Eagerly awaited redistricting reports that will reshape Wisconsin Legislature are due

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Eagerly awaited redistricting reports that will recommend new maps expected to reshape the balance of power in the Wisconsin Legislature are due to the state Supreme Court on Thursday. The political stakes are
New Jersey denies bulkhead for shore town with wrecked sand dunes

NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey is refusing to allow a shore town whose sand dunes have washed away in places to build a bulkhead to protect itself, ruling that no one is in imminent danger.
Annette Bening named Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Annette Bening, a two-time Golden Globe winner who recently received her fifth Oscar nomination, was named Thursday as the 2024 Woman of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals. The Pudding is
Jury hears that Michigan school shooter blamed parents for not getting him help

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A teenager described a plan to shoot up his Michigan school in a personal journal, writing that his parents wouldn’t listen to his pleas for help, according to evidence presented Thursday at his
Christian County Bridge To Close Soon

(KTTS News) — The Green Bridge in Christian County will close next week. The Christian County Highway Department says the Green Bridge will close next Thursday, February 8. MoDOT says the bridge is no longer safe to
Pentagon chief says should have handled cancer diagnosis better

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday that his recent cancer diagnosis shook him but he should have notified President Joe Biden and the public about it. “I did not handle this right,”
Missouri Joins Other States In Battle Over Illegal Immigration

(KTTS News) — The state of Missouri has joined 26 other states in support of moves by Texas to curb illegal immigration. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey made the announcement this week. The states sent a letter
Biden will issue an executive order targeting Israeli settlers who attack Palestinians in West Bank

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to issue an executive order targeting Israeli settlers in the West Bank who have been attacking Palestinians in the occupied territory, according to four people familiar with the matter.
Russian court extends detention of Russian-US journalist

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court on Thursday ordered a detained Russian-American journalist to be held in jail for two more months pending her trial on charges of failing to register as a foreign agent. Alsu Kurmasheva,
Songs by Taylor Swift, Drake and more are starting to disappear from TikTok. Here’s why

NEW YORK (AP) — TikTok may look (or sound) a little different when you scroll through the app going forward. Earlier this week, Universal Music Group — which represents big-name artists like Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny and