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Biden heads into a make-or-break stretch for his imperiled presidential campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday opened a critical stretch in his effort to salvage his imperiled reelection campaign, facing a growing sense that he may have just days to make a persuasive case that he is fit for office before Democratic support for him completely evaporates. ...
Biden at 81: Often sharp and focused but sometimes confused and forgetful
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's conduct behind closed doors, in the Oval Office, on Air Force One and in meetings around the world is described in the same dual way by those who regularly see him in action. He is often sharp and focused. But he also has moments,...
Man hurt when home in rural Wisconsin explodes has died, authorities say
LAFAYETTE, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man who was pulled out of his home after it exploded has died, authorities said Wednesday. The Walworth County sheriff's office identified the victim as Leland Holden in a post on its Facebook page. Holden, 68, was found Tuesday...
Democrat Dora Drake wins open seat in Wisconsin state Senate
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Democratic state representative has won an open seat in the Wisconsin state Senate. Unofficial results from a primary Tuesday in the 4th Senate District show that state Rep. Dora Drake defeated fellow Democratic state Rep. LaKeisha Myers, with 65% of the vote....
Authorities, churches identify 6 family members killed in Wisconsin house fire
MAUSTON, Wis. (AP) — The six family members who died in a Wisconsin house fire were a former pastor, two of his daughters and three of his granddaughters, authorities and church officials said. The Juneau County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Tuesday that 66-year-old...
Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider whether 175-year-old law bans abortion
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court decided Tuesday to consider two challenges to a 175-year-old law that conservatives maintain bans abortion without letting the cases wind through lower courts. Abortion advocates stand an excellent chance of prevailing in both cases...
6 people killed in Wisconsin house fire
NECEDAH, Wis. (AP) — A house fire in Wisconsin killed six family members, authorities said Monday, adding that early indications are that the blaze was accidental. Emergency responders were called to a house fire in Necedah around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, according to a...
GOP lawmakers in Wisconsin appeal ruling allowing disabled people to obtain ballots electronically
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican legislators in battleground state Wisconsin on Friday appealed a ruling that allows disabled people to download absentee ballots at home in November's presidential election. Disability Rights Wisconsin the League of Women Voters and four disabled...
Biden's debate performance leaves down-ballot Democrats anxious — and quiet
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s unsteady debate performance reverberated among candidates up and down the November ballot on Friday, but nervous Democratic candidates mostly kept their discomfort to themselves or downplayed it, even as gleeful Republicans looked to seize the...
Prosecutors charge second inmate in assault that left Wisconsin youth prison counselor brain-dead
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors charged a second inmate Thursday in connection with a fight that left a counselor at Wisconsin’s youth prison brain-dead. Online court records show 17-year-old Rian Nyblom was charged in Lincoln County Circuit Court with being a party to felony...
