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A folklorico dance group performs at haltfime of an NFL football game between the Baltimore Ravens and Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter)

Annual Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations make adjustments in current political climate

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., joined at left by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters after meeting about Republican efforts to cut health care spending, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Millions face skyrocketing health insurance costs unless Congress extends subsidies

United States Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem addresses the media during a visit to the Port of Antwerp in Antwerp, Belgium, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Judge tells Trump to update immigration website for Venezuelans with temporary protected status

This photo released by the Utah Governor's Office on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025 shows Tyler Robinson. (Utah Governor's Office via AP)

The Latest: A 22-year-old Utah man is charged with murder in Charlie Kirk shooting

FILE - An employee surveys the damage at the Great Outdoor Provision Co. after it was flooded during tropical storm Chantal, Monday, July 7, 28, 2025, in Chapel Hill, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, file)

Trump approves federal disaster aid for storms and flooding in Wisconsin and other states

FILE - Wisconsin's Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos talks to the media after Gov. Tony Evers' State of the State speech at the state Capitol, Feb. 15, 2022, in Madison, Wis. Wisconsin Republican lawmakers on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, proposed a nonpartisan redistricting plan they want to enact ahead of the 2024 election to preempt the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court from tossing the current GOP-drawn maps. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)

Wisconsin Republican leader says he doesn't want to 'fortify' the state Capitol

Photo of speaker at presentation

Fair Maps and Redistricting--a Long Term Solution for Wisconsin

This undated combination of images provided provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation shows a person of interest in connection with the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (Federal Bureau of Investigation via AP)

The Latest: FBI releases photos of a person of interest in Kirk assassination

The American flag on the North Lawn at the White House in Washington, is lowered to half-staff after Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA, was killed at an event in Orem, Utah, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The Latest: Pentagon 9/11 ceremony moved inside due to security concerns

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump listens as names are read as they attend a ceremony at the Pentagon to commemorate the 24rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

The Latest: Trump marks 9/11 anniversary at the Pentagon

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, left, speaks with Utah Valley University Chief of Police Jeff Long, right, at a press conference at the Keller Building on the Utah Valley University campus after Charlie Kirk was shot and died during Turning Point's visit to the university, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)

The Latest: Conservative activist Charlie Kirk is fatally shot in Utah

Cecilia Garcia and Dawn Thomas react as they learn the news on social media of Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist being shot at a college event in Utah, in Westminster, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk fatally shot at Utah college event; person of interest released

FILE - Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights and Director of the U.S. Copyright Office, testifies during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property oversight hearing of the United States Copyright Office, Nov. 13, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, file)

Appeals court rules Trump doesn't have the authority to fire Copyright Office director

Lauren McCalla (7388) led the Menomonie girls cross country team to a season-opening first place win and finished in the second-best time in school history to take medalist honors. Photo: Joel Anderson

Menomonie Cross Country Girls Win Husky Invite, Climb to No. 1 in State Poll

President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with Polish President Karol Nawrocki in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: Trump’s emergency order over Washington, DC, is expiring

Teacher Naim Muhammad holds a sign supporting immigrants on the first day of school Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Teachers sue over Trump's immigration crackdown, saying students are staying home

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gestures as she delivers a major state of the union speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Pascal Bastien)

The Latest: EU leader calls for sanctions against Israel as new airstrikes hit Yemen's capital

The iPhone 17 Pro is displayed during an announcement of new products at Apple Park on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, in Cupertino, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Apple has unveiled its iPhone 17 lineup, including the first iPhone Air. Here's what's new

FILE - Ryan Borgwardt appears in a Green Lake County courtroom Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, in Green Lake, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash,File)

Wisconsin kayaker who faked his death and fled to Asia says plan was a 'crazy, emotional dream'

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., appears before the Senate Finance Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

RFK Jr.'s latest 'Make America Healthy Again' report calls for more scrutiny of vaccines and autism

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