Wisconsin's neighbor Minnesota may have become the 12th state in the country to legalize same-sex unions on Tuesday.

Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political triage by the administration and party leaders in Congress and lack of evidence to date of wrongdoing close to the Oval Office.

Supporters and opponents of a care workers unionization bill descended on the Minnesota House on Saturday. The bill is expected to come up in the House Saturday afternoon or evening.

An airline official says a US Airways Express flight with 34 people aboard was forced to make a belly landing at Newark International Airport after experiencing landing gear trouble. No injuries were reported.

Orb is the even-money favorite, and there's a growing feeling that this 3-year-old bay colt may be special enough to give thoroughbred racing its first Triple Crown champion since Affirmed in 1978. Post time at Pimlico is 5:18 p.m.

North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean official said. It routinely tests such missiles, but the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy aimed at easing tensions.

It's all about the odds.

A string of attacks killed at least 16 people in Iraq on Saturday, while gunmen abducted eight policemen guarding a post on the country's main highway to Jordan and Syria, the latest in a wave of violence to grip the country.

Officials described a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in Connecticut, saying Saturday it's fortunate that no one was killed and that there weren't even more injuries.

The sources said that Terrence Franklin grabbed at a Minneapolis police officer’s submachine gun in the basement and fired off the shots that injured two other officers May 10 before another officer shot and killed the suspect.

Commercial banks say that they’re just doing their job.

The congressman tries a new tack to shed light on insider activity.

Innovative program serves poorest of the poor while keeping costs down.

Some see potential to monitor river levels, wildfires, storm damage and more with domestic drones.

 

Sue McLean, the force behind Basilica Block Party and zoo concerts, has died at age 63.

A YMCA camp in western Wisconsin has been cleaned after more than 50 children from a Minnesota school district were sickened with norovirus.

Board members say they put priority on a quality school, neighborhood input

A frustrated House DFLer, Alice Hausman, said there is no time to salvage the proposal by Monday’s adjournment.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify all 25,000 people involved in programs designed to prevent and respond to sexual assault, an acknowledgement that assaults have escalated beyond the Pentagon's control.