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The Wisconsin Supreme Court could soon vote to legalize abortion and end gerrymandering now that Janet Protasiewicz, backed by Democrats, has defeated GOP-backed Dan Kelly for a seat on the bench.

President Biden's visit is part of a positive messaging push on the economy — ahead of his expected announcement that he'll run for a second term. Minnesota is a crucial battleground state.

The company is offering nearly $9 billion to settle claims involving its talcum powder. The tentative deal has the backing of many people who sued Johnson & Johnson, but not everyone.

Russia has formally charged a 26 year woman with terrorism in connection with last weekend's bombing in a Saint Petersburg cafe which killed a prominent Russian military blogger and injured dozens.

Bigfoot 4X4 holds credit as the first monster truck to mount and crush a car. But a former driver says his monster truck, King Kong, was the first — a big deal in a multi-billion dollar industry.

On Wednesday a government watchdog issued a report finding widespread failures with the government's "Fast and Furious" gun trafficking operation. On Thursday, the watchdog at the Justice Department, Inspector General Michael Horowitz, told a House panel that federal agents and prosecutors failed to protect public safety — and their bosses didn't pay enough attention.

Representative Darrell Issa's Oversight committee held a hearing on how the General Services Administration spent more than $800,000 on a Las Vegas conference.

Critics have said for years that minorities were being unfairly penalized by tough penalties for crack possession.

Rather than faulting Attorney General Eric Holder, the inspector general's report on the botched gun-trafficking operation places some blame on his chief of staff and a deputy.

Diplomats from the group of 7 are discussing winter aid for Ukraine.