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A childless Bosnian couple have staged and attended their own funeral saying they wanted it to be an opportunity to celebrate life with friends and family.

An 18-year-old man is accused of luring four children under age 10 into an apartment above a vacant Green Bay restaurant, assaulting two of them and setting the building on fire.

By The Associated Press A magnitude 6 earthquake shook central Italy early on Wednesday, followed hours later by a magnitude 6.8 temblor in Myanmar. Here is a list of some of the world's deadliest...

A strong earthquake in central Italy reduced three towns to rubble as people slept early Wednesday, with reports that as many as 50 people were killed and hundreds injured as rescue crews raced to dig out survivors.

A Hawaii woman has won more than $10 million playing the penny slots in Las Vegas. 

BANGKOK (AP) -- Officials say a powerful earthquake measuring a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has shaken central Myanmar. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit Wednesday afternoon and was centered about 15 miles west of Chauk, an area west of the ancient capital of Bagan.

The results are in. With the wildly popular "Hunger Games" franchise and a reportedly generous advance for her role in the upcoming film "Passengers," Jennifer Lawrence has earned herself the title of the world's highest paid actress.

An elementary school teacher in Texas has decided to completely do away with homework.

Two Harvard scholars say the next U.S. president should recruit a team of top historians to help make major decisions.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude estimated at 6.1 has rattled Rome and central Italy in the middle of the night.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkey's prime minister's office says the Turkish military and the U.S.-backed coalition forces have launched an operation to clear a Syrian border town from Islamic State militants. 

PATTANI, Thailand (AP) -- Officials say two bombs have exploded near a hotel in southern Thailand, killing one employee and injuring 29 others. 

Mike McCarthy wants Aaron Rodgers to play in the Packers third preseason game on Friday. The quarterback expects to play. Still, there's no certainty that it will happen.

The Marathon County board passed a $25 wheel tax Tuesday night.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- New state regulations designed to retain teachers are going into effect. 

Wausau City Council members voted to  The city was looking to add on a $20 wheel tax to the yearly license plate registration.

The Northland Pines school district may have a new drug-testing policy for their students this fall.  

It may only be August, but Halloween is on the mind. Halloween Express opened its doors in the Wausau area for the first time Tuesday.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) -- A New Jersey judge has heard arguments from an attorney representing a Florida woman seeking a new trial after she was convicted of killing her 5-year-old son in 1991.

Around a dozen Downtown Marshfield business owners met with police and city officials on Monday to address a recent string of burglaries affecting businesses in the area.