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The United States surpassed 3 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. The number is a dark milestone in the ongoing fight against this…

If you took the New York Times's 2013 online quiz, "How Y'all, Youse, and You Guys Talk," you weren't alone. Hundreds of thousands of us took the quiz and…

There’s a lot that we can learn from our DNA. Some of it is information that’s important - like whether we’re predisposed to develop a disease. But that…

Updated 1:10 p.m.Milwaukee-native Mandela Barnes was sworn in as lieutenant governor on Monday. It’s the first time in 40 years that an African-American…

When you ask most people what they think of when they hear the word Prohibition, they will probably tell you “speakeasies and gangsters.” Prohibition is a…

Kate Redmond has been given the title of “anchor docent” for the Treasures of Oz. That means she’s willing and able to guide people through a featured…

Of the 177 environmental activists killed around the world last year, 60 were murdered in Colombia, says the advocacy group Global Witness. In most cases, no one is tried or convicted.

Former chairman of the Trump campaign Paul Manafort is facing new allegations surrounding meetings with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Though both…

Editor's note: This piece was originally published Nov. 12, 2018.Veterans Day is still celebrated in other parts of the world as Armistice Day, which…

One-hundred fifty years ago today, one of the fiercest and most important battles of the American Civil War began. The Battle of Gettysburg began on July…