FOREST CITY, Iowa (AP) — Officials in northern Iowa are concerned that highly intoxicated inmates are being turned away from a new county jail, a policy the sheriff says has been implemented because of liability concerns.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — An advisory board does not like plans to ship uranium from Germany into South Carolina.
LONDON (AP) — London police have arrested a 65-year old woman contracted to work for the British government on suspicion of violating the Official Secrets Act.
NEW YORK (AP) — Sonic says there's been some "unusual activity" on credit cards used at some of its restaurants.
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has completed the massive task of destroying its Cold War-era chemical weapons stockpiles, winning praise from an international chemical weapons watchdog.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Xcel Energy has announced plans to build and own a 300-megawatt wind farm in Grant and Codington counties of northeastern South Dakota.
KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska city of Ketchikan has welcomed more than 1 million cruise ship visitors in a single season for the first time.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Small business owners, large corporations and the super wealthy could fare well under President Donald Trump's tax plan. The middle-class could come out ahead, too, but the plan has too many holes to determine how individual taxpayers…
HOUSTON (AP) — County officials in the Houston area have decided to spend $20 million to purchase more than 200 homes flooded during Hurricane Harvey.
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — A North Carolina man has been accused of siphoning money from his mom and not paying her nursing home bills in Iowa.
LONDON (AP) — Britain's left-wing opposition leader said Wednesday that the political center ground has shifted and his socialist ideas are "now the political mainstream."
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The Kurdish referendum on independence from Iraq was approved by more than 92 percent of voters, officials said Wednesday, as Iraq's prime minister vowed to keep his country united without resorting to the use of force.
Norwegian-Americans have a couple of good opportunities to learn about their ancestry next week. Genealogist and author Liv Marit Haakenstad of Hamar, Norway, is visiting Vernon County, and she will present programs in the area during her stay.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Latest on developments in Afghanistan (all times local):
WAVES, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on Tropical Storm Maria (all times local):
The 2017-18 theme at Queen of the Apostles Catholic School in Tomah is “family,” and it encompasses more than mother, father, sister and brother.
BARNSTABLE, Mass. (AP) — A Nantucket man who pleaded guilty to raping four women on the island has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is calling Facebook "anti-Trump." His tweet Wednesday comes days after the social media company agreed to provide material to congressional investigators probing Russia interference in the 2016 election.
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House advisers: President Trump won't back off 20 percent corporate rate and middle class tax cut.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The state board that has authority over teaching licenses says it's not legally obligated to report allegations of sexual misconduct or inappropriate behavior involving teachers to law enforcement.
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The Latest on the fallout from the independence referendum held by Iraq's Kurdish region this week, which has escalated tensions with Baghdad. (all times local):
"What's Wrong with My Marijuana Plant? A Cannabis Grower's Visual Guide to Easy Diagnosis and Organic Remedies" (Ten Speed Press, 2017), by David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth, is the fifth in their "What's Wrong With...'" series, and is one of…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on the failure of a nuclear power project in South Carolina (all times local):
MIAMI (AP) — National Hurricane Center: Maria regains strength, becomes hurricane again off North Carolina.
Among teams that have played three games this far, the 0-3 New York Giants have the worst rushing-yardage total in the NFL. Only the Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, whose Week 1 game was postponed, have fewer yards on…