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TWO RIVERS, Wis. (AP) — Police say a hunter in northeastern Wisconsin has discovered the skeletal remains of a 3-year-old boy who vanished in February. Two Rivers Police Chief Benjamin Meinnert said Friday remains discovered in the town of Two Rivers are that of Elijah Vue. Court documents say Elijah’s mother, Katrina Baur, took the

Associated Press Donald Trump and his running mate continue to disparage Haitian migrants in an Ohio community, further fueling false claims the Republicans have promoted even as the city has seen bomb threats and school evacuations and local officials called for a cooling of the anti-immigrant rhetoric. Trump said during a news conference Friday that

Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A woman has lost a legal battle over surplus money from the sale of a foreclosed house. It means a Michigan county gets a $21,810 windfall. On Thursday, the state Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Iron County. The case involved cash from the sale of a property with

Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The government in South Sudan has postponed elections scheduled for December for two years citing the need to complete processes such as a census, the drafting of a permanent constitution and registration of political parties. The Presidential Adviser on National Security Tut Gatluak on Friday said the extension

Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court is siding with lower court decisions to block two third-party presidential candidates from the battleground state’s ballot in November’s election. Friday’s decisions hand a win apiece to each major party. Democratic and Republican party loyalists are working to fend off third-party candidates for fear of siphoning

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury has convicted a Southern California couple of running a business that helped pregnant Chinese women travel to the United States without revealing their intentions to give birth to babies who would automatically have American citizenship. Michael Liu and Phoebe Dong were found guilty Friday of one count

HONOLULU (AP) — An investigation commissioned by Hawaii’s attorney general has found that officials didn’t prepare for dangerous fire weather in the days before flames incinerated the historic Maui town of Lahaina last year even though they were warned by meteorologists. The finding came in a 518-page report released Friday. It was drafted for the

Associated Press A narrow strip of scrubland and sand dunes on the Gaza side of the border with Egypt has emerged as a major obstacle in talks aimed at halting the Israel-Hamas war and freeing scores of hostages. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel must maintain control over the so-called Philadelphi corridor to prevent

Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s first absentee ballots for the November election will now be distributed starting late next week. North Carolina had been poised to be the first in the nation to send out ballots to voters for the fall elections on Sept. 6. But that didn’t happen as appeals court

On Friday, flying back to Rome from a lengthy trip to Asia, Pope Francis criticized both U.S. presidential candidates for what he called anti-life policies on abortion and migration. He advised American Catholics to choose who they think is the “lesser evil” in the upcoming U.S. elections. “Both are against life, be it the one

Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Francine suddenly dropped an incredible amount of rain on New Orleans. Water rose fast in some spots. Gravity works against the sewer system. The city relies on a complex drainage system of canals and pumps to get the water out. They are necessary to get the water past

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia cornerback Daniel Harris was arrested on a reckless driving charge after police said he was driving 106 mph, the latest player on the top-ranked Bulldogs to run afoul of the law behind the wheel. The sophomore from Miami was stopped by Athens-Clarke County police and booked into jail on five