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Parents sending COVID-19 infected kids to school, Wisconsin officials warn
"The biggest challenge for us that we're experiencing right now is people are just being dishonest," one health official says.
Iowa fines beef plant $957 after huge coronavirus outbreak
Iowa regulators have issued their first citation to a meatpacking plant with a large coronavirus outbreak that sickened its workforce — a $957 fine for a minor record-keeping violation.
Kenosha shooter's defense portrays him as 'American patriot'
The Latest: Disneyland Hong Kong opens as city's cases fall
Hong Kong Disneyland has reopened for the second time as the semi-autonomous Chinese city again appears to have brought new coronavirus cases down to near-zero.
In despair, protesters take to streets for Breonna Taylor
Some of them raised their fists and called out "Black lives matter!" Others tended to the letters, flowers and signs grouped together in a square in downtown Louisville. All of them said her name: Breonna Taylor.
1 hurt, car crashed in fights at Los Angeles protest
One person was hurt when a vehicle ran into a small crowd of people protesting police brutality in Los Angeles Thursday night, authorities said.
Suspect in federal fraud probe found slain in New Orleans
A man under federal investigation for alleged involvement in a scheme to stage expensive car crashes was shot to death inside a New Orleans apartment, according to his lawyer.
Judge says 2020 census must continue for another month
A federal judge has stopped the 2020 census from finishing at the end of September and ordered the once-a-decade head count of every U.S. resident to continue for another month through the end of October, saying a shortened schedule likely would produce inaccurate results.
Biden's low-key campaign style worries some Democrats
The final stretch of a presidential campaign is typically a nonstop mix of travel, caffeine and adrenaline. But as the worst pandemic in a century bears down on the United States, Joe Biden is taking a lower key approach.
Portland protest declared unlawful assembly after fire set
A fire was set to the outside of a police union building late Thursday, leading authorities to declare an unlawful assembly as Portland, Oregon, grappled with another night of protests over racial injustice.
The Latest: Louisville police arrest at least 24 in protest
The Latest on a grand jury's decision not to indict police officers on criminal charges directly related to Breonna Taylor's death: (all times EDT)
Ginsburg is first woman to lie in state at US Capitol
Capping days of commemorations of her extraordinary life, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg becomes the first woman in American history to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol.
In despair, protesters take to streets for Breonna Taylor
Some of them raised their fists and called out "Black lives matter!" Others tended to the letters, flowers and signs grouped together in a square in downtown Louisville. All of them said her name: Breonna Taylor.
GOP duo reshapes Montana politics to match Trump's vision
Steve Daines is the affable one, the smiler, a consummate salesman who parlayed his corporate success into a meteoric rise through Montana politics and a seat in the U.S. Senate.
Fight over Trump tax returns goes to appeals court— again
A federal appeals court is set to hear arguments Friday in President Donald Trump's long-running fight to prevent a top New York prosecutor from getting his tax returns.
Trump infuses politics into his choice for the Supreme Court
President Donald Trump is infusing deliberations over his coming nomination of a new Supreme Court justice with political meaning as he aims to maximize the benefit before Nov. 3 and even secure an electoral backstop should the result be contested.
Biden's Scranton vs. Park Ave. appeal targets working class
Joe Biden stood on the floor of a Wisconsin aluminum plant this week, shed the trappings of his decades in national politics and then took…
Today in History
Today in HistoryToday is Friday, Sept. 25, the 269th day of 2020. There are 97 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Sept. 25,…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Badger 5' game
MADISON, Wis. _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Badger 5" game were:12-15-17-28-31(twelve, fifteen, seventeen, twenty-eight, thirty-one)Estimated jackpot: $18,000¶ Maximum…
Hearing seeks to move protest shooter for trial in Wisconsin
A 17-year-old accused of killing two protesters days after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, faces a hearing Friday on whether he…