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News from around Wisconsin at 6:58 p.m. CDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A longtime aide to state Sen. Bob Jauch will lead Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's campaign in Wisconsin, the campaign announced Tuesday. Nuclear weapons? No way. But there are plenty of items on Iran's shopping list the United States is more than happy to supply: cigarettes, brassieres, bull semen and more.
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,115
As of Tuesday, July 8, 2008, at least 4,115 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
Obama hosts Ga. town hall to woo voters
Barack Obama made his first public appearance in Georgia since clinching the Democratic nomination for president, hosting a sometimes raucous town hall meeting on Tuesday where he proposed changes to bankruptcy laws to aid Americans struggling with rising debt.
Volkswagen mulls South for next auto plant
If Volkswagen AG decides to build its U.S. assembly plant in the South, the German company will join other foreign automakers that are increasingly turning the region into a hotbed of car manufacturing.
Safety board: signs factor in Atlanta bus crash
The National Transportation Safety Board put heavy blame on the Georgia Department of Transportation Tuesday for an Atlanta bus crash last year that killed five college baseball players from Ohio, saying confusing highway signs were a primary cause.
2 dozen arrested in Compton gang raid
A mail carrier was among at least two dozen members of a gang arrested in an early morning sweep Tuesday, authorities said.
Insurer rolls out 'green' coverage for homeowners
Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. is targeting environmentally conscious homeowners with a new insurance product that would cover the cost of rebuilding a home to green building standards. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Tuesday that his meeting with President Bush at a summit of the Group of Eight industrial powers resulted in no progress toward bridging deep disagreements between the former Cold War foes. More Georgia Stories
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