MARSHFIELD, WI (WSAU-WAOW) -- A Marshfield School Board candidate already facing felony counts for child and domestic abuse is now accused of having sexual contact with a young girl. WAOW TV reports that Mathew Samson is accused of sexually assaulting a person who was under the age of 12 on at least two occasions betwe...

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will announce a multi-billion dollar reconstruction plan for Gaza and detail plans for a U.N.-authorized stabilization force for the Palestinian enclave at the first formal meeting ...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Marathon County has issued a request for proposals for the redevelopment of the UWSP Wausau campus. Officials are looking to transfer ownership of seven buildings by the end of the year, with the goal of redeveloping the campus in a way that will "serve the community in meaningful ways," ...

STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) -- An 11-member search committee has selected three finalists for the Chancellor's position at UW-Stevens Point. The list includes two external candidates and the current Interim Chancellor, Pratima Gandhi, who has also served as the school's Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration. The ...

By Susan Heavey and Jonathan Allen WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has agreed to end his unprecedented and hotly protested deportation surge in Minnesota, White House border czar Tom Homan said on Thursday, with many immigrat...

MARSHFIELD, WI (WSAU-WAOW) -- A Marshfield School Board candidate already facing felony counts for child and domestic abuse is now accused of having sexual contact with a young girl. WAOW TV reports that Mathew Samson is accused of sexually assaulting a person who was under the age of 12 on at least two occasions betwe...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Marathon County has issued a request for proposals for the redevelopment of the UWSP Wausau campus. Officials are looking to transfer ownership of seven buildings by the end of the year, with the goal of redeveloping the campus in a way that will "serve the community in meaningful ways," ...

STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) -- An 11-member search committee has selected three finalists for the Chancellor's position at UW-Stevens Point. The list includes two external candidates and the current Interim Chancellor, Pratima Gandhi, who has also served as the school's Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration. The ...

MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- Senator Patrick Testin is one of 16 Republicans who have signed on to a proposed state tax rebate. The proposal would give direct payments of $500 to individual filers and $1,000 to married couples that file a joint return. Testin says the proposal would return some of the state's multi-billion do...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- North Central Health Care is introducing a new team dedicated to protecting seniors and other vulnerable adults from financial scams. The Financial Abuse Specialist Team, or FA$T, is based on a concept that's been successful in other areas. "It is a community outreach program [bringing togethe...

ORLANDO, FLA (WSAU) -- The Milwaukee Bucks beat the Orlando Magic 116-108 on Wednesday night at Kia Center in Florida. It was the second game at Orlando this week. The Magic made 20 3-pointers in the game while the Bucks were 24-24 from the free throw line. It was the first win for the Bucks against a team with a winni...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Here is Tuesday's scoreboard: Boys Basketball DC Everest 62 Stevens Point 49 Rhinelander 74 Tomahawk 35 Iola-Scandanavia 65 Wausau West 61 Hortonville 84 Wisconsin Rapids 42 Lakeland 56 Northland Pines 55 Marathon 77 Witt/Birn 49 Marshfield 75 Chippewa Falls 37 Medford 52 Mer...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill (WSAU) -- The Wisconsin mens basketball team pulled off an upset as they knocked off #8 Illinois 92-90 in overtime on Tuesday night. The Badgers took an early lead of 18-10 but Illinois led at halftime 44-38. The Badgers went on a 8-0 run to begin the second half but the Illini went on a run of their own...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Here is Monday's scoreboard & today's schedule: Boys Basketball Witt/Birn 51 Edgar 49 Northland Lutheran 60 Tomahawk 39 Pacelli 49 Tri-County 46 Neillsville 57 Stratford 47 Berlin 60 Adams-Friendship 50 Wonewoc Center 79 Pittsville 35 Athens 65 Nekoosa 43 Spencer 66 Chequ...

ORLANDO, FLA (WSAU) -- The Orlando Magic beat the Milwaukee Bucks 118-99 on Monday night in Florida.It ended Milwaukee's three-game winning streak. The Bucks had 19 turnovers in the game which led to 25 points for the Magic. Orlando also made it to the free-throw line 23 times and made 20. Kevin Porter Jr. led the Buck...

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...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - Hannah Dugan, the Milwaukee County judge convicted of obstructing ICE agents last month, has resigned. In a letter to Governor Tony Evers, she wrote: "As you know, I am the subject of unprecedented federal legal proceedings, which are far from concluded but which present immense and complex ...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - Hannah Dugan's felony conviction on Thursday disqualifies her from serving as a Milwaukee County judge, unless it is overturned on appeal. Dugan was convicted of obstructing ICE agents who arrived at the Milwaukee County courthouse to arrest an illegal immigrant who was appearing in her courtroom...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) A federal jury in Milwaukee deliberated for six hours before finding judge Hannah Dugan of obstructing ICE agents. Dugan helped an illegal immigrant leave her courtroom through a private hallway to avoid arrest. She was aquitted on a misdemeanor concealment charge. The conviction is a felony, puni...

MADISON, WI (WSAU-WAOW) A $4.25 million multistate settlement has been reached with Menards, over allegations of deceptive marketing practices. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection and Attorney General Josh Kaul announced the settlement, which resolves claims related to Menards' mercha...

(Corrects to Dakota Fanning, not Elle Fanning, in paragraph 5) By Arriana McLymore and Alicia Powell NEW YORK, NY, Feb 12 - Michael ​Kors launched its fall/winter collection on ‌Thursday during New York Fashion Week as models in wool coats and monochro...

By Dietrich Knauth Feb 12 (Reuters) - A federal judge in Chicago temporarily blocked on Thursday the Trump administration from moving ahead with $600 million in ​cuts to public health grants in four states ‌led by Democrats. U.S. District Judge Manish ...

By Dietrich Knauth Feb 12 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to ensure that detainees have access to their attorneys in Minnesota, after finding that the agency had blocked thousands of people from ...

Feb 12 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs general counsel Kathy Ruemmler has resigned, CEO David Solomon said on Thursday, after documents released by the U.S. Justice Department last month showed Ruemmler accepted gifts from late sex ​offender Jeffrey Epstein ...

By Aleksandra Michalska and Roselle Chen NEW YORK, Feb 12 (Reuters) - New York officials on Thursday hoisted a large rainbow Pride flag over the Stonewall National Monument that was removed by the Trump administration earlier ​in the week. Hundreds of...

SEOUL, Feb 13 (Reuters) - North Korea is expected to convene the Ninth Congress of the ruling Workers' Party this month, the country's biggest political gathering that reviews performance, sets new policy goals and can bring leadership change. The Cong...

By Heejin Kim and Kyu-seok Shim SEOUL, Feb 13 (Reuters) - North Korea will convene the Ninth Party Congress this month, a major political undertaking aimed at showcasing leader Kim Jong Un's absolute grip on power and his image as a benevolent leader a...

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has moved to drop charges against two men charged with assaulting Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Minneapolis in January after an officer shot ​a Venezuelan im...

By Sarah Marsh and Andrew Gray BERLIN/MUNICH, Feb 13 (Reuters) - One year after U.S. Vice President JD Vance attacked European allies at the Munich Security Conference, Washington's partners will be seeking to chart a more independent course, while pre...

By Ruma Paul, Krishna N. Das and Tora Agarwala DHAKA, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The Bangladesh National Party (BNP) won a decisive two-thirds majority on Friday in general elections, a result expected to bring stability after months of tumult following the ou...

By Dharamraj Dhutia MUMBAI, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Nomura no longer expects India's central bank to cut rates in April, it said on Friday, as inflation is ​expected to rise and given the "stealth" policy ‌easing that has already taken place. This comes aft...

Feb 13 (Reuters) - French IT services group Capgemini on Friday reported full-year revenue that beat its own target, driven by accelerating fourth-quarter growth ​as its recently bought WNS unit fuelled ‌demand for AI-powered business process services....

By Bhanvi Satija and Maggie Fick LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Sanofi's incoming CEO, 65-year-old Belén Garijo, faces a major task to win over investors, accelerate the French company's stalled drug development pipeline and navigate vaccine scepticism in ...

PARIS, Feb 13 (Reuters) - French aerospace group Safran forecast increased revenue and earnings for 2026 on Friday, after boosting profitability last year on the back ​of strong aftermarket demand for its civil jet ‌engines. Safran, which co-produces e...

WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices likely maintained a steady pace of increase in January as businesses raised prices at the start of the year, which together with a stabilizing labor market could allow the Federal Reserve to keep inte...

By Bhanvi Satija and Maggie Fick LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Sanofi's incoming CEO, 65-year-old Belén Garijo, faces a major task to win over investors, accelerate the French company's stalled drug development pipeline and navigate vaccine scepticism in ...

By Dietrich Knauth Feb 12 (Reuters) - A federal judge in Chicago temporarily blocked on Thursday the Trump administration from moving ahead with $600 million in ​cuts to public health grants in four states ‌led by Democrats. U.S. District Judge Manish ...

LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Vaccines are a matter of national security, a leading global health figure said this week, warning that rising anti-vaccine sentiment worldwide could undermine efforts to fight future pandemics. Richard Hatchett, who leads ​t...

Feb 12 (Reuters) - Medical device maker Dexcom beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter results on Thursday, driven by robust demand for ​its continuous glucose monitoring systems. The company also ‌reiterated its 2026 revenue forecast of $5.16 bi...

WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - U.S. Health and Human Services ​Secretary Robert ‌F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Thursday changes to his ‌management ​team, the ⁠agency said ⁠in a statement. As part of the changes, according to ​the agency, Chris Klomp will...

PARIS, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Europe launched the first of a larger ​new version of ‌its Ariane 6 rocket on Thursday, propelling 32 satellites for Amazon to low ‌Earth ​orbit. Lift-off took place ⁠at 1:45 ⁠p.m. local time (1645 GMT) from Europe's Spaceport...

WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The formation of a black hole can be quite a violent event, with a massive dying star blowing up and some of its remnants collapsing to form an exceptionally dense object with gravity so strong not even light can escape. ...

Feb 11 (Reuters) - Rocket maker ​Orbex ‌will enter administration after ‌takeover ​talks ⁠with European ⁠space start-up The Exploration ​Company failed, ⁠The ⁠Financial ​Times reported ​on Wednesday. Reuters could ‌not immediately verify ⁠the report. ...

Feb 11 (Reuters) - Eutelsat has secured about ​1 ‌billion euros ($1.2 billion) in export credit financing ‌to ​fund ⁠the procurement ⁠of low Earth orbit satellites for its ​OneWeb constellation, it ⁠said ⁠on Wednesday. The ​financing, backed ​by a Fren...

By Will Dunham Feb 10 (Reuters) - Scientists have unearthed in Canada's province of Nova Scotia the skull of a creature dating to about 307 million years ago that is one of the oldest-known plant-eating land vertebrates, representing a pivotal juncture...

Feb 13 (Reuters) - French IT services group Capgemini on Friday reported full-year revenue that beat its own target, driven by accelerating fourth-quarter growth ​as its recently bought WNS unit fuelled ‌demand for AI-powered business process services....

Feb 13 (Reuters) - DayOne Data Centers has selected banks to prepare for a U.S. initial ​public offering that could ‌raise about $5 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The Singapore-headquartered data cen...

SINGAPORE, Feb 13 (Reuters) - GE Aerospace technician Suresh Sinnaiyan has spent more than a decade repairing jet‑engine compressor blades by guiding them across a sanding belt with practised precision. Now, at the aerospace giant's new automation lab ...

Feb 13 (Reuters) - Global EV registrations fell 3% in January as the introduction of a purchase tax and lower EV subsidies in China and policy changes in the U.S. hindered sales, data ​by consultancy Benchmark Mineral Intelligence (BMI) showed on Frida...

By Lance Tupper Feb 12 (Reuters) - Shares of trucking and logistics companies sank on Thursday, the latest industry to be sideswiped by worries that quickly advancing AI ​technology will lead to increased competition for established ‌firms that rely on...

By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Nicolas Cage will appear in his first leading role in a TV series when "Spider-Noir" premieres ​in May, according to Sony and Prime ‌Video. The series is a reinterpretation of the superhero Spider-Ma...

(Corrects to Dakota Fanning, not Elle Fanning, in paragraph 5) By Arriana McLymore and Alicia Powell NEW YORK, NY, Feb 12 - Michael ​Kors launched its fall/winter collection on ‌Thursday during New York Fashion Week as models in wool coats and monochro...

By Blake Brittain Feb 12 (Reuters) - Pop superstar Taylor Swift has asked the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to block a bedding company from securing a ​federal trademark featuring the phrase "Swift Home," arguing it ‌would confuse shoppers. Swift's ...

By Hanna Rantala and Miranda Murray BERLIN, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The Berlin Film Festival opened on Thursday night with the message that new voices matter as Hollywood legend Michelle Yeoh recalled how the festival supported her early in ​her career. "Wh...

By Hanna Rantala BERLIN, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Michelle Yeoh has won some of the acting industry's top honours over her four-decade career, including an Oscar and a Golden ​Globe, and on Thursday night she will add ‌another: the Berlin Film Festival's Hon...