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The woman is Democratic activist Erin Forrest. In January 2013, when she went by Erin Sievert, she was charged with misdemeanor battery and disorderly conduct.

Minnesota's governor and U.S. senators are asking the federal government to screen passengers for Ebola when they arrive at the Minneapolis airport.

A Chicago man who shot a Wisconsin woman in the back has pleaded guilty to attempted homicide.

Syrian activists say fierce fighting has resumed in a Syrian Kurdish town near the border with Turkey, where Islamic militants are carrying out a three-pronged attack from the town's eastern side.

French economist Jean Tirole has won the Nobel prize for economics for research on market power and regulation.

Federal officials say they've restored full air traffic operations at a suburban Chicago control center that was damaged in a deliberately set fire more than two weeks ago.

A suburban Milwaukee Presbyterian church with roots dating to the late 1800s has decided to close amid financial problems.

Defense officials say a report slated for release Monday will lay out plans for the Pentagon to get a better handle on how climate change will affect the military, and determine how best to deal with the challenges.

An American video journalist being treated for Ebola continues to show improvement and is described by hospital officials as steadily heading in the right direction.

The world's Catholic bishops are showing remarkable openness to accepting the realities of many Catholics today, saying there are "positive" aspects to cohabitating couples, that divorced people and gays must be welcomed and that couples' decisions on birth control should be respected.

The New Jersey school superintendent who canceled a high school football season after allegations of hazing says he is weighing whether to restore the program after this season.

An Associated Press investigation has found that two of America's biggest retail banks -- Chase and Wells Fargo -- are quietly using some callers' voiceprints to fight fraud.

Senate Democrats' campaign arm spent almost $1 million a day last month to defend their majority.

Wisconsin's third annual wolf hunt gets underway this week.

Mark Zuckerberg has traveled to Facebook-crazy Indonesia for the first time to spread the word about the company's mission to connect more of the world's poor to the Internet.

A psychologist is testifying on the first day of the sentencing portion of the trial of Oscar Pistorius, who was convicted last month of culpable homicide for shooting girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

Three Wisconsin utilities want state regulators to let them increase electric rates by several dollars for hundreds of thousands of customers.

Wisconsin's attorney general hopefuls are sparring over their philosophies in their first debate.

Fond du Lac County investigators linked a suspect to a 24-year-old murder case through fingerprints found on items in the victim's van according to search warrants.

Bryan Fletcher won the U.S. Nordic Combined Championships on Sunday for his first national title, beating brother Taylor Fletcher.