SAN FRANCISCO — Rat poison is contaminating threatened northern spotted owls in California forests, and marijuana farms appear to be to blame, according to a study...
MILWAUKEE — The next phase in data collection is right under your feet. Online clicks give retailers valuable insight into consumer behavior, but what can they...
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota is expected to see more strong growth in solar energy. Growth this year is expected after state added enough solar panels...
WASHINGTON — Federal scientists have determined that a family of widely used pesticides poses a threat to dozens of endangered and threatened species, including Pacific salmon,...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump is defending himself anew against accusations that he is racist, this time after recent disparaging comments about Haiti...
LOS ANGELES — Comedian Aziz Ansari has responded to allegations of sexual misconduct by a woman he dated last year. Ansari said in a statement Sunday...
LODI, Wis. — Vincent Breunig admits being surprised when, in 1999, he and his wife, Melanie, learned their pregnancy would be twice the fun. Their twin...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump often brags that he’s done more in his first year in office than any other president. That’s a spectacular stretch....
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer brokered a $130,000 payment to a porn star to prevent her from publicly discussing an alleged sexual encounter with...
WASHINGTON — Republicans who spent the early months of 2017 working with Democrats on investigations into Russian interference in U.S. elections have pivoted as the new...
WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department has paid out almost $300,000 in taxpayer funds to settle claims brought against congressional offices since 2003, including claims of sexual...
NEW YORK — For some Walmart employees, the day brought news of a pay raise. Others learned they were out of a job. Walmart said Thursday...
State lawmakers across the country have been accused of sexual harassment or misconduct over the past year as part of a national reckoning on the topic....
MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin Ethics Commission audit has determined that more than 14 percent of the state’s lobbyists may be engaging in unauthorized lobbying. The commission...
MADISON, Wis. — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says a bill that would allow developers to fill state wetlands without a permit should pass the chamber but...
SPARTA, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Justice has released the name of a 21-year-old Sparta man who was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy. The DOJ...
WASHINGTON — In bluntly vulgar language, President Donald Trump questioned Thursday why the U.S. would accept more immigrants from Haiti and “shithole countries” in Africa rather...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A gruff, no-nonsense Alaska lawmaker who once called the lieutenant governor “Captain Zero” and told a female colleague she didn’t know what she...
WASHINGTON — In the early days of the Trump administration, the head of one of America’s largest coal companies sent a four-page “action plan” to the...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama, seeking the fast lane in its bid to become a major auto making hub in the South, has landed a coveted $1.6...