NEW YORK U.S. stocks extended their slide Tuesday, as the global bond selloff deepened and crude prices spiked amid fading hopes for a near-term solution to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.

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The Legislature's budget committee on Tuesday gave final approval to sell a pair of aging state-owned Downtown office buildings setting the stage for a developer's plan to convert the 2.5-acre block to a mix of apartments and commercial space.

There's a lot of prep work into getting schools ready for another year.

Madison's Finance Committee advanced a proposal Monday to provide $100,000 in financial relief to merchants near the intersection of Williamson and South Baldwin streets, a third of what was originally proposed.

Golf for the Future started by raising $85,000 for the Wisconsin Dells High School band in 2011.

Holmen High School Marching Band is seeking community support as it aims to replace its 23-year-old uniforms.

Numerous thunderstorms are possible Thursday and Friday.

Iran attacked Jordan, Kuwait and the UAE, claiming retaliation for the latest U.S. strikes as the war in the Middle East ramps back up.

The Chicago area will have another day of hot weather Wednesday.

Labor Day weekend is almost here and travelers across the country are gearing up to head to the airport or hit the highway for the last vacation of the summer.

There's a large police investigation at a home in Frankfort Wednesday morning.

In his op-ed “Why can’t we fix the oil problem?” (Aug. 17, TribLive) Cal Thomas decries our dependence on foreign oil. Me too.

Cathie Muzelak wants answers to why she’s sick.

Sharpsburg’s most famous son, H.J. Heinz, and his historic Point Breeze mansion, Greenlawn, will be highlighted during a free presentation by a former Heinz family staffer.

Five of 14 defendants in the Penn State fraternity cocaine ring scandal are scheduled to appear in court Wednesday morning for preliminary hearings.

Hempfield officials are looking at creating rules to address stray cats after residents of one neighborhood have repeatedly brought concerns to supervisors.

Colleges are finding that an outright ban of artificial intelligence in writing assignments is a losing game.

A local nonprofit and two Upper Burrell residents contend TEC­fusions didn’t go through the proper local zoning approval process to build and operate its data center in the township, so they filed a land use appeal against the township and its board of supervisors.

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, Sept. 2:

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The August rain was tough on companies that depend on outdoor work to survive.

Knives are everywhere and always have been.