If you scroll the Facebook feed for Sen. Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green, youll see several photos of wide-eyed students grinning up from the Capitol rotunda, holding a sign saying they were welcomed by Marklein and either Rep. Todd Novak, R-Dodgeville,…

Too often, global moments are measured by lives lost -- conflicts, pandemics, natural disasters. The creation of effective, accountable and life-saving programs like the Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR); the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria;…

There would never be another war in Europe. Or so it goes. They told us the League of Nations, then the United Nations and then the European Union should ensure peace. What a bunch of baloney. You cant create institutions…

Recently we have seen mass firings of public officials, and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has used federal agencies to serve billionaires' interests rather than the publics. New federal hires will have to pass a political loyalty test.

CNN recently reported that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth suggested or maybe demanded that several U.S. Navy vessels be renamed.

I recently turned 70. Here are a few things I've learned.

In this day and age, letters to the editor are usually complaining about something or someone.

Taylor Jenkins Reid recalls a moment writing her new novel, Atmosphere: A Love Story, set against NASAs robust 1980s shuttle program, where she felt stuck. She went, where she often goes, to her husband to talk it through.

Protests are erupting in Los Angeles and other cities, with streets filled with demonstrators clashing with police. The president deployed Marines and is in a legal battle over his activation of National Guard troops.

America has a law-and-order problem. Its the president of the United States.

Renaming naval ships is costly, silly endeavor

OAKMONT, Pa. Sam Burns only wobbled twice on a soggy Oakmont course Saturday and held his nerve with a great lag from just inside 60 feet on the final hole for a 1-under 69, leaving him one round away…

MEXICO CITY Alex Bowman wasnt sure he was going to make the trip to Mexico City because of lower back pain suffered in the hardest hit of my career at Michigan last week.

INDIANAPOLIS Caitlin Clark is doubly disappointed about how the NBA Finals are going right now.

OKLAHOMA CITY The book is called The Obstacle Is the Way. Its a gift that Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault gave to Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein during a trying time this season, knowing the voracious reader would figure out…

ARLINGTON, Texas Aaron Civale joined the White Sox on Saturday, giving the right-hander a day to get to know his new Chicago teammates before starting for them after being traded from the Milwaukee Brewers.

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. Hundreds of police fanned out across a Minneapolis suburb Saturday in pursuit of a man who authorities say posed as a police officer and fatally shot a Democratic state lawmaker in her home in what Gov.…

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip At least 20 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip overnight Friday and into Saturday, according to local health officials, as the 20-month war with Hamas raged on.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates Iran and Israel traded rounds of strikes late Saturday in the latest salvo since a surprise attack a day earlier aimed at decimating Tehrans rapidly advancing nuclear program.

Charged in incident is Joseph R. Checklick Jr., 21, accused of intentionally accelerating his vehicle into the dispersing crowd, striking at least one person.

More Klarna customers are having trouble repaying their buy now, pay later loans, the short-term lender recently said. The disclosure corresponded with reports by lending platforms Bankrate and LendingTree, which cited an increasing share of all buy now, pay later…

President Donald Trumps deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles to stop protests against his immigration crackdown isnt the first time an elected U.S. official sent troops to thwart unrest over civil rights.

Ten years ago this month, Misty Copeland sat in front of a hastily arranged news conference at American Ballet Theatre, fighting back tears of pride over her new role: principal dancer.