Summer will make a dramatic entrance in the U.S. this week with a heat dome that will bring stifling temperatures and uncomfortable humidity to millions. The heat will be particularly worrisome this weekend across wide stretches of Nebraska, Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa, where forecasters are ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Anxious lawmakers convened Wednesday under heightened security in Wisconsin’s state Capitol, one of the most publicly accessible statehouses in the country, days after a legislator and her husband in neighboring Minnesota were shot and killed at their home and others ...
DALLAS (AP) — The origin of the Juneteenth celebrations marking the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued as Union troops arrived in Texas at the end of the Civil War. It declared that all enslaved people in the state were free and had “absolute equality.” Word quickly ...
KINGSFORD — A friendly — and sassy — West Highland white terrier named Jordy is the new Daily News Pet Idol. Jordy, a 3-year-old crammed full of personality, is owned by Paul and Sheri Simone of Kingsford. “I thought it was a nice idea because you raise money for the Daily ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — A plaque will be installed on Millie Hill in Iron Mountain to summarize a painful chapter in the region’s history — a Ku Klux Klan cross burning that took place at the site in 1924. The plaque, funded by Christians for Racial Understanding: Community for All, follows up ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials expect inflation to worsen in the coming months but they still foresee two interest rate cuts by the end of this year, the same as they projected in March. The Fed kept its key rate unchanged for the fourth straight meeting Wednesday, and said the ...