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A graduation sendoff for an Indiana University student went hilariously wrong. This is the cake that has gone viral, since a photo of it was posted on Facebook.
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The FBI says it has found no sign of the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa and is ending a dig in suburban Detroit. The announcement was made Wednesday by Robert Foley, head of the FBI in Detroit, just a few hours after digging resumed.
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New report out on the future of Wisconsin's economy. More>>
It took 58 days, riding 3,000 miles through 8 states, but Helen Pagenkopf and Brenda Memer can say they've rode their bikes across the country. More>>
A baseball-themed exhibit built entirely from Legos is attracting adults and children to the Louisville Slugger Factory and Museum. More>>
We're learning more about who is or isn't behind a controversial gay pride parade that may come to Wausau. More>>
Parking is such a precious commodity in Boston that one woman was willing to pay $560,000 for two off-street spaces near her home. More>>
Mumford & Sons has canceled its headlining performance at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Tennessee. More>>
Another star-studded country music concert is planned to benefit victims of the deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma last month. More>>
The head of the company promoting Michael Jackson's ill-fated comeback concerts says he received contradictory and confusing information about the singer's health just days before his death. More>>
Miami Beach's resort hotels showed guests a tropical paradise when they were built in the 1950s, but beyond the sunny facade was a much more dangerous world. More>>
A top Apple Inc. executive described as Steve Jobs' right-hand man took the witness stand at a Manhattan price-fixing trial and denied scheming with major book publishers to drive up the cost of electronic books. More>>
A production company making a documentary about the song "Happy Birthday to You" has filed a lawsuit in New York over the copyright to it. More>>
Fresh off its Tony Award-winning night, "Kinky Boots" is planning a national tour that will kick off in Las Vegas in September. More>>
News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch has filed for divorce from Wendi Deng Murdoch, his wife since 1999, citing a breakdown in the relationship. The matter doesn't alter the succession plan for the media company, which the 82-year-old founder controls through a family trust. More>>
After hearing from fans of Kurt Cobain and Nirvana, the Washington state city of Aberdeen is keeping the words "Come as you are" on a welcome sign. More>>
A grocery store in Fond du Lac not only buzzed with people ... but thousands of bees, too, after they swarmed to the store's parking lot near a brat stand. More>>
Longtime soap opera actress Maxine Stuart has died at age 94. She had regular roles on "The Young and the Restless" and "The Edge of Night." More>>
Authorities say a new radio system being installed at a Georgia Army base is frustrating hundreds of homeowners in the Augusta area who have been locked out of their garages because of jammed remote-control signals.
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The parents of NBA star Kobe Bryant have issued an apology after the settlement of a lawsuit over a memorabilia sale. More>>
Friends and family of Georgia musician Ben Tucker are planning to say farewell with a New Orleans-style jazz funeral. More>>
It's a safe bet that George Stroumboulopoulos is the first male CNN personality to wear two earrings and a skull ring from a designer who made one for Keith Richards. More>>
A judge overseeing the guardianship of Michael Jackson's children has ordered an inquiry into Paris Jackson's wellbeing after the 15-year-old was hospitalized earlier this week. More>>
A string quartet from The Philadelphia Orchestra made a lengthy flight delay quite enjoyable for a plane full of lucky passengers in China. More>>
The psychiatrist who opened the doors of the Oregon State Hospital to filming of the 1975 Academy Award-winning movie "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" has died. More>>
Organizers of a concert celebrating Latino culture during President Barack Obama's second inauguration are donating the proceeds to help raise the profile of Latino arts and culture. More>>
Microsoft says its upcoming Xbox One gaming console will be able to play used games, clearing up a worry among gamers and video game retailers such as GameStop, which trade in used games. More>>
Robert DeNiro and Morgan Freeman never worked with Mel Brooks, and the Oscar winners came to a ceremony in his honor to let him know they resent it. More>>
Sweden's Princess Madeleine returns from New York to Stockholm to tie the knot with her new, British-American love.
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"The Bridges of Madison County" -- the book made into a film starring Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood -- is heading to Broadway as a musical. More>>
A U.S. Postal Service employee from eastern North Carolina who was seen spinning the Big Wheel on TV's "The Price is Right" even though she had said she could not deliver the mail has pleaded guilty to workers compensation fraud. More>>
Queen Elizabeth II's husband has been admitted to a London hospital for an exploratory operation, Buckingham Palace said Thursday. More>>
Russell Brand has a "Messiah Complex," and he's taking it on the road. More>>
Archie's old Riverdale gang is headed to the big screen. More>>
Billionaire Warren Buffett's giving is being recognized by a group of his fellow philanthropists. More>>
Caps and gowns are in fashion right now, and so, apparently, are copies of "Lean In" as a graduation gift. More>>
A judge says he is inclined to unseal portions of a choreographer's court filings alleging he was abused by Michael Jackson but that details of the alleged molestation should remain out of public court filings. More>>
Art is often seen as lofty -- but perhaps none more than a new roof installation in Paris that's only visible from the top of the Eiffel Tower. More>>
A longtime star of British soap opera "Coronation Street" has been charged with five counts of indecent assault on young girls dating back to 1965. More>>
The sound of snapping brush surrounds you as a team of elk trackers slices through the dense brush of the Chequamegon Nicolet National Forest. More>>
The winner of last month's $590 million Powerball jackpot is an 84-year-old woman from Zephyrhills, Fla. More>>
Kate Winslet is going to be a mom again.A representative for the 37-year-old Oscar winner confirms Winslet and husband Ned Rocknroll are expecting a child. People.com first reported the pregnancy Tuesday.Winslet More>>
Animals return to renovated Lincoln County Humane Society. More>>
Musician Jack White has played springtime Santa, paying a $142,000 back tax bill for Detroit's historic Masonic Temple. The move prevents a threatened auction of the famed venue where The Who and the Rolling Stones once played. More>>
A New Mexico city commission has agreed to allow a Canadian studio to search an old landfill where old, terrible Atari games are rumored to be buried. More>>
Even as "Good Morning America" solidifies its status as the most popular morning program, ABC isn't the only network where executives have been smiling lately. More>>
A Los Angeles judge has finalized Kim Kardashian's divorce from NBA player Kris Humphries. More>>
Jennifer Love Hewitt and Brian Hallisay, who co-star on Lifetime's "The Client List," are expecting their first child. More>>
The Newseum in Washington is poking some fun at TV anchors with a new exhibit about the 2004 comedy "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" starring Will Ferrell. More>>
A new version of a legendary monster movie will be shot in Hawaii. More>>
The Brown County Sheriff's Office is talking about a YouTube video that shows drivers who stopped to help baby geese in the middle of the Highway 41 construction project. More>>
A solar-powered plane attempting to fly across the United States has landed at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. More>>
The choice at Carmel High has created something of an online sensation, but it seems to have been accepted with little notice at the school.
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Everest Metro authorities have referred five juveniles for charges stemming from a gang initiation. More>>
Municipal pools across the region are beginning to open their doors to swimmers. More>>
The Children's Miracle Network broadcast airs on TV 9, starting on Saturday night through Sunday afternoon, to raise money to help sick and injured children. More>>
In many circumstances, a piglet without the use of its hind legs would be put down. But Chris P. Bacon's unusual condition has made him an international star and an inspiration to those with disabilities. More>>
A "documentary" about the existence of mermaids that even its creators say is a hoax drew the biggest audience for Animal Planet in the network's 17-year history, beating even the Puppy Bowl. More>>
After years of heartbreakingly close calls, Arvind Mahankali triumphed Thursday night in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. More>>
While Buzz Aldrin enjoys movies about space, he doesn't always think the filmmakers get it right. More>>
Mariah Carey says she isn't returning to "American Idol." More>>
Nicki Minaj is following Mariah Carey out the door on "American Idol." More>>
After years of heartbreakingly close calls, Arvind Mahankali triumphed Thursday night in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. More>>
Wet farm fields slow Wisconsin farmers. More>>
Meghana Giri stepped to the microphone Wednesday morning and spelled the word often associated with the end of the Cold War, starting the first onstage round of the 86th Scripps National Spelling Bee.
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Engineering students at Northwestern University are getting a leg up on the competition. They're learning to swing dance in a for-credit class called Whole Body Thinking.
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"Fast & Furious 6" raced to the top of a record-breaking weekend at North American theaters, and the sixth installment in the street-racing franchise also delivered a turbo-charged performance overseas. More>>
Panama's most famous performer is joining the cast of a movie about its most famous boxer. More>>
When a mother views scenes of her son's imprisonment, sometimes no words are needed. Tears will do. More>>
The hoopla surrounding the return of "Arrested Development" on Netflix's Internet video service has dissolved into a letdown on Wall Street. More>>
A 7-year-old cancer patient who had a trading card issued in his honor after he ran roughshod over the Nebraska Cornhuskers has found new buyers for cards set aside for his charity. More>>
Kasey Kahl, a former contestant on TV's "The Bachelorette," has been sentenced to three years of probation and community service in connection with a fight outside a California bar. More>>
The total box office take on Broadway dipped over-so-slightly this past season and the number of ticket buyers dipped 6 percent, both blamed in part on Hurricane Sandy. More>>
Everyone's favorite literary singleton will return in a new novel entitled "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy." More>>
A jailed member of the Russian punk group Pussy Riot was hospitalized Tuesday on the seventh day of a hunger strike she declared to protest what she calls a persecution campaign against her. More>>
A Neenah man who needs a kidney transplant is using a highway billboard to try to find a potential donor. More>>
Paul McCartney made his first visit to the one-time home of the King of Rock `N' Roll and left a gift behind. More>>
Austrian painter Otto Muehl, whose radical notions of art were only exceeded by the excesses in his lifestyle, has died. He was 87. More>>
Daft Punk has set another record on Spotify. More>>
The sixth installment in the "Fast & Furious" franchise is No. 1 at the box office. More>>
Acclaimed Israeli author Amos Oz has won the prestigious Franz Kafka Prize in the Czech Republic. More>>
Ed Shaughnessy, the jazz drummer who for nearly three decades anchored the rhythm section of Doc Severinsen's "Tonight Show" band, has died in Southern California. He was 84. More>>
MONONA, Wis. (AP) -- Police in Dane County say a disturbance at a wedding party devolved into a brawl in which a man bit an officer on the hand.
Milwaukee's Powerball winner was introduced to the public Thursday afternoon, and he had another surprise. More>>
CBS is strengthening its dominance over the television industry at the same time that the unprecedented reign of "American Idol" is ending. More>>
Mary J. Blige and her husband have been hit with a $3.4 million tax lien in New Jersey. More>>
Gomer Pyle will be back for this year's Indianapolis 500. Carol Brady is staying home. More>>
The world premiere of Ethan Coen's first full-length stage play, a revival of "The Threepenny Opera" and a new play by Stephen Adly Guirgis are the highlights of the Atlantic Theater Company's upcoming season. More>>
An Edward Hopper painting of New York City's Roosevelt Island has sold for just over $19 million at auction. More>>
Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. More>>
Lea Michele has stories to share about the many auditions she has passed. More>>
A newly discovered novel by the late Nobel Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck is to be released this fall. More>>
La Scala has reduced the number of operas it will stage during the 2013-14 season due to Italy's economic crisis, the theater's general manager said Thursday. More>>
Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, whose movies are banned in his country and who has been sentenced to jail by the Islamic regime, is coming to Cannes for a screening of his latest film. More>>
A Russian court denied parole on Thursday to a member of the Pussy Riot punk group. More>>
Writer Chinua Achebe is being remembered in Nigeria as a fearless writer who bowed to no political pressure. More>>
Blake Shelton and NBC are putting together a benefit for Oklahoma tornado victims.
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A federal judge in Denver is considering an injunction after ruling that nearly 250 Abercrombie & Fitch Co. and J.M. Hollister LLC clothing stores are unfriendly to the disabled. More>>
Kellie Pickler came into the final "Dancing With the Stars" episode in second place but finished in first. More>>
New sign along I-39 near Mosinee shows the number of traffic deaths in Wisconsin so far this year. More>>
For the past decade, the "American Idol" season finale has been one of television's biggest events of the year. Now it's not even TV's biggest event of the week. More>>
A first edition copy of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" that contains author J.K. Rowling's notes and original illustrations has sold for 150,000 pounds ($228,000) at a London auction. More>>
Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. More>>
A corporate lawyer for AEG Live LLC says the concert giant did not perform any background check on Michael Jackson's personal physician. More>>
Police in suburban Atlanta say rapper Chief Keef, whose name is Keith Cozart, has been arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. More>>
Carole King isn't done with music -- not yet anyway. More>>
Eminem's song publisher is suing Facebook and an ad agency, saying they copied music from one of the rapper's songs. More>>
The Muppets may have taken Manhattan, but they're getting a spiffy new home in Queens. More>>
Britain's Prince William has joined his father Prince Charles in urging global action to tackle the illegal poaching of wild animals. More>>
French actor Gerard Depardieu will star in a drama about a Chechen man who seeks revenge for the killing of his son. More>>
Carol Burnett, who became famous for playing a variety of characters in sketch comedy routines on her namesake television show, has been named the winner of the nation's top humor prize. More>>
"The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette" host Chris Harrison will again emcee the Miss America Pageant this September in Atlantic City, N.J. More>>
New consumer credit data show that Americans were more diligent about making their card payments on time in the first three months of the year. More>>
Simon Cowell has added former Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland and Latin artist Paulina Rubio to the cast of his competition show "The X Factor." More>>
Campgrounds gear up for the visitor that will arrive this weekend for the start of the summer tourism season. More>>
Britain's biggest theater group has reached across the Atlantic Ocean and bought Broadway's biggest theater from Live Nation Entertainment for about $60 million. More>>
Antonio Banderas will play the charismatic miner known as "Super Mario," who in 2010 became the public face of 33 Chilean miners trapped deep underground for 69 days. More>>
Seth MacFarlane is too busy to host the Oscars in 2014. More>>
Bernard Waber, the author of such children's favorites as "The House on East 88th Street" and "Lyle, Lyle Crocodile," has died at his home in New York. More>>
An accounting executive for AEG Live LLC says the company spent $24 million producing Michael Jackson's ill-fated "This Is It" concerts. More>>
It's a quick kiss, but it's a long step forward for openly gay character Kevin Keller in Archie Comics. More>>
An 87-year-old woman who alleges Donald Trump cheated her in a bait-and-switch scheme has told jurors she had qualms about suing the developer-turned-TV star given his power and influence. More>>
A leading Israeli university says it will present singer Barbra Streisand with an honorary Ph.D. when she visits Israel next month. More>>
The author of best-sellers about Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida is working on a book about terrorists in the U.S. More>>
Indian cinema is being feted in Cannes on its 100th birthday. But amid the celebrations, the B-word -- "Bollywood" -- remains controversial. More>>
A couple of stars from TV's "Chuck" and "Smash" will soon be dating on Broadway. More>>
There's no debating that obesity is a serious problem in this country. What may be open for debate is what the government can do to address it. More>>
An Adams County woman is fighting for her life after authorities say she was attacked in a bar. More>>
"The Voice" is leaving the judging drama to its rivals. More>>
Students took part in a living history lesson at Wausau West High School. More>>
Ratings for the "American Idol" finale plunged to a record low for the 12-year-old show. More>>
David Beckham's pecs are at least as much a part of his brand as his kick; his brand of shoes ultimately more lucrative than the game he's giving up. Listed as the world's highest-earning athlete for 2013, Beckham's retirement from play still leaves him with valuable endorsements and unparalleled celebrity. The question is whether he can maintain it. More>>
Flashy skirts, fake tans, fur and feathers: Welcome to the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest. More>>
Colleagues and friends paying tribute to USA Today founder Al Neuharth are remembering him not as a driven media giant but as a loyal South Dakotan who never forgot his roots. More>>
To find their Mr. Darcy, the Guthrie Theater in Minnesota has turned to a Mad Man. More>>
The lawyer who unsuccessfully defended O.J. Simpson against armed robbery charges in Las Vegas says his client knew two companions had guns in a 2007 confrontation with memorabilia dealers. More>>
Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles is releasing a solo album. More>>
Country music star Randy Travis has filed a lawsuit to prevent the release of patrol car video of his 2012 drunken-driving arrest in North Texas. More>>
A Marine has been reunited with the dog he served with in Afghanistan during a surprise ceremony at the Iowa Capitol. More>>
Powerball officials say the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $600 million, making it the largest prize in the game's history and the world's second largest lottery prize. More>>
Danish museum officials say that an archaeological dig last year has revealed 365 items from the Viking era, including 60 rare coins.
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A remote Alaska volcano continues to erupt, spewing lava and ash clouds.
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Students take part in hands-on safety lesson. More>>
Albuquerque police say a mother who saw her 5-year-old being abducted chased the suspect down and crashed her vehicle into his car, triggering a manhunt. More>>
Cuenca, Ecuador, has become a city teaming with retirees from all over the United States, drawn there by quality health care, a booming social scene and a low cost of living that makes their nest eggs suddenly seem golden. More>>
The Powerball jackpot has soared to $475 million after none of the ticket sold matched all the winning numbers in Wednesday night's drawing. More>>
Local reaction is mixed to the National Transportation Safety Board's call to lower the legal limit for alcohol when driving. More>>
The U.S. Postal Service says Los Angeles was the worst city in America for dog attacks on letter carriers last year, and it urged pet owners to help reduce the attacks. More>>
The Powerball jackpot has ballooned to $360 million in a matter of weeks, a jump that's propelled it to be the third largest Powerball jackpot and the seventh largest jackpot in history. More>>
Tempe police say the 19-year-old student was found early Saturday morning in the emergency room lobby of St. Luke's Hospital.
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He started from the bottom, but now he's on top at the BET Awards: Drake has 12 nominations. More>>
The Nielsen Co. says ratings were largely status quo last week, with CBS maintaining a decisive lead. More>>
Bill Hader is leaving "Saturday Night Live" after an eight-year run. More>>
The Vatican is getting back into its centuries-old tradition of arts patronage with its first-ever exhibit at the Venice Biennale, commissioning a biblically inspired show about creation, destruction and renewal for one of the world's most prestigious contemporary arts festivals. More>>
ABC says it is adding 14 new shows to its lineup next season, including a spinoff of its fairytale drama, "Once Upon a Time," and an action-adventure series drawn from the Marvel Comics world. More>>
Jolie authored an op-ed for Tuesday's New York Times where she writes that in April she finished three months of surgical procedures to remove both breasts. More>>
A Tennessee man who stole a big-rig truck in California, caused several accidents and told investigators he was fleeing zombies when he did it has pleaded guilty to several felonies.
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A weary-looking O.J. Simpson, weighed down by shackles and more than four years in prison, shuffled into a Las Vegas courtroom Monday hoping to eventually walk out a free man. More>>
Fox, facing the ebbing ratings power of "American Idol," is betting big on its first miniseries showcase starting with a limited-edition "24," and shows from heavyweight producers Seth MacFarlane and J.J. Abrams to invigorate its schedule. More>>
The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the news cooperative's top executive called a "massive and unprecedented intrusion" into how news organizations gather the news. More>>
Wisconsin officials say more than 100 million pounds of electronic waste has been collected since the state began an e-waste recycling program three years ago. More>>
O. J. Simpson returns to court today in the hopes of shortening his prison sentence related to a 2008 hotel room robbery.
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LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) -- A report of gunshots on the campus of a La Crosse technical college drew an immediate response from heavily-armed police officers who found the sound was nothing more than balloons popping during a class project. More>>
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. (AP) -- Officials in Pleasant Prairie say tests have found the drinking water is safe on a farm where buried horses were found.
Alice the owl isn't the only bird turning heads in Houston County anymore. Between March 15th and March 21st three owls hatched in Houston, MN. More>>
Usher will be the spark for Macy's 4th of July fireworks show.
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Sonny Santiago was a rapper who died in a car crash in February. Commissioners at Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn this week unanimously rejected his family's request to inscribe his gravestone with a song verse that included profanity. More>>
A judge ruled Wednesday that cheerleaders at a Southeast Texas high school can display banners emblazoned with Bible verses at football games. More>>
Rihanna was booed for turning up late at a concert in Boston, but the audience in New York cheered her on even though she didn't start on time the following night. More>>
The wife of the lead singer of the Grammy-nominated band As I Lay Dying says in divorce papers that she was concerned about changes in his behavior. More>>
A TV choreographer who testified that Michael Jackson never abused him as a child has now filed a claim against the singer's estate claiming years of abuse by the pop superstar. More>>
NTC students get ready for job interviews. More>>
The traveling festival celebrates the 1998 cult movie "The Big Lebowski," by Joel and Ethan Coen. Fans dress up as their favorite character, such as L.A. slacker Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, sip his favorite drink white Russians and go bowling, The Dude's favorite pastime.
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Carrie Underwood will take over the theme song for "Sunday Night Football," with NBC sticking to the formula of a female country music star for its intro. More>>
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is retiring at the end of the season, bringing an end to more than 26 trophy-filled years at the club. More>>
A modern production of Richard Wagner's opera "Tannhauser" has caused a stir in Germany because of Nazi-themed scenes showing people dying in gas chambers and a family having their heads shaved and executed. More>>
The 20-year-old Wausau man accused of attacking two jailers, one critically, entered insanity pleas to three felonies during a brief court appearance Monday. More>>
Schoolchildren in Minnesota and Wisconsin are getting a rare May snow day after a storm dropped up to 16 inches of sticky snow on the Upper Midwest. More>>
Lindsay Lohan's attorney said Thursday the actress checked into a Southern California rehab facility that a state official said is unlicensed to perform the type of treatment a judge required her to receive. More>>
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