Author: Reporter

President Joe Biden proposed on July 29 major changes for the U.S. Supreme Court: an enforceable code of ethics, term limits for justices and a constitutional amendment that would limit the justices’ recent decision on presidential immunity. There is almost no chance of the proposal passing a closely divided Congress with Election Day looming, but the ideas could still spark conversation with public confidence in the court hitting an all-time low amid ethical revelations about some justices. It also comes against the backdrop of a contentious presidential election and growing Democratic outrage about recent decisions from the conservative-majority court....

The tree-killing emerald ash borer has now spread to every county in Wisconsin, state officials said on July 26. The state Department of Natural Resources said agency staff responded to a report of a possible emerald ash borer infestation in two trees at a private residence in the town of Meenon in Burnett County on June 13. Tests the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service conducted on insect samples taken from the trees confirmed the specimens were emerald ash borer. Native to Asia, the emerald ash borer was discovered in the United States in southeastern...

Marine archaeologists discovered the wreckage of a Great Lakes schooner that sank in Lake Michigan in the late 1800s. The Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association announced in July that its searchers found the Margaret A. Muir in 50 feet of water off Algoma, Wisconsin, on May 12. The Muir was a 130-foot, three-masted schooner that was built in 1872. The ship was en route from Bay City, Michigan, to South Chicago, Illinois, with a cargo of bulk salt. The was designed for the rigors of Great Lakes navigation, playing a crucial role in transporting goods across these vast inland waters....

Of the 49 vice presidents in U.S. history, nearly 1 in 5 have risen to the presidency due to death or resignation. The first was John Tyler, who became president after William Henry Harrison died one month into his term. The most recent was Gerald Ford, who took office upon Richard Nixon’s resignation. Now in 2024, the spotlight is growing on the two parties’ vice-presidential picks — Vice President Kamala Harris, a Democrat, and Republican Sen. JD Vance of Ohio — due to the advanced ages of the two presidential candidates as well as an attempt to shoot GOP...

Before the July 13 attempted shooting of former president and convicted felon Donald Trump, there have been multiple instances of political violence targeting U.S. presidents, former presidents, and major party presidential candidates. A look at some of the assassinations and attempted assassinations that have occurred since the nation’s founding in 1776: ABRAHAM LINCOLN, the 16th president Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated, shot by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865, as he and his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, attended a special performance of the comedy “Our American Cousin” at Ford’s Theatre in Washington. Lincoln was taken...