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NEW YORK — Federal regulators on Thursday approved Paramount’s $8 billion merger with Skydance, clearing the way to close a deal that combined Hollywood glitz with political intrigue.

Jeffrey Rupnow bought the handgun his daughter used in the shooting and enrolled her in a local gun club to teach her safe handling of the weapon.

Top: Olivia Lohan, 7, enjoys an up-close look at a Red-Spotted Purple butterfly during a visit to Olbrich Botanical Gardens’ Blooming Butterflies exhibit at the Bolz Conservatory in Madison on Tuesday. Also joining her are her brother, Adrian Rinden, 10,…

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department’s No. 2 official met Thursday with Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned former girlfriend of financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Austin Rapp fired away from 3, and more notes from likely the last look at the Badgers until the preseason.

NEW YORK — Wall Street inched to more records Thursday as gains for Alphabet and artificial-intelligence stocks helped make up for Tesla’s steep tumble.

WAGENER, Walter Lee, 89

Brandi Grayson-Tuck is the founder and CEO of Urban Triage.

Evers’ eagerly awaited announcement was the political equivalent of firing the starting pistol in next year’s race for governor.

Thursday's announcement sets the stage for the first open race for Wisconsin's executive office in 16 years.

The man said he was threatened by a group of people in a nearby pickup who stole his wallet and keys when a man pulled out a set of brass knuckles.

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Hulk Hogan, a mustachioed, headscarf-wearing icon in professional wrestling who turned the sport into a massive business and cultural touchstone, died Thursday at age 71, Florida police said.

Local nonprofit Operation Fresh Start has stepped up to help young people through depression, anxiety, homelessness and other struggles that impact their mental health.

NEW YORK — The fertility rate in the U.S. dropped to an all-time low in 2024 with less than 1.6 kids per woman, new federal data released Thursday shows.

The investigation determined that the incident stemmed from an earlier altercation between two groups on State Street, UW police said.

The Republican Party has a long history of opposing "onerous" government regulations on businesses. But their latest budget bill adds numerous hurdles and hoops to jump through for poor people trying to access the government benefits they are entitled to.

Big Ten coaches shared their thoughts on how to curb player tampering and if it's possible without binding contracts for athletes during the conference's media days this week.

The burglary happened overnight July 9, and the suspect is described as slim with a muscular build, about 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-10 and 160 to 180 pounds.

The H.H. Bennett Studio and Museum holds many works of the 19th-century photographer, including about 5,000 glass plate negatives.

Madison-based EnsoData’s latest growth arrives at an auspicious time for AI in medicine.