BEIJING (AP) — China said Saturday that it will not renew press credentials for a French journalist, effectively expelling her following a harsh media campaign against her for questioning the …
LONDON (AP) — In Britain and other countries like Australia and Canada, the day after Christmas is a secular national holiday known as Boxing Day. Here's a brief look at some theories about ho…
BEIRUT (AP) — Militant groups in Syria on Saturday mourned the death of a powerful rebel commander who was killed in an airstrike near Damascus — a high-profile assassination that may shift th…
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — At least 12 people were injured in eastern Nangarhar province after an earthquake jolted Afghanistan just before midnight Friday, officials said on Saturday.
HOUSTON, Minn. — The International Owl Center is hosting the New Year’s Eve Owl Prowl at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the center at 126 E. Cedar St.
The Madison Democrat sat down with the Capital Times for an end-of-year interview.
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Dozens of people are missing and feared dead after a landslide struck a remote jade mining region in northern Myanmar, the second such incident in a month, officials sai…
ISTANBUL (AP) — Tens of thousands of civilians in southeast Turkey have been caught in the middle as government forces and Kurdish militants battle it out in urban areas — violence that has sh…
Birmingham, Alabama, is struck by tornado in the latest Christmas week storm for the SouthThe Latest: Alabama pastor tries to salvage what's left of church after it collapses in stormLate-nigh…
It’s never too early to look ahead at next season.
Kelly Sheffield can pretty much sum up the state of his University of Wisconsin volleyball program in one three-letter word: “Yet.”
VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a fast-moving brush fire near Ventura has led to the closure of a stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A rare book containing what is believed to be the world's first printed maps is on display at the James Ford Bell Library at the University of Minnesota.
POMONA, Calif. (AP) — Police are searching for a 51-year-old man they say burned a woman to death on Friday after he poured gasoline on her and set her ablaze.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — When international negotiators reached a first-of-its kind climate change agreement in Paris this month, the United Nations' normally low-key leader, Ban Ki-moon, celebra…
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police says officers have shot dead a Palestinian who tried to stab them in Jerusalem.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Christmas brought snow to Reno and flurries to Las Vegas as wintery weather swept east from the Sierra Nevada.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Paul and the rest of the Los Angeles Clippers' starters thought they were done after three quarters. Despite a 28-point lead, they were wrong.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Chip Kelly made it clear when he arrived in the NFL that he wanted players to do things his way.
SYDNEY (AP) — More than 100 homes have been destroyed by a Christmas Day wildfire that tore through a stretch of coastline popular with tourists in southern Australia.
AMBOY, Minn. (AP) — It was a Christmas classic, but as a child it always made Jody Thisted cry.
The Christmas holiday is behind us. By now we’ve received all of our gifts, taken them out of their boxes and showed them off to our friends and family.
OSSIAN, Iowa — Eunice Frommelt, 101, of Ossian died Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015, at Ossian Senior Hospice, Ossian. Arrangements are pending with Schmitz-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Ossian.
VIROQUA — Duane A. Simonson, 58, of Viroqua died Dec. 22, 2015. Services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Kickapoo United Lutheran Church, with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation 1 to 3 p.m. Su…
SOLDIERS GROVE — Derrold Wayne Hartley, 91, of Soldiers Grove passed away Dec. 25, 2015, at Bland Bekkedal Center for Hospice Care in Viroqua, after a short illness.
