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April 3, 2024

Worker burned in UW stadium explosion settles suit for $22M

Jeremy Rose, who was burned in a 2022 explosion while doing renovation work on the University of Wisconsin's Camp Randall Stadium, has settled a lawsuit for $22 million.

April 3, 2024

Dredging of Puerto Rico's biggest port begins as environmentalists warn of threat to turtles, corals

Amid opposition from environmentalists, a $62 million project to dredge the biggest seaport in Puerto Rico began Wednesday; crews will remove close to 3 million cubic yards of marine floor.

April 3, 2024

Finnish school shooter, 12, claims he was bullied: police

The 12-year-old suspect in a deadly Vantaa, Finland, school shooting told police he was bullied at school, officials reported Wednesday.

April 3, 2024

How brown rats crawled off ships and conquered North American cities

New research suggests that brown rats may have arrived in North America 35 years earlier than scientists previously thought, first appearing on the continent prior to 1740.

April 3, 2024

EU Council chief travels to Romania for talks on agenda for future with other bloc leaders

European Council President Charles Michel met with several EU country leaders in Bucharest, Romania on Wednesday to address goals for the next five years.

April 3, 2024

Tilman Michael to become Metropolitan Opera chorus director, succeeding Donald Palumbo

The Metropolitan Opera has appointed Tilman Michael as chorus director beginning next season; this follows the retirement of Donald Palumbo who served as chorus master for 17 years.

April 3, 2024

Inmates, guards among 13 sentenced in drug trafficking scheme at Louisiana's max-security prison

13 people convicted in connection with a large-scale drug trafficking scheme based at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola have been sentenced.

April 3, 2024

Michigan boy, 5, killed by 6-year-old after finding gun at grandparents' home

A five-year-old boy was killed when he and a six-year-old found a gun at their grandparents' home in Garfield Township, Michigan, according to police.

April 3, 2024

A new election law battle is brewing in Georgia, this time over voter challenges

Georgia is again tinkering with state election laws, and Republican lawmakers have passed a bill that would allow for people to be removed from voting rolls through 'challenges to voter eligibility.'

April 3, 2024

Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to clarify district boundaries for potential recall election

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has refused to clarify what legislative district boundary lines should be considered for a potential recall election targeting Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.