The Margaret A. Muir schooner sank during a storm in 1893. Shipwreck hunters found it near the mouth of a popular Wisconsin harbor.
Ben Wikler, the chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, discusses whether Kamala Harris can appeal to voters in the swing state.
The Secret Service, which has been under scrutiny since the assassination attempt against Donald J. Trump, says it has reviewed its security plan for the convention in August.
The state superintendent said he would crack down on “rogue districts” opposing the mandate. The guidelines detail how the Bible should be taught by subject and grade levels from five to 12.
A new study paints a complex picture of the outbreak, suggesting that the virus could be spreading in multiple ways and that it is not always mild in cows.
Vinyl chloride, used to make things like PVC pipes and packaging, is also toxic and highly flammable, and was at the center of a major train disaster in Ohio last year.
No one was injured when the promotional car struck another vehicle and rolled over on a highway in Illinois, the police said.
An assailant ran over the 80-year-old man with an all-terrain vehicle, leaving him badly injured, law enforcement officials said, decrying the act of political violence.
Vice President Kamala Harris gave her first speech as the de facto Democratic nominee to a deafening crowd, keeping up her offensive against Donald Trump.
Aunque Greg Abbott no creó la crisis migratoria, un análisis de The New York Times demostró que la extendió al cambiar la lenta difusión de migrantes desde la frontera hasta ciudades y pueblos de todo Estados Unidos y la centró en unos cuantos lugares.
The woman, Sonya Massey, 36, called 911 on July 6 because she believed there was an intruder in her home. She was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy who has been fired and is charged with murder.
Emergency responders found a plane engulfed in flames in a farm field near the Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture showcase in Oshkosh.
Joe Biden must have accepted that he is yesterday and chose to let the party move on.
Recommendations from a city-dweller on where to find excellence in music, art, theater and food without spending a fortune.
Many who had been dissatisfied with their choices now face a whole new race — and a new set of questions.
JD Vance, the Republican nominee for vice president, was a mere warm-up act to Donald J. Trump at their first joint rally.
Voters are deeply skeptical about President Biden’s prospects, posing challenges for Senator Tammy Baldwin in Wisconsin and other Democrats once thought to be relatively safe in their seats.
More than 50,000 American Catholics gathered at the first National Eucharistic Congress since the 1940s.
Prayers at events such as the Republican National Convention can take on the feel of a religious veneer for certain policies.
Officials found no evidence of silent infections in 35 Michigan dairy workers, but experts noted that much more data was necessary.
A partial lexicon of modern Republicanism.
In two years, Texas has bused more than 119,000 people to Democrat-led cities, shifting both migration patterns and the debate over immigration. The list of cities keeps expanding.
A single image captures supporters of former President Donald J. Trump rallying around him after his attempted assassination.
Dionne Searcey traveled to Wymore, Neb., where she grew up, to learn about some residents’ resistance to a new battery-powered bus.
The Republican National Convention was a showcase for Donald J. Trump’s dominance over the party — and its fashion.
Reed Timmer streams his pursuits of violent weather to millions of followers on social media, inspiring one of the leads in the new film “Twisters.”
While service is slowly recovering, flights are still being canceled and delays can stretch for hours. Here’s the latest on airlines, airports and cruises, as well as your rights and how to reach customer service.
The original ‘Twister’ ushered in a new era of fascination with tornadoes. Its follow-up may have even bigger ambitions.
Protests in Milwaukee were far smaller than at many past nominating conventions, reflecting exhaustion and despair among opponents of Donald Trump.
Valparaiso University is arguing it should never have acquired two paintings, including a Georgia O’Keeffe, in the 1960s. It hopes to sell them to pay for dorm renovations.
People plant grapevines in their backyards to get a rural aesthetic or for the love of wine itself, or even just for the science of it all.
Polls show that two-thirds of voters aged 18-24 say they don’t identify with the G.O.P. We asked young Republicans why.
The convention culminates in an evening that seems to celebrate literal combat and general brawn.
Sandra Hemme, 64, was sentenced to life in prison in 1981 for the killing of a library worker. Her case was recently overturned after new evidence established her innocence.
After time away from the spotlight, the right-wing host is increasingly welcomed by Trump’s inner circle. He also made a surprise visit to Fox’s convention studio.
Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio delivered a speech at the Republican National Convention that served as both an introduction to party delegates and a blueprint for his campaign with Donald J. Trump.
The deputy, Sean Grayson of Illinois, is charged with murder and has been fired. A review of the investigation did not find the use of deadly force “justified.”
Mr. Navarro, a senior trade adviser in the Trump administration who served four months for defying a subpoena in the Jan. 6 investigation, received a hero’s welcome.
Many business owners said they were disappointed by a drop in customers during the Republican National Convention. Other places were packed.
The Ohio Republican has used his brief tenure in the Senate to showcase his willingness to buck party orthodoxy and articulate the MAGA case.
If elected, the first-term senator would become the third-youngest vice president in history.
Rainfall of 6 to 11 inches overnight prompted a rare flash flood emergency in Marion County, where water rose inside homes and overtook bridges.
Plus, a U.S. crisis hotline answers 10 million calls.
A dispatch from Night 2 in Milwaukee.
A Tudor Revival home in Oklahoma City, a two-bedroom condominium in a converted 1869 warehouse in Mobile and a 1915 American Foursquare house in Omaha.
Anne Fundner blamed the death of her 15-year-old son, who took fentanyl-laced pills, on President Biden’s border policies.
An event in Milwaukee on Tuesday hosted by the conservative group Moms for Liberty and featuring Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida recalled what might have been in the 2024 presidential race.
Outside the arena, an uneasy relationship between the city and the convention has intensified.
The rally is set for Saturday in Michigan, and will be his first such appearance alongside Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio, whom he selected as his running mate on Monday.
The officers were part of a contingent of 4,500 law enforcement officials who came to the Wisconsin city to assist local police with the Republicans’ convention.
Tuesday’s speakers at the Republican National Convention include Republicans who once criticized former President Donald J. Trump and “everyday Americans” who will discuss illegal immigration.
Residents of about 200 homes in Nashville, Ill., were briefly told to evacuate on Tuesday amid the risk of a dam failure.
State law instructs the governor to appoint a replacement until a special election can be held. Several Republican names are already circulating as potential prospects.
Here’s where the party stands on global warming, energy and the environment.
Former President Donald J. Trump chose the 39-year-old Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio as his vice-presidential nominee.
Here’s what our columnists and contributors thought of the opening night for Republicans in Milwaukee.
His memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” told the down-at-the-heels story of Middletown, Ohio. It’s a depiction that has stuck.
Los candidatos demócratas consideran que el derecho al aborto podría resonar tanto entre los hombres latinos como entre las mujeres, porque en esencia tiene que ver con las libertades del individuo.
Labor leaders are uncommon sights at Republican conventions, and Sean O’Brien used his moment to lace into corporate America. But he also praised the former president.
The system brought dangerous winds, rain and possible tornadoes to Iowa, Illinois and Indiana, killing at least one person in Indiana.
Former President Donald J. Trump made his first public appearance since the assassination attempt on Saturday at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.
The authorities found the body of a 41-year-old Minnesota man who had disappeared two days earlier after saving his son and stepdaughter from the swift-moving river.
What choosing the Ohio senator as running mate tells us about Trump.
See the latest election polls and polling averages for Minnesota.
We spoke to them about why they feel like their votes, while important, don’t seem to translate into the type of change they want to see in their daily lives.
He once said society had a climate problem but changed his position sharply while seeking Donald Trump’s endorsement in his Senate race.
A political newcomer and former Trump critic turned ally, Senator Vance is an ambitious ideologue who relishes the spotlight and has already shown he can energize donors.
Political conventions are positioned as a reward of sorts for hard work — and the hard cash invested by contributors and fund-raisers.
At a county fair near Fargo, many residents shrugged off the heat, at least for one day.
Speaking to The New York Post and The Washington Examiner, Mr. Trump said he had thrown out a “tough speech” he had planned to make at the Republican National Convention.
The demonstration, while spirited, appeared to be far smaller than organizers had expected. Some suggested that the attempted assassination of Donald J. Trump may have affected the turnout and mood.
Scientists could never explain how this fossil might have been a jellyfish. Then they flipped it on its head and discovered another animal.
As 50,000 people began arriving in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention, Secret Service officials and local leaders aimed to reassure the public about safety.
In remarks from the White House on Sunday, President Biden called the attack “contrary to everything we stand for as a nation.’’
The woman, 29, was struck by her own vehicle after the suspects began driving away, the police said.
One hundred and twelve years ago, Theodore Roosevelt was campaigning to return to the presidency when a gunman opened fire. He gave his speech anyway with a bullet in his chest.
Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois spoke to Democratic gatherings in Indiana and Ohio as party leaders tried to ease panic about President Biden.
Donald Trump’s daughters also were not on the list of next week’s speakers released by the Trump campaign and Republican National Committee.
A range of activists, energized over abortion limits, Israel’s military action in Gaza and immigration, say they plan to march in the city.
Former President Donald J. Trump is set to formally accept his party’s nomination on Thursday, during his first major televised speech since the assassination attempt on Saturday.
These candidates say the issue cannot be avoided in 2024, and dismiss the notion that focusing on men, who typically prioritize the economy, is a risk.
The Milwaukee Police Department said it had referred four felony murder charges to prosecutors, who will decide whether to bring criminal charges.
In 1921, an Army veteran who was traveling home stopped in Tulsa, Okla., only to be caught in one of the worst racial attacks in American history.
Some people voiced indifference or regret that their city was hosting the Republican National Convention. Others welcomed the spotlight.
The company will spend $242 million to resolve allegations that it released methane, a greenhouse gas, and other pollutants in North Dakota.
Lingering worries about President Biden’s age could make Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico and Virginia competitive, party operatives believe.
While still facing calls from Democrats to drop his re-election bid, President Biden is planning attacks on Donald Trump and Project 2025.
The state has over 200,000 registered voters who are Muslim, and they could cost Biden the election.
“The Earl Ingram Show” cut two segments from an interview with the president that aired on July 4.
D’Vontaye Mitchell, 43, died last month outside the hotel after he had been held down by security guards. His death is being investigated as a homicide.
The vending machines, sold by a company called American Rounds, sell ammunition that can be used in handguns, rifles and shotguns. They have been installed in Texas, Oklahoma and Alabama so far.
In an era of deep divisions in the church, newly ordained priests overwhelmingly lean right in their theology, practices and politics.
Across the country, copper and other valuable materials have been stolen from streetlights, statues and even gravesites, costing millions to repair.
The relationship between Ms. Haley, who was United Nations ambassador under Mr. Trump, and the former president soured toward the end of the primary campaign.
The president’s weakness with younger voters is evident in the survey, as is former President Donald J. Trump’s benefiting from positive views of his White House term.
The Michigan governor will not talk about running for president. But her new book, “True Gretch,” is full of details keeping the chatter alive.
An Oklahoma Republican who led the Environment Committee, he took hard-right stands on many issues but was especially vocal in challenging evidence of global warming.
In tiny Wymore, Neb., a sleek new battery-powered school bus became a Rorschach test for the future.
Climate change is driving rates higher, but not always in areas with the greatest risk.
“This is the kind of thing that we couldn’t have even dreamed about five or six years ago,” one expert said about changes in some American counties.
The former president’s campaign team has packed the 2024 platform committee, which meets in Milwaukee this week, with the MAGA faithful.
A former reporter of The Marion County Record has settled a lawsuit following a raid on the weekly newspaper last year that garnered widespread attention.
A radio host told CNN that she had received a list of eight questions to approve before one of the president’s interviews on Wednesday.
Representative Emilia Sykes is one of only a few Black Democrats in Congress who don’t resemble most of their constituents, and whose political survival this year will help determine which party controls the House.
After more than a century, researchers hope to finally identify the victims of one of the worst racial attacks in American history.
Residents in Manawa, a city in rural Wisconsin, were instructed to seek higher ground as a bulging river flowed over the Manawa Dam.
El debate presidencial dejó en el público preguntas sobre la aptitud de Biden para asumir un segundo mandato. El viernes, el mandatario intentará revertir la situación en horario estelar.
The rulings were the latest blow for abortion opponents in Kansas, where abortion protections in the State Constitution have vexed Republicans for years.
Arkansas is the third state this week where organizers said they had collected enough support for a petition to enshrine some abortion access in the State Constitution.
President Biden pledged to continue his re-election bid, attacking Donald Trump as a “liar” and a threat to democracy while campaigning in battleground Wisconsin.
President Biden is giving his first television interview since last week’s debate to George Stephanopoulos of ABC News, a key moment as he tries to rebound from a poor performance.
The decision by the court’s liberal majority, delivered four months before the November election, reverses a ruling by conservative jurists two years ago.
A high-stakes moment for the president could also be the most consequential interview of the star anchor’s career.
Dozens of voters in four swing states expressed fear, frustration and anger. And they want a new option — whatever (and whoever) that is.
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California defended President Biden and told party activists in Michigan, a critical swing state, “not to be fatalistic” about the campaign.
Christian nationalists aim to impose their beliefs on others.
We convened a postdebate focus group with engaged voters who were united behind the idea that the country needed something other than President Biden vs. Donald Trump.
The site of the battle is hallowed ground, but it is littered with Confederate propaganda.
The first lady said President Biden would press ahead despite concerns about his acuity. Some Democrats said they wished he wouldn’t.
The lawsuit was filed a year after the Supreme Court struck down the use of racial and gender preferences in college admissions.
The White House is also discussing having President Biden travel to Wisconsin and Pennsylvania this week as they work to move past his disastrous debate performance.
The court, which issued two major decisions on guns in the term that ended Monday, does not seem ready to return to the subject.
The former Ohio congressman said that he had lost confidence in President Biden’s ability to defeat former President Donald J. Trump.
The state’s prison system has faced recent scrutiny for failing to care for inmates.
While serving a sentence for burglary, I enrolled in a college journalism class. When I interviewed my correctional officer, my world broadened.
See the latest election polls and polling averages for Wisconsin.
See the latest election polls and polling averages for Michigan.
The ruling by a federal judge is the latest setback for G.O.P.-controlled states that have passed their own laws on immigration.
Los empleados públicos de Virginia Occidental que tomaron los fármacos perdieron peso y estaban más sanos, y algunos están abatidos porque el estado está cancelando un programa para ayudar a pagarlos.
The Detroit Police Department arrested three people after bad facial recognition matches, a national record. But it’s adopting new policies that even the A.C.L.U. endorses.
The man, Othel Moore Jr., died of positional asphyxiation on Dec. 8 of last year at the Jefferson City Correctional Center in what the medical examiner’s office called a homicide.
The Bible has a deep history in American classrooms, but the state’s provocative superintendent wants to broadly expand its influence.
Plus, Bronny James joins his dad at the Lakers.
Beacon, a golden retriever, began working with U.S.A. Gymnastics last year as part of the organization’s efforts to transform the sport’s toxic culture. More dogs quickly followed.
Democrats found President Biden’s performance disconcerting, while Republicans were in a jubilant mood. Swing voters were flummoxed.
The calf, named Wakan Gli, is said to fulfill a Lakota prophecy that brings hope, but its birth is also a sign that more must be done to protect the Earth, a Lakota spiritual leader says.
The state superintendent, Ryan Walters, said the Bible was a “necessary historical document.” The mandate comes as part of a conservative movement to infuse Christian values in public schools.
Three states challenged the administration’s “good neighbor” plan, meant to protect downwind states from harmful emissions.
The Chicago City Council is seeking the public transit chief’s ouster as the system wrestles with financial woes, sluggish service and crime complaints since the pandemic.
Columbus, Ohio, had only about 100 homicides a year. Then came a pandemic surge. With more guns and looser laws, can the city find its way back to the old normal?
The footprint of gun violence in the U.S. has expanded, as shootings worsened in already suffering neighborhoods and killings spread to new places during the pandemic years.
Officials are moving to increase enforcement and change laws in response to the rise in counterfeit or expired plates, which exploded during the pandemic.