By Dawn Chmielewski and David Shepardson LOS ANGELES, April 28 (Reuters) - A joke by talk show host Jimmy Kimmel that prompted calls from the White House for the ABC TV network to fire the comedian has triggered the first crisis facing Walt Disney's ne...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) -- A second person has entered the race for a ten-year term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 2027. Court of Appeals Judge Pedro Colón today announced his candidacy to replace Justice Annette Ziegler, according to a news release from his team. He has spent 15 years as a Judge in the Milwauke...

WESTON, WI (WSAU-WAOW) -- Riverside Elementary School, which was damaged in the EF-3 tornado that tore through Marathon County earlier this month, is set to bring students back next week. Students will continue to learn at the Greenheck Turner Community Center through Thursday, April 30. Staff will then use Friday, May...

WASHINGTON, April 28 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Iran has said it was ​in a state of ‌collapse and wants the United States to open the Strait of Hormuz while it sorts out its leadership. It was ‌not ​clear from Trump's socia...

WAUTOMA, WI (WSAU) -- The man accused of killing his grandmother in Wisconsin, then fleeing to Utah, was in court on Monday. Randy Jenks was bound over for trial during the appearance. An attorney also entered a plea of not guilty by mental disease or defect on his behalf. The judge then ordered a mental health evaluat...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) -- A second person has entered the race for a ten-year term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 2027. Court of Appeals Judge Pedro Colón today announced his candidacy to replace Justice Annette Ziegler, according to a news release from his team. He has spent 15 years as a Judge in the Milwauke...

WESTON, WI (WSAU-WAOW) -- Riverside Elementary School, which was damaged in the EF-3 tornado that tore through Marathon County earlier this month, is set to bring students back next week. Students will continue to learn at the Greenheck Turner Community Center through Thursday, April 30. Staff will then use Friday, May...

WAUTOMA, WI (WSAU) -- The man accused of killing his grandmother in Wisconsin, then fleeing to Utah, was in court on Monday. Randy Jenks was bound over for trial during the appearance. An attorney also entered a plea of not guilty by mental disease or defect on his behalf. The judge then ordered a mental health evaluat...

PLOVER, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation is leading a nationwide tribute called "Light Up the Night for Fallen Firefighters", to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice. The Plover Fire Department is just one department taking part in the event. Encouraging residents to switch ...

MERRILL, WI (WSAU) -- The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office has arrested two men from Eagle River in a "directed patrol effort targeting the trafficking of illegal drugs." According to a news release, officers stopped a vehicle for speeding on Thursday, April 23rd. After identifying the driver and passenger, Er...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) Kyle Harrison allowed just 1 hit and struck out 12 in a Brewers 5-0 win over the Pirates on Sunday. The Pirates were trying to sweep the Brewers for the first time since 2016. Jake Bauers had two doubles for Milwaukee, who snapped a 4-game losing streak and stayed above .500 with a 14-13 record. T...

PITTSBURGH, PA (WSAU) - The Packers, who did not have a 1st round pick in this year's NFL draft, focused on defense with their available choices. Their 1st round pick was traded to the Cowboys last year as part of the Micah Parsons deal. The Packers top pick in the 2nd round was Brandon Cisse, a defensive back from Sou...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) The Pirates scored three-runs in the 10th inning to beat the Brewers, 6-3. Bryan Reynolds had the go-ahead hit. Nick Gonzales followed with a 2-RBI hiut to put the game out of reach. Milwaukee had an opportunity in the 8th inning. They left wo in base in a 3-3 tie when Greg Jones struck out. Brewe...

PITTSBURGH, PA (WSAU) -- The Green Bay Packers went defense with their first two picks in the 2026 NFL Draft. The Packers selected South Carolina Defensive Back Brandon Cisse with the 20th pick in the second round, #52 overall. A trade with Tampa Bay saw the Packers move up to take Missouri DT Chris McClellan with the ...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) -- Konnor Griffin celebrated his 20th birthday with his first major-league home run, and Paul Skenes shut down the Milwaukee bats in a 6-0 Pirates win on Friday. Jake Bauers recorded the only hit of the day for the Crew. Brice Turang recorded the only walk. Brandon Woodruff went five innings, allow...

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...

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...

By Jason Lange WASHINGTON, April 28 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's approval rating fell to the lowest level of his current term, ​as Americans increasingly soured on his handling of ‌the cost of living and an unpopular war with Iran, according to...

By Jan Wolfe April 28 (Reuters) - The Justice Department on Monday night asked a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit that has impeded President Donald Trump's plans for a White House ballroom, saying its opponents "suffer from Trump Derangement Syndro...

By Dawn Chmielewski and David Shepardson LOS ANGELES, April 28 (Reuters) - A joke by talk show host Jimmy Kimmel that prompted calls from the White House for the ABC TV network to fire the comedian has triggered the first crisis facing Walt Disney's ne...

By Jody Godoy April 28 (Reuters) - Members of Congress from both major U.S. political parties joined to propose new legislation this week related to artificial intelligence, ​as they aimed to tackle safety concerns without ‌blocking innovation. Some Re...

April 28 (Reuters) - Parcel delivery giants FedEx and UPS said on Tuesday they would return any tariff refunds to customers as the ​U.S. government begins to return the illegally ‌collected levies. Thousands of companies rushed to file claims after a r...

By Jason Lange WASHINGTON, April 28 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's approval rating fell to the lowest level of his current term, ​as Americans increasingly soured on his handling of ‌the cost of living and an unpopular war with Iran, according to...

By Dawn Chmielewski and David Shepardson LOS ANGELES, April 28 (Reuters) - A joke by talk show host Jimmy Kimmel that prompted calls from the White House for the ABC TV network to fire the comedian has triggered the first crisis facing Walt Disney's ne...

SEOUL, April 29 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has praised soldiers who committed suicide while fighting against Ukrainian forces in Russia's ​Kursk region, confirming an extreme battle policy. North ‌Korea sent an estimated 14,000 troops ...

By Leila Miller BUENOS AIRES, April 28 (Reuters) - Argentine President Javier Milei, a libertarian who has long cited former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as one of his political role models, has recently sharpened his public tone on the Fa...

By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA, April 28 (Reuters) - The World Bank has told Uganda's government that proposed legislation to regulate people and organisations that receive foreign funding will hinder its work in the country, ​according to a letter seen ...

April 28 (Reuters) - OpenAI is now offering ​its latest ‌AI models as well as its Codex ‌coding ​agent ⁠on Amazon's cloud ⁠services platform, the companies said on Tuesday, ​a day after the ⁠ChatGPT ⁠creator loosened ​its ties with ​long-time backer Mi...

By Nicole Jao NEW YORK, April 28 (Reuters) - The average U.S. gasoline price rose to its highest level in nearly four years, jumping more than ​40% since the U.S. and Israel attacked ‌Iran at the end of February, according to data from the American Aut...

By Rodrigo Gutierrez SAN JAVIER DE LONCOMILLA, Chile April 28 (Reuters) - In Chile's picturesque Maule Valley winemaking region, idyllic scenes of the year's harvest mask a stark reality, as winemakers confront plummeting global ​consumption. To uncork...

By Greg Bensinger SAN FRANCISCO, April 28 (Reuters) - Amazon, which hires hundreds of thousands of workers every year for the holiday rush, on Tuesday introduced new software meant to speed up the process by excising a sizable chunk of the human elemen...

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, April 28 (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission is set to order early reviews of eight Disney-owned ABC stations as soon as Tuesday in a dramatic escalation of ​the Trump administration's fight with major medi...

April 28 (Reuters) - Pfizer said on Tuesday it has settled patent disputes with three generic drugmakers over its blockbuster ​heart drug Vyndamax, effectively extending its ‌patent protection until 2031 and delaying cheaper copies from entering the ma...

BUENOS AIRES, April 28 (Reuters) - Argentina's agriculture ministry ​said ‌on Tuesday it has raised "serious" concerns regarding the ‌detection ​method ⁠used by the ⁠Netherlands after the country flagged four Argentine ​soybean meal shipments found ⁠to...

April 28 (Reuters) - Drugmaker Incyte beat analysts' estimates for first-quarter profit and revenue on Tuesday, partly helped by strong ​demand for its cancer treatments, including ‌Jakafi and Minjuvi. The company reaffirmed its full-year forecast acro...

PARIS, April 28 (Reuters) - Franco-Italian eyewear giant EssilorLuxottica has in the past looked at investing in Italian hearing aid maker ​Amplifon, CEO Francesco Milleri said on Tuesday, ‌adding that audio will be among the group's biggest growth are...

By Sahil Pandey April 28 (Reuters) - Medical device maker Zimmer Biomet struck a cautious tone on Tuesday, as disruption from a U.S. sales force overhaul and an unchanged revenue outlook ​overshadowed a profit forecast raise, sending its shares down ‌...

By Marta Serafinko April 28 (Reuters) - For people living in communities in the shadow of a volcano, a long silence may give the impression that the geological beast is not merely sleeping but has gone extinct. But, as research detailing the life histo...

By Ross Kerber April 28 (Reuters) - SpaceX's board has approved a compensation plan for founder Elon Musk with goals as futuristic and celestial as the company's ambitions: colonizing Mars and running data centers in outer space. The details of Musk's ...

By Sarah Young and Francesca Halliwell LONDON, April 27 (Reuters) - Celebrations to mark the 100th birthday of renowned British naturalist David Attenborough start next week with a show delving deeper into his milestone 1979 TV series "Life on Earth". ...

ROME, April 27 (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Italy's Pompeii have for the first time used artificial intelligence to reconstruct the appearance of one of the ​victims of the volcanic eruption that destroyed ‌the ancient Roman city nearly 2,000 years ag...

By Gianluca Lo Nostro April 27 (Reuters) - Demand for alternative satellite services from U.S. businesses and the Pentagon is resilient despite SpaceX's request to U.S. regulators to restrict access for European ​rivals, the CEO of European satellite o...

April 28 (Reuters) - OpenAI is now offering ​its latest ‌AI models as well as its Codex ‌coding ​agent ⁠on Amazon's cloud ⁠services platform, the companies said on Tuesday, ​a day after the ⁠ChatGPT ⁠creator loosened ​its ties with ​long-time backer Mi...

By Greg Bensinger SAN FRANCISCO, April 28 (Reuters) - Amazon, which hires hundreds of thousands of workers every year for the holiday rush, on Tuesday introduced new software meant to speed up the process by excising a sizable chunk of the human elemen...

April 28 (Reuters) - European digital payment service group Worldline on Tuesday reported quarterly revenues which slightly beat market expectations and said it had completed ​its divestment scheme with the sale of ‌a 51% stake in its Australian paymen...

By Jody Godoy April 28 (Reuters) - Members of Congress from both major U.S. political parties joined to propose new legislation this week related to artificial intelligence, ​as they aimed to tackle safety concerns without ‌blocking innovation. Some Re...

LONDON, April 28 (Reuters) - Britain will work with other "middle powers" such as France, Germany and Canada ​on AI security to help ‌shape the future of a technology dominated by the United States and China, Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said. Brit...

LONDON, April 28 (Reuters) - Sony Music Entertainment on Tuesday defeated a London lawsuit claiming performers' property rights in relation to Jimi Hendrix's classic 1960s albums, which the label ​had warned could have caused chaos for the music ‌indus...

By Jaspreet Singh April 28 (Reuters) - Spotify forecast second-quarter earnings and premium subscribers below estimates on Tuesday, a sign of slowing growth in the Swedish streaming giant's major markets of Europe and North ​America, sending its shares...

By Jack Queen NEW YORK, April 28 (Reuters) - Lawyers for actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni are due in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday for a final hearing ​ahead of a highly anticipated civil trial stemming ‌from Lively's allegations of sexual h...

By Francois Murphy WIENER NEUSTADT, Austria, April 28 (Reuters) - A 21-year-old accused of planning an Islamist attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna in 2024 that was foiled at the 11th hour pleaded guilty as his trial opened on Tuesday. The defen...

April 27 (Reuters) - A New York man on Monday pleaded guilty to taking part in the 2002 murder of pioneering hip-hop star Jam Master Jay of famed ​group Run-DMC as part of a dispute over ‌a drug deal, according to federal prosecutors. Appearing in cour...