Asian shares fall back after Wall Street rebound
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks sank Friday as investors looked ahead to next week's U.S. presidential election and weighed the chances of economic stimulus from Washington and Europe.
Pompeo wraps up anti-China tour of Asia in Vietnam
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wrapped up a five-nation, anti-China tour of Asia in Vietnam on Friday with a call for regional unity to counter Beijing's growing assertiveness, as the fierce American presidential election race entered its final stretch.
Chinese promise market opening amid technology push
BEIJING (AP) — China will promote “technological self-reliance” under the ruling Communist Party’s latest five-year plan but will open further to trade, officials said Friday.
Court hearing set for Kennedy cousin Skakel in 1975 killing
Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel is expected at a court hearing Friday as Connecticut prosecutors decide whether to retry him for the bludgeoning death of a fellow teenager in 1975.
'Our heart breaks': South digs out from Zeta's wrath
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Trees on top of buses and cars. Roofs ripped off homes. Boats pushed onto the highway by surging seawater. Hundreds of thousands of people left in the dark.
The Latest: India's downward trend in new cases continues
NEW DELHI — India has reported 48,648 new coronavirus cases, continuing a downward trend in infections even as the country’s caseload has crossed 8 million and is only behind the U.S.
Election deadlines to keep in mind
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) - As we count down to November 3rd there are some important deadlines to be aware of. As of 5 pm Thursday, October 30th, you can no longer…
32nd Senate District candidates share views on reopening Wisconsin
As election day narrows in an important issue looms over the heads of 32nd Senate District candidates Brad Pfaff and Dan Kapanke - reopening Wisconsin.
Two same-sex couples in military marry in first for Taiwan
TAOYUAN, Taiwan (AP) — Two lesbian couples tied the knot in a mass wedding held by Taiwan's military on Friday in a historic celebration with their peers.
Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to offer ballot clarity
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court has refused to go along with a request from two counties to allow them to fill in a ballot misprint so that as many as 13,500 ballots can be processed more…
La Crosse area high school students host a drive-thru raffle to help local food pantries
ONALASKA, Wis. (WKBT) - Local high school students in Interact Clubs are helping fight hunger in the Coulee Region. The Rotary youth service groups hosted…
Illinois judge to rule on Rittenhouse extradition to Kenosha
CHICAGO (AP) — The mother of a 17-year-old accused of killing two demonstrators in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is among those slated to testify Friday during a hearing in Illinois to decide if her son should be extradited across the border to stand trial on homicide charges.
Police who shot Wallace were improperly trained, family says
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The footage from body-worn cameras that was taken as police responded to a call about Walter Wallace Jr. shows him emerging from a house with a knife as relatives shout at officers about his mental health condition, a lawyer for the man's family said Thursday.
