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New York Daily News: On birthright citizenship, Donald Trump can't trump the U.S. Constitution

Tue, 01/21/2025 - 6:40pm
President Donald Trump on Monday took an oath to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States” and then promptly broke that oath by seeking to revoke the first sentence of the 14th Amendment: “All persons born or…

Trump pardons upend massive Jan. 6 prosecution

Tue, 01/21/2025 - 4:37pm
WASHINGTON — Rioters locked up for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol were released while judges began dismissing dozens of pending cases Tuesday after President Donald Trump’s sweeping grant of clemency to all 1,500-plus…

Sometimes-boyfriend charged in Sun Prairie woman's murder

Tue, 01/21/2025 - 4:25pm
Ingrid I. Valverde-Ponce may have been pregnant at the time of her death.

Wall Street begins Trump's second term with gains

Tue, 01/21/2025 - 3:58pm
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks rose Tuesday after more companies said they made bigger profits at the end of last year than analysts expected and as Treasury yields eased.

Because it's Wisconsin, these people spent a sub-zero Tuesday outdoors

Tue, 01/21/2025 - 3:49pm
Some were outside because their jobs required it. Others just because they're from Wisconsin.

Wisconsin AG Josh Kaul joins lawsuit challenging Trump's order on birthright citizenship

Tue, 01/21/2025 - 3:30pm
The lawsuit is one of several expected battles in states like Wisconsin, where Democrats seek to push back against Trump's second-term agenda — particularly on immigration issues.

Obituary index for Wed., Jan. 22

Tue, 01/21/2025 - 3:20pm
BIRRENKOTT, LaVerne “Vern,” 92

Garth Hudson, last surviving member of The Band, dies at 87

Tue, 01/21/2025 - 2:50pm
NEW YORK — Garth Hudson, The Band’s virtuoso keyboardist and all-around musician who drew from a unique palette of sounds and styles to add a conversational touch to such rock standards as “Up on Cripple Creek,” “The Weight” and “Rag…

Trump moves to revoke clearances of ex-intel officials

Tue, 01/21/2025 - 1:53pm
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says his administration will move to revoke the security clearances of the more than four dozen former intelligence officials who signed a 2020 letter saying the Hunter Biden laptop saga bore the hallmarks of a…

Need to get warm? Here's where you can go in Madison to get out of the cold

Tue, 01/21/2025 - 1:15pm
Madison area homeless shelters are allowing all guests to stay until the cold weather breaks at the end of this week.

Vehicle, buildings struck by gunshots on East Side

Tue, 01/21/2025 - 12:35pm
No injuries were reported and the investigation is continuing.

These were the most popular pet names at UW's vet clinic last year

Tue, 01/21/2025 - 12:20pm
Two top cat names also appear on the list of most popular baby names at Madison hospitals.

Multiple people report gunshots on Madison’s East Side

Tue, 01/21/2025 - 12:10pm
Officers were sent to the 3000 block of Webb Avenue around 12:10 a.m. on Monday to investigate the reports.

Madison police investigating gunshots reported on Southwest Side

Tue, 01/21/2025 - 11:50am
No injuries were reported.

Madison-area screenwriter helped write Packers-themed movie opening nationally Jan. 31

Tue, 01/21/2025 - 11:30am
"It's a love letter to small town Wisconsin and rural Wisconsin," said screenwriter Michael Graf, who lives in Cottage Grove.

2 vehicles damaged in shooting on Madison's East Side

Tue, 01/21/2025 - 11:20am
Officers were sent to the 3100 block of Worthington Avenue around 7:15 p.m. Monday after gunshots were reported.

Migrants stranded when thousands of appointments to enter the US are canceled

Tue, 01/21/2025 - 10:54am
TIJUANA, Mexico — They came from Haiti, Venezuela and around the world, pulling small rolling suitcases crammed with clothing and stuffed animals to occupy their children. They clutched cellphones showing that after months of waiting they had appointments — finally…

Woman rescued after falling though Lake Monona ice near warned area

Tue, 01/21/2025 - 10:25am
The woman said she fell through the ice while she was “ice skating on her shoes.”

Duplex fire in Janesville does $50,000 damage, no injuries reported

Tue, 01/21/2025 - 9:55am
The fire was determined to be accidental.

Extreme cold likely to delay trash and recycling collection for some Madison residents

Tue, 01/21/2025 - 9:10am
Those who don’t get their scheduled collection on Tuesday will have it done on Wednesday, so carts should be left out.

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