largest animals ever on Eart...
Apr 17, 2024
Head of Russian space agency says work under way on modernised Angara rocket
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is working on a modernised Angara-A5M rocket capable of launching manned spacecraft, and plans to launch it in 2027, the head of its Roscosmos state space agency said on Wednesday. "Already now, by order of Roscosmos, a mo...
Apr 17, 2024
Astronomers detect Milky Way's second-largest known black hole
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers have discovered a black hole with a mass about 33 times greater than that of our sun, the biggest one known in the Milky Way aside from the supermassive black hole lurking at the center of our galax...
Apr 16, 2024
Technology News
Telegram founder says China downloads have not fallen since Apple move
By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) - Pavel Durov, billionaire founder and CEO of Telegram, said Apple's move last week to remove the chat app from its China app store had not caused any decrease in downloads from China and criticised Apple instead for ...
1h ago
Apple's Q1 phone sales in China fall 19.1%, Huawei's up 70%
By Liam Mo and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) - Apple's smartphone sales declined by 19.1% in the first quarter of 2024, while rival Huawei's grew by 69.1%, signaling an increasing threat to the U.S. firm's dominance in the high-end segment of the wo...
2h ago
Nidec posts quarterly loss, hit by restructuring costs
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese electric motor maker Nidec on Tuesday posted an operating loss for the January to March quarter, hit by the costs of restructuring steps taken to deal with fierce price competition in China's electric vehicle market. The ...
3h ago
Streaming group Viaplay posts 5.6% organic sales growth for Q1
(Reuters) - Swedish video streaming company Viaplay's organic sales grew by 5.6% in its core operations during the first quarter of 2024, it said on Tuesday, mainly due to sublicensing deals as it focuses on operational improvements following the c...
4h ago
OVH Groupe's H1 core profit beats forecasts
(Reuters) -French cloud services provider OVH reported a half-year adjusted core profit on Tuesday that beat market expectations, helped by margin expansion, though it cut its full-year forecast citing a challenging macroeconomic environment. Adjusted ...
5h ago
Entertainment News
Ryan Gosling's 'The Fall Guy' is a love letter to stunt performers
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - After serving "Kenergy" with "Barbie", actor Ryan Gosling turns the spotlight on the movie-makers whose job is to shine on screen while remaining invisible in "The Fall Guy". The film is inspired by the popular 1...
12h ago
Taylor Swift fans descend on London pub name-checked on album
By Natasha Montague LONDON (Reuters) - Taylor Swift fans are flocking to The Black Dog, a pub in southwest London, after it was name-checked on the U.S singer's new album "The Tortured Poet's Department". Lily Bottomley, the pub's events and social...
18h ago
Blackstone sweetens proposal to buy Shakira music owner Hipgnosis
(Reuters) - Blackstone made a potential offer to buy Hipgnosis Songs Fund for about $1.5 billion, outbidding Concord and triggering a takeover battle for the company that owns rights to music by artists including Shakira and Red Hot Chilli Peppers....
Apr 22, 2024
Taylor Swift surprises with extra tracks on 'Tortured Poets Department' album
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Taylor Swift surprised fans with her new record "The Tortured Poets Department" on Friday, revealing it was a double album featuring songs about heartbreak and a period described as "the saddest story" of th...
Apr 19, 2024
Sony, Apollo discuss joint bid for Paramount, says source
By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) - Sony Pictures Entertainment and Apollo Global Management are discussing making a joint bid for Paramount Global, according to a person familiar with the matter. The companies have yet to approach Paramount, which is ...
Apr 19, 2024