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Resident Alex Mannings, who said he was awakened by federal agents during a Sept. 30 raid of the building at 7500 South Shore Drive in Chicago, speaks on Oct. 10, 2025. He described how, "they put me in zip ties, ran my social security number federally, saw that I didn't have any warrants, and let me go." (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

In Chicago, an immense show of force signals a sharp escalation in White House immigration crackdown

Work begins on the demolition of a part of the East Wing of the White House, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Washington, before construction of a new ballroom. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: Senate Republicans gathering at White House as shutdown effects worsen

Dr. Geri Gillespy, Microsoft industry advisor, right, speaks with attendees during a Microsoft AI skilling event, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)

Big Tech is paying millions to train teachers on AI, in a push to bring chatbots into classrooms

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Menomonie City Council does not agree to purchase downtown buildings

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to reporters in Lafayette Park across the street from the White House, following a meeting with President Donald Trump, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

The Latest: Trump signs $8.5 billion rare earths deal with Australian prime minister

Caption: President Donald Trump, center, meets with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, second left, as Vice President JD Vance, from left, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, listen, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Friday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

United States and Australia sign critical-minerals agreement as a way to counter China

AWS outage this morning takes down many websites and services

A Bucky Badger who marched in the No Kings protest in Madison said he didn’t mind missing the football game for such and important event. | Photo by Baylor Spears/Wisconsin Examiner

Big turnout for No Kings protests across Wisconsin Saturday

A basket lift used by thieves is seen at the Louvre museum Sunday Oct.19, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Alexander Turnbull)

Thieves steal crown jewels in 4 minutes from Louvre Museum

FILE - This photo provided by NASA shows a meteor from the Orionid shower on Oct. 13, 2015. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA via AP, File)

How to watch the Orionid meteor shower, debris of Halley's comet

Crowds gather to listen to Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., during a No Kings protest, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

'No Kings' protests against Trump bring a street party vibe to cities nationwide

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No Kings protest in Menomonie

FILE - Former U.S. Rep. George Santos arrives at federal court for sentencing, April 25, 2025, in Central Islip, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Trump commutes sentence of former US Rep. George Santos in federal fraud case

July Good Trouble Protest in Menomonie

'No Kings' protests against Trump planned nationwide, in what the GOP calls 'hate America' rallies

Shirley Warthen, 93, a resident, left, pulls in Jackie Conteh, an advanced care partner originally from Sierra Leone, for a hug in her apartment at Goodwin House Alexandria, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Eric Lee)

Trump's immigration crackdown weighs heavy on the US labor market

A sign marks the outside of the Department of Education headquarters in Washington, D.C. J. David Ake/Getty Images

Trump administration’s layoffs would gut department overseeing special education, eliminating parents’ last resort

FILE - Sam Altman, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, OpenAI, testifies before a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, file)

Sex is a big market for the AI industry. ChatGPT won't be the first to try to profit from it

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., left, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speak to reporters outside the Senate chamber as they charge President Donald Trump and the Republicans with the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats say Trump needs to be involved in shutdown talks. He's shown little interest in doing so

Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton, right, arrives for his arraignment at the Greenbelt Federal Courthouse in Greenbelt, Md., Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

The Latest: Former National Security Adviser John Bolton pleads not guilty

FILE - A sign that reads "Closed due to federal government shutdown," is seen outside of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

The Latest: Indicted ex-Trump adviser John Bolton accused of sharing 1K+ docs on government info

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