Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, who was a key part of the Grateful Dead during their best years in the 1970s, has died. Donna also provided backing vocals on such 1960s classics as “Suspicious Minds” and “When a Man Loves a Woman.” She was 78. apnews.com/article/donn...

Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, Grateful Dead singer, dies at 78

Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, known for her soulful mezzo-soprano voice, has died at 78. A spokesperson confirmed Godchaux-MacKay died Sunday at Alive Hospice in Nashville after having cancer.

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Without Gordon Lightfoot's song, the Edmund Fitzgerald could have faded from memory along with the names of the roughly 6,500 other ships that went down in the Great Lakes before it. apnews.com/article/wrec...

Without the song, 'The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald' may have been largely forgotten

Without Gordon Lightfoot’s song, the Edmund Fitzgerald could have faded from memory along with the names of the roughly 6,500 other ships that went down in the Great Lakes before it.

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Spend enough time along the shores of Lake Superior and it won’t be long before there’s some reminder of what happened “when the gales of November came early.” apnews.com/article/edmu...

A Republican manufacturer running for governor in Wisconsin as a conservative supporter of “family values” and President Donald Trump followed numerous sexually explicit accounts online, including a nonbinary pornography performer. apnews.com/article/wisc...

Trump backer running for Wisconsin governor followed sexually explicit accounts online

A Republican manufacturer running for governor in Wisconsin as a conservative supporter of “family values” and President Donald Trump followed numerous sexually explicit accounts online, including a n...

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Wisconsin state Sen. @senkeldaroys.bsky.social, who came in third in the Democratic primary for governor in 2018, is running again. She says in her campaign launch video that “extremists” like President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk are putting democracy at risk apnews.com/article/wisc...

Wisconsin Democrat Kelda Roys launches run for governor against 'extremists'

A Wisconsin state senator who came in third in the Democratic primary for governor in 2018 is running again.

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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers' decision not to seek a third term sets off a scramble to replace him in the battleground state's first open race for governor in 16 years: apnews.com/article/wisc...

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers says he won't seek third term in battleground Wisconsin

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers of Wisconsin will not seek a third term in 2026, creating the first open race for governor in the battleground state in 16 years.

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Wisconsin budget deal brokered by Gov. Tony Evers, legislative Republicans and Senate Democrats passes major hurdle just hours after compromise is announced. Full Legislature scheduled to take it up tomorrow: apnews.com/article/wisc...

Wisconsin budget deal cuts taxes and boosts university funding

A budget deal brokered by Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republicans who control the state Legislature has cleared a key hurdle just hours after it was made public.

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Things to know about the budget deal reached between Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, Republican legislative leaders and Senate Democrats whose votes are expected to be needed to pass the two-year spending deal: apnews.com/article/wisc...

Wisconsin's Democratic governor reaches budget deal with Republicans to cut taxes, fund university

Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republicans who control the state Legislature have reached a deal on a new two-year budget.

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With the Legislature's budget committee scheduled to finish up its work tomorrow, and the Republican-controlled Legislature scheduling an extraordinary session starting Wednesday, it appears there could be a budget deal that could pass before the July 4 holiday.

BREAKING: The liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to hear a challenge brought by Democrats seeking to throw out the battleground state’s current congressional district boundaries before the 2026 midterms. apnews.com/article/wisc...

Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to hear a challenge to the state's congressional district boundaries

The liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court has refused to hear challenges brought by Democrats seeking to throw out the battleground state’s current congressional district boundaries before the 20...

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A unanimous Wisconsin Supreme Court handed a victory to the Republican-controlled Legislature on Wednesday in a power struggle with Democratic Gov. Tony Evers Conservative Justice Rebecca Bradley wrote the opinion, which reins in Evers' veto power apnews.com/article/wisc...

Wisconsin Supreme Court sides with Republican Legislature in fight with governor

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has handed a victory to the Republican-controlled Legislature in a power struggle with Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Early US intelligence report suggests US strikes only set back Iran’s nuclear program by a few months, AP sources say

The Wisconsin Supreme Court delivered a victory for environmentalists on Tuesday in the fight over “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. The liberal-controlled court ruled that state regulators can force landowners to clean up emerging pollutants such as PFAS. apnews.com/article/pfas...

Wisconsin Supreme Court delivers win for environmentalists in fight over ‘forever chemicals’

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has delivered a victory for environmentalists in the battle over the regulation of “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.

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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. apnews.com/article/minn...

Lawmakers on edge as statehouse security tightens after Minnesota shootings

Anxious lawmakers are convening under heightened security in Wisconsin’s state Capitol, one of the most publicly accessible statehouses in the country.

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Threats to members of Congress are on the rise, security officials told senators on Tuesday at an emergency briefing in the wake of the killing of a Minnesota state lawmaker in her home over the weekend. apnews.com/article/minn...

Threats to lawmakers are on the rise, security officials tell senators

Threats to members of Congress are on the rise, security officials told senators at an emergency briefing in the wake of the killing of a Minnesota state lawmaker in her home over the weekend.

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President Donald Trump on Tuesday ruled out calling Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz after the targeted shootings of two state lawmakers, saying that to do so would “waste time.” One lawmaker and her husband were killed. apnews.com/article/trum...

Trump says he won't call Minnesota Gov. Walz after lawmaker shootings because it would 'waste time'

President Donald Trump says he won't call Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz after the targeted shootings of two state lawmakers because it would “waste time.”

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A unanimous Wisconsin's Supreme Court sided with the Democratic state attorney general Tuesday in a long-running battle over a law passed by Republicans who wanted to weaken the office in a lame duck legislative session more than six years ago. apnews.com/article/wisc...

Wisconsin among the states looking to tighten security, privacy for lawmakers after killings in neighboring Minnesota. There will be additional security for Wednesday's Assembly session and the state Senate is also beefing up security measures: apnews.com/article/minn...

After Minnesota shooting, some states are more tightly guarding officials' personal information

Lawmakers in some states are moving to delete their home addresses from online directories after one Minnesota legislator was killed and another wounded in their suburban Minneapolis homes last weeken...

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Politicians from all over the country were named on documents created by the man who killed a Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband. Those include U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, both Democrats, in Wisconsin, in addition to several state lawmakers apnews.com/article/minn...

What to know about the shootings of 2 Minnesota lawmakers and the arrest of Vance Boelter

The man suspected of killing one Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another is now charged with murder after police arrested him Sunday near his home after a nearly two-day search.

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Actions in recent weeks by the U.S. Department of Justice's voting section in Wisconsin and other states signal deeper changes when combined with the departures of career attorneys and decisions to drop various voting rights cases. apnews.com/article/trum...

Justice Department's early moves on voting and elections signal a shift from its traditional role

The Trump administration's Justice Department has begun targeting Democratic and presidential swing states with demands for election data or changes to voter registration procedures.

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With a massive ark and museum, Ken Ham spreads creationism a century after the Scopes monkey trial. He’s not alone.

With a massive ark and museum, he spreads creationism a century after Scopes trial. He’s not alone

The 1925 Scopes monkey trial famously put the spotlight on evolution and appeared to mark a defeat for biblical fundamentalism.

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“I know President Trump said that — America first, we’re going to help our American folks first. But we haven’t seen the federal folks down here.” apnews.com/article/fema...

While Trump overhauls FEMA, Mississippi tornado survivors await assistance

Mississippi’s request for federal disaster assistance is pending more than two months after 18 tornadoes ripped through the state.

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They have some similarities, Bruce Springsteen and Donald Trump — guys in their 70s with homes in New Jersey and big constituencies among white American men middle-aged and older. And both, in very different respects, are the boss. That’s about where it ends. apnews.com/article/spri...

'Dried out prune'? 'Corrupt' and 'incompetent'? It's getting nasty between Springsteen and Trump

Bruce Springsteen and Donald Trump aren't new foes. But it's getting nasty between them. The veteran rocker took to the stage in England to denounce Trump's administration.

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The 2026 race for Wisconsin Supreme Court pits a former Democratic lawmaker who fought for abortion rights against a conservative incumbent justice who sided with President Donald Trump in a 2020 lawsuit seeking to overturn his election defeat. apnews.com/article/wisc...

Judge who previously fought for abortion rights wants to join Wisconsin Supreme Court

A Wisconsin appeals court judge who was an outspoken supporter of abortion rights in the state Legislature is running for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, in an extraordinary video, says that every American should be concerned about “chilling” suggestions from Trump's border adviser that he could be arrested over guidance issued to state employees about what to do if confronted by ICE agents apnews.com/article/wisc...

Wisconsin governor says he's not afraid after Trump official suggests possible arrest

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers says every American should be concerned about “chilling” suggestions from President Donald Trump’s top border adviser that he could be arrested over guidance the Democrat iss...

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Someone leaked a draft Wisconsin Supreme Court order on abortion. After a $165,000 probe, investigators report they can't determine who was responsible. apnews.com/4d755e07ce81...

Investigators don't know who leaked a Wisconsin Supreme Court draft abortion order

Investigators have concluded that the leak of a Wisconsin Supreme Court abortion order last year was likely deliberate, but they were unable to determine who was responsible.

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Hannah Dugan, the Milwaukee judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities, is known for running a strict courtroom while also being a familiar face in the community, particularly at interfaith events. apnews.com/article/who-...

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers tells reporters he had a "good conversation" with Republican legislative leaders last month about tax cuts. But Evers says any tax cut "has to be part of the budget," not a separate bill as Republicans have said they want to do. Evers says he wouldn't support that

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers says again today that he won't announce his decision on whether to run for a third term until after the Legislature passes a state budget. Typically that gets done in the summer, but Evers says, “The Legislature seems a little slow this time around.”