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Report: Employers added 178,000 jobs in March

Business

WASHINGTON (AP) — American employers added a surprisingly strong 178,000 new jobs last month, rebounding from a dismal February. And the unemployment rate dipped to 4.3%. The Labor Department reported Friday that hiring marked a turnaround from the loss of 133,000 jobs in February. The ...

Pope Leo XIV carries cross for full Good Friday procession

International News

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV lifted a wooden cross and held it aloft from his waist at the start of the 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at the Colosseum on his first Good Friday as pontiff, marking the first time in decades that a pope has set out to carry the cross to every station. "I ...

Report: UW leaders looking to oust system president

Local News

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The president of the University of Wisconsin system said in letters obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday that he has been told to either resign or be fired, but has been given no reason and won't step aside. Jay Rothman, president of the multicampus ...

Changes coming to Wild Rivers Invasive Species Coalition

Local News

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Wild Rivers Invasive Species Coalition will become a non-profit with a new name later this year using a $70,000 state grant to help make the transition. The group will share in a total of $2.4 million that the Michigan Invasive Species Grant Program recently awarded to ...

Trump says US will ‘finish the job’ soon in Iran

Local News

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said U.S. forces will "finish the job" in Iran soon as "core strategic objectives are nearing completion," offering a full-throated defense of the war Wednesday night in his first national address since the conflict began more than a month ago. He ...

Niagara to apply for CDBG for sewer, water main work

Local News

NIAGARA, Wis. — The City of Niagara will seek a Community Development Block Grant to help pay for a sewer and water main project involving three streets. Cedar Corporation of Green Bay, Wis., is working with the city to help secure the funding to replace 1.25 miles of aging water main and ...