The U.S. State Department has issued a strongly worded and unusually detailed travel warning for North Korea, pointing to rising tensions on the divided peninsula and the detention of several foreigners in recent years.
The Los Angeles Unified School District has agreed to pay $88 million to settle teacher sex-abuse lawsuits involving 30 children and their families at two elementary schools, plaintiffs' attorneys announced Monday
US Republican Party presidential hopeful Donald Trump will meet former State Secretary Henry Kissinger as he seeks to develop his foreign policy, local media reported.
The Angels' owner had zipped up the team wallet. But the team desperately needed a pitcher, so management gambled on a fragile arm. The arm belonged to a former Cy Young winner, a guy who inspired a city, wore multiple World Series championship rings and drew raves from teammates for his accountability...
Ray Fair of Yale University says that if his election forecasting model is correct, the Republican nominee is likely to win the presidency by a convincing margin. John Sides of George Washington University agrees; the “fundamentals,” he says, give the…
In just a few days, thousands of young adults will receive their college diploma, a firm handshake and a few last words of wisdom before they set off to achieve the American Dream. But for many, those dreams are often…
One of the most sobering things you can do is watch as every second the national debt clock ticks up. This debt is not just going to magically go away; we must start taking action to address the problem.
Every April during Alcohol Awareness Month, someone representing the beer, wine and liquor industry writes a letter to the editor, which, in some way, forewarns citizens to be wary of efforts to increase alcohol taxes and sends it to various…
Outstanding show! If you missed the opening weekend of "Billy Elliot" at the La Crosse Community Theatre, you missed a fantastic performance. The musical itself is terrific, and the cast did an outstanding job transporting the audience to London where…
We would like to publicly thank University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow, UW-L faculty and staff, and the entire La Crosse community for all that you have done these past four years for our daughter, Hayley Powers. Hayley graduated…
Coulee Region RSVP thanks the “celebrity contestants” and students who participated in the eighth annual “Who Will Be Smarter than a Fifth Grader?” and the sponsors and supporters for helping make this event another record breaker. With the help of…
Midwest AgEnergy Group, which owns Blue Flint Ethanol plant in Underwood and Dakota Spirit AgEnergy in Spiritwood, named Jeff Zueger as its CEO.
Stephen Curry is clearly not yet all the way back.
The forecast hit to the U.K. economy from leaving the European Union is "rotten propaganda," an ex-U.K. finance minister has told CNBC.
DEN HAAG (ANP) - Werknemers met een flexibel dienstverband blijven vaker aan het werk dan twee jaar geleden. Ook lukt het ze vaker om een vaste aanstelling in de wacht te slepen. Dat blijkt dinsdag uit cijfers van het Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS).
A judge said Monday she's inclined to believe the U.S. government when it says a Vietnamese man plotted to carry out a suicide bombing of London's Heathrow Airport.
At least 20 Taliban insurgents were killed in a drone strike in northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan, local officials said. The airstrike was carried out earlier today in Dasht-e-Archi district targeting two vehicles of the Taliban insurgents. Provincial police spokesman Hejratullah Akbari said the two vehicles were targeted around 10:00 am local time in Mullah Read the full article...
China's ICBC Standard Bank, the world's biggest bank by assets, agrees to buy a massive vault in London as it looks to grow its gold and precious metals business.
SEATTLE (AP) — One of two brothers who were charged with first-degree murder in the presumed killing of a missing Washington state couple was taken into custody Monday in San Diego, authorities said. Detectives concluded the couple had been killed after they searched the vehicles and the home near the couple's where John Reed recently lived. Surveillance video linked the Reed brothers to the dumping of the couple's cars over an embankment north of Seattle, authorities said. Tony Reed has dozens... Читать дальше...
Britain hasn't had a referendum on its membership of the European Union for 40 years. During that time, the EU has profoundly changed.
Penguins rookie goaltender Matt Murray overcame a shaky start to finish with 19 saves as Pittsburgh improved to 3-1 in overtime during the playoffs. Tampa Bay’s Anton Stralman scored in his return to the lineup from a fractured left leg and Jonathan Drouin picked up his second goal in two games, but the Lightning lost for just the third time in 12 postseason games. Stralman collected a cross-ice feed from Jonathan Marchessault and lifted the puck over Murray’s outstretched glove to cut the lead... Читать дальше...
By Alan Robinson, The Sports Xchange
PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan shortened his bench late in the game to get star Sidney Crosby going.
Crimean Prime Minister Sergei Aksenov said that many foreign investors are working in Crimea, choosing not to advertise it.
The Deep Space Network is managed and directed by the Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program office, created on May 16, 2006.