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Far offshore and a mile deep in the dark world below the Gulf of Mexico, the catastrophic BP oil spill of 2010 did untold damage on the ocean floor.

Stephen Hawking understands the workings of the universe -- but says he cannot fathom the popularity of Donald Trump.

Iraqi forces have started pushing into Fallujah as part of the ongoing operation to oust Islamic State militants from this city west of Baghdad.

Police say a woman struggled in vain to drag her friend from a crocodile's jaws during a late night swim off a northeast Australian beach.

A witness present at the Cincinnati Zoo says the 450-pound gorilla that was shot and killed after a 4-year-old boy fell into his enclosure was not "hurting" the boy, but instead seemed to be "protecting him."

Mary Alice Horrigan stood in a knee-deep sea of 10,000 U.S. flags planted on the National Mall -- each one representing 100 American soldiers killed in action -- a total of over one million fallen heroes since the founding of the United States.

A Houston police spokesman says two constable deputies injured while responding to a shootout at an auto shop have been released from the hospital.

The Wisconsin DNR will be patrolling the waters all summer, so before you head out, make sure you have all the paperwork and equipment you need on board with you to stay safe and avoid potential citations. 

Authorities say a 90-year-old Monroe man was killed in an all-terrain vehicle accident on private property north of Newton Lake.

A 57-year-old man is dead after an ATV crash in the Township of Tomahawk on Saturday, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office.

Wisconsin employers vastly overpaid for unemployment-related costs during the Great Recession because the state wasn't adequately prepared.

A home in the Town of Berlin is now considered a total loss after a fire left behind more than $100,000 in damages. 

The Adventure Challenge, a race that involves different sports and activities, held a competition in Rib Mountain on Saturday as part of the Badger State Games. 

Weather officials are reporting varying degrees of storm damage across southwestern Wisconsin.  

A little rain couldn't hold down Wausau's Memorial Day parade on Saturday, which honored Central Wisconsin veterans while remembering the lives lost in service. 

 Police in Janesville have identified the body of a man who apparently jumped from a bridge into the Rock River.

One of the world's largest airplanes is sitting on the tarmac in La Crosse.

Police in Appleton say an officer and a bystander have been shot trying to stop a gas station robbery suspect.

An eastern Wisconsin village is picking up the pieces after a tornado struck its downtown.

A report obtained by a newspaper says replacing water pipes due to the lead-tainted crisis in Flint could be at least twice the price of previous estimates.