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**This image is for use with this specific article only** Its star, Macaulay Culkin, recently did a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) session to promote his podcast titled “Bunny Ears” and site BunnyEars.com. CREDIT: Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Adult Swim With everything being rebooted and remade these days, it’s natural that talk would turn to the classic “Home Alone.” Its star, Macaulay Culkin, recently did  a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) session  to promote his podcast titled “Bunny Ears” and site  BunnyEars.com. Participants couldn’t resist asking him questions about the 1990 film that made him a child star. Asked if he would consider participating in a “Home Alone” remake, Culkin, 37, offered an answer we assume was tongue-in-cheek. “Only if it was set in the woods, à la ‘Rambo,’ ” Culkin said. A buff and grown Kevin McCallister racing through the woods with weapons? Surely he was joking. Macaulay Culkin’s hunky makeover has the internet swooning Culkin appe...

Watch Video The “Glee” family collectively mourned the passing of star Mark Salling. The actor, best known for his role as Noah “Puck” Puckerman, was found dead Tuesday. He was 35. Related: Mark Salling, ‘Glee’ actor, dead at 35 Salling’s death came as he was awaiting a March 7 sentencing after he pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography involving a prepubescent minor. Some members of the hit series that made Salling a star took time to remember him. Costar Matthew Morrison played teacher Will Schuester on the show. He shared a photo of him with Salling and their former castmate Cory Monteith, who died in 2013 from a mixture of heroin and alcohol. “Glee” producer Tim Davis tweeted, “Let me be clear. Having compassion for #MarkSalling in no way minimizes his crimes, nor does it minimize the pain and devastation of the victims of those crimes.” “I’m just saying stop adding to his family’s pain,” Davis said. “This was their son. If you’re without sin, feel ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Insurance claims from last year’s deadly California wildfires have reached $11.8 billion, making it the most expensive series of wildfires in state history, an official said Wednesday. The staggering number exceeds the total insurance claims from the top 10 previously most costly wildfires in California. Until last year, California’s most expensive single fire was the 1991 Oakland Hills fire that prompted $2.7 billion in claims in today’s dollars, according to data from the Insurance Information Institute. If treated as one disaster, the combined fires in October and December 2017 “represent one of the most damaging natural catastrophes in California history,” Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said at a news conference in Los Angeles. For comparison, insured losses from the 1994 Northridge earthquake, the costliest quake to strike the United States, were nearly $26 billion in 2017 dollars, according to data from the insurance institute. Nearly $1.8 billion of ...

MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee police said a man, 32, was shot and wounded early Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 31 near 38th and Fairmount. It happened around 11 a.m. Police said the circumstances surrounding this shooting are still being determined. The victim was taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries not believed to be life-threatening. MPD is seeking a motive and suspect(s).

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Former NBA player Rasual Butler and his wife were killed in a solo-vehicle, high-speed crash in a Los Angeles neighborhood early Wednesday morning, officials said. A man and a woman died after a violent, solo-vehicle collision in Studio City on Jan. 31, 2018. (Credit: KTLA) The couple was in a newer model Range Rover when it crashed at about 2:25 a.m. The SUV was traveling westbound on Ventura Boulevard when the vehicle lost control, hit multiple parking meters, slammed into a wall, overturned and ended up in a parking lot, authorities said. Video from the scene showed the mangled wreckage of the Range Rover in the parking lot of a strip mall containing a Marshall’s, a Michaels and other stores. Both occupants were pronounced dead at the scene, Los Angeles Police Department Capt. Andy Neiman said. The L.A. County coroner’s office identified Butler but did not release the name of the woman killed in the crash. She was later identified as Leah LaBelle by ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — The maker of a video game that pits players worldwide in a fight for survival on virtual terrain has used U.S. courts to successfully chasten cheaters from Ukraine to Minnesota. North Carolina-based Epic Games has in the past two months squeezed promises from men in Minnesota, Sweden and Russia to stop cheating and spoiling revenues from its popular “Fortnite” online multiplayer game. The company also closed its case against a Louisiana boy with a confidential settlement. Only the Minnesotan faces a $5,000 penalty if he resumes cheating. Epic Games spokesman Nick Chester would not say Wednesday whether that’s because the company can’t enforce financial penalties against foreign copyright violators. Chester would not say how much Epic Games estimates it has lost because of this cheating. The company has sued three Americans and seven foreign gamers for hacks that undercut the game the company’s lawyers say is played by more than 30 million people worldwide. The compan...

On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Publisher Ben Domenech and Senior Writer Mary Katharine Ham recap the President’s State of the Union address and all the included virtue signaling. They also discuss Jimmy Kimmel’s interview with Stormy Daniels following the address and Trump’s relationship with the media. “I think a lot of it is very silly I think now we’ve reached the point that the invited guests has gotten so virtue-signally,” Ham said. “It is a moment where you do get to hear a little bit of policy, which in these days in cable news and politics doesn’t happen very often!” Later in the hour, Ben gives his proposal for a smarter way to provide Americans with paid family leave. Listen here:

In Cape Town, South Africa, they’re calling it “Day Zero” — the day when the taps run dry. City officials had recently said that day would come on April 22. They have since  moved up the date  to April 12. Cape Town is South Africa’s second-largest city and a top international tourist draw. Now, residents play a new and delicate game of water math each day. They’re recycling bath water to help flush toilets. They’re being told to limit showers to 90 seconds. And hand sanitizer, once somewhat of an afterthought, is now a big seller. “Unwashed hair is now a sign of social responsibility,” resident Darryn Ten told CNN. The genesis of the crisis So how did this happen? How does a major city in the developed world just run dry? It’s been a slow-motion crisis, exacerbated by three factors: The  worst drought in more than a century , which has pushed Cape Town’s water scarcity into a potentially deadly horizon The metro area’s population, which is   4  millio...

MADISON — Wisconsin education officials say nearly 400 private and religious schools have registered to participate in state voucher programs during the 2018-19 school year. The Department of Public Instruction said in a series of news releases Wednesday that 133 schools have registered to participate in Milwaukee’s voucher program, eight more than in 2017-18. Twenty-six schools have registered to participate in Racine’s program, including six new schools. Two of those six currently participate in the state voucher program or the Milwaukee program or both. Meanwhile, 222 schools have registered to participate in the statewide program, including 48 new schools and 21 schools that previously participated in either the Milwaukee or Racine programs. Qualifying students who attend schools in the three programs can collect state subsidies to defray tuition expenses.

Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) is bailing on Trump and heading for the exits, as he sees the blue wave coming and decides to retire and get out of the way. Here is Gowdy’s statement announcing his retirement: The reason Gowdy retired is the blue wave Forget the mumbo jumbo about wanting to leave the political […] The post Blue Wave Swallows Trey Gowdy As Trump Enabler Retires and Flees The Sinking GOP Ship appeared first on Politicus USA .

NEENAH — Kimberly-Clark’s plan to make deep cuts in its workforce involves hundreds of employees in Wisconsin. The consumer products giant says it plans to close the Neenah Nonwovens facility within the next 18 months, as well as the Cold Spring Facility in nearby Fox Crossing. The closures involve 600 employees.  WLUK-TV  reports the company says a final decision on the Cold Spring facility will come after it consults with the plant’s union. Kimberly-Clark recently announced plans to reduce its workforce by 12 percent to 13 percent, or 5,000 to 5,500 jobs, and close or sell about 10 manufacturing facilities. The personal products maker was founded in Neenah in 1872 and moved its corporate headquarters to Irving, Texas in 1985. It currently employs about 3,200 people in the Fox Valley.

Moments before President Trump’s first State of the Union address Tuesday, Hillary Clinton dropped a lengthy statement on her decision not to fire a high-level campaign staffer accused of sexual harassment. We edited  the 1,500-word Facebook post to make it more clear, accurate, and concise. The most important work of my life has been to support and empower women to obtain as much political power as I can, regardless of what it cost me and other women around me . I’ve tried to do so here at home, around the world, and in the organizations I’ve run. I started in my twenties, and four decades later I’m nowhere near being done making excuses . In fact I’m proud that it’s the work I’m most associated with , and it remains what I’m most dedicated to. of myself . So I very much understand the question I’m being asked as to why I let an employee on my 2008 campaign keep his job despite his inappropriate workplace behavior my knowledge that he inappropriately touched a woman w...

Rep. Joe Kennedy’s response to Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address on Tuesday night was a flaming pile of garbage. Full stop. The Democratic Party, which ran a candidate from a political dynasty last time and lost, probably should have looked beyond the Kennedy family to deliver a response to Trump. The content of his speech was light on ideas and his delivery proved the congressman is still wet behind the ears — and around his mouth. Not sure if trotting out the Drooling Ginger Princeling of Camelot is the best way to dethrone Trump, but it's a bold strategy — David Burge (@iowahawkblog) January 31, 2018 But you wouldn’t know it if you read some of these takes from the usual suspects.  New York magazine’s Margaret Hartman called it “good .” My favorite is this one from none other than  Vox’s Matthew Yglesias , who actually compared Kennedy to Abraham Lincoln. Yes, really. Then he slipped into the identity issues, calling out specific reaso...

MILWAUKEE — Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. announced Wednesday, January 31st the company will close 42 locations as part of its previously communicated store rationalization program. The closing stores in our area include the Boston Store Clearance Center located on South 27th Street in Milwaukee, the Boston Store located on North Spring Street in Beaver Dam, and the Younkers located on Johnson Street in Fond du Lac. “As part of the comprehensive turnaround plan we announced in November, we are taking the next steps in our efforts to move forward with a more productive store footprint,” said Bill Tracy, president and chief executive officer for The Bon-Ton Stores in a news release. “Including other recently announced store closures, we expect to close a total of 47 stores in early 2018. We remain focused on executing our key initiatives to drive improved performance in an effort to strengthen our capital structure to support the business going forward.” Mr. Tracy continued,...

WASHINGTON COUNTY — A 22-year-old man from Random Lake was arrested Wednesday morning, Jan. 31 for 1st offense OWI. During the traffic stop, drug paraphernalia was found in the vehicle. According to authorities, around 1:20 a.m. a deputy on routine patrol stopped a vehicle for traveling 88 mph on STH 144 near Jay Road in the Town of Farmington. The driver, identified as a 22-year-old Random Lake man, showed numerous signs of intoxication and failed field sobriety testing. He was arrested for 1st offense OWI. After the arrest, and at the driver’s request, the deputy placed a wallet back inside the driver’s vehicle. While doing so, the deputy smelled the odor of marijuana —  a glass pipe was subsequently located in the vehicle. The driver was cited for OWI, speeding and possession of drug paraphernalia. The breathalyzer result was .19.

ELM GROVE — Elm Grove police are urging people visiting their community to be mindful of what is being left in vehicles — in plain view. Officials say on Friday, Jan. 26, two more vehicles had their windows smashed and purses were removed from the front seats while the owners entered the Elm Grove Preschool Daycare. Within minutes, credit cards were subsequently used by the suspect. A suspicious subject was witnessed in the area, officials say. However police were never notified. Officials urge anyone to call the police when you see something that seems out of the ordinary. Vehicle broken into in Elm Grove (Credit: Elm Grove P.D.)

LAKE GENEVA — There will be no parking on the lake during the 2018 Winterfest in Lake Geneva. This comes after an incident that occurred two years ago, when 15 vehicles broke through the ice while parked at the annual event, and were partially submerged in the water. PHOTO GALLERY Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment According to the City of Lake Geneva Police Department, Wrigley Drive is closed from the 100 block of Broad Street, to Center Street until Sunday evening. Officials say there will be no motor vehicle lake access from Lake Geneva, including Wrigley Drive and W...

GRAFTON — Grafton police are seeking a person of interest in a retail theft that occurred at the Scrub Hub located on 13th Ave. just south of Washington St. Officials say the incident took place on Tuesday, Jan. 9. $221.00 in merchandise was believed to be taken. If you know who this person is, you are urged to contact Detective Sergeant Eric Sutherland at 262-375-5320 . Person of interest sought in Grafton retail theft

A lot of people learn the hard way how important it is to back up your iPhone. Whether you’ve lost your device, drowned it in the toilet or realized you’re missing precious photos and messages after installing an iOS update, it’s good to get into the habit of  backing up  often. The good news is there are two easy ways to do so: via iCloud or iTunes. Here’s a step-by-step guide for how to back up your device so you don’t lose messages, photos, contacts or data. iCloud backup vs. iTunes backup There are two ways to back up your iPhone: iCloud and iTunes. iCloud stores information in the cloud. It’s the easier option and lets you create and use backups as long as you’re connected to Wi-Fi. iTunes will preserve your data on your Mac or PC. If your computer has the storage space and you’ve installed iTunes, you can save your data offline. Related: Apple’s iOS 11.3 update gives you control over iPhone slowdown How to back up your iPhone on iCloud 1. To start your iCloud b...

Sky gazers across the world were treated Wednesday to a rare celestial convergence dubbed a “super blue blood moon.” The cosmic event — a combination of lunar eclipse, blood moon and super moon — was visible in the western hemisphere for the first time in 152 years. People in Australia, Asia and parts of Russia were treated to the lunar triple whammy during moonrise on January 31, while the show kicked off in North America from 5:51 a.m. ET. Sadly, the super blue blood moon was not visible in western Europe or most of Africa and South America, but CNN compiled the following photos photos and videos from people who were able to witness the eclipse. Latest photos Shirley Tomioka took a photo of the lunar convergence from her terrace in Tokyo, Japan. Joe Stuart took this incredible 15 minute time-lapse from his house in Melbourne in Australia. He told CNN: “It was amazing, it looked like it was popping out of the sky!” Richard Tuffin told CNN he witnessed the spectacle with his two...

King George III’s bureaucrats, whom Thomas Jefferson decried in the Declaration of Independence as “swarms of officers” who “harass our people and eat out their substance,” would have envied the job protection of federal employees today. In Tuesday’s State of the Union address, President Donald Trump called for something very controversial among the chattering classes of Washington DC: to treat government employees as though they work for us rather than the other way ‘round. The president said , “I call on Congress to empower every cabinet secretary with the authority to reward good workings and to remove federal employees who undermine the public trust or fail the American people.” Following through on this simple promise to make a government job more like the ones the rest of us have will require the president and Congress to undo more than a century of misguided, anti-democratic, and unconstitutional laws governing the civil service. Paid By Taxpayers to Resist Election Results I...

MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office is investigating the death of a man near 3rd and Wisconsin on Wednesday, January 31st. The medical examiner’s office confirms foul play is not suspected. An autopsy is planned for February 1st.  

WEST ALLIS — West Allis police are looking to identify several people in reference to a complaint about a woman possibly being video recorded without consent in a restroom of a business near 84th and Greenfield. Officials say the incident happened on Saturday, January 27th between 4 and 5 p.m. According to police, the two main subjects are described as black females, approximately 18-20 years of age, and having large builds. One was wearing  burgundy shirt and jeans while the other was wearing a longer jacket with a hood and jeans. Another subject in the group — who police say is an associate of the main subjects — is described as a black female, approximately 18-20 years of age. She was wearing a dark coat, purple shirt, and blue jeans. PHOTO GALLERY Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment If you recognize any of these people in the attached photos, or know anything related to this incident, you’re asked to contact the West Allis ...

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A 6-year-old boy and 9-year-old girl were left alone in a parked car outside a Missouri casino while the adult who left them there went inside to gamble. According to a spokesperson for the St. Louis County Police Department, the incident unfolded Monday night around 7:30 p.m. Casino security noticed the kids alone in the car within three minutes. They kept an eye on the vehicle and tracked the man down within 20 minutes, according to KTVI . Police searched the vehicle and located drugs. The suspect, a 36-year-old man, was then taken into custody. The children were not harmed. Police said the man is the boyfriend of the children's mother. The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office has not filed formal charges against the man.

Democrats chose young Rep. Joe Kennedy III to give their official response to President Trump’s first official State of the Union address Tuesday. Speaking from a vocational school in Fall River, Mass. , the ginger-haired scion of Camelot spoke of opportunity, and unity, and transgender Americans, and tearing down a border wall. He was the conscience of the Resistance, invoking all the hashtags and buzzwords of these heady times, no matter how ironic coming from this particular speaker’s mouth — #MeToo, #BlackLivesMatter, “privilege.” It is a pretty thankless job. I am not at all prone to empathize with the Kennedys, but I don’t envy anyone this speaking slot. It is the worst of all public perception games. A State of the Union speaker has to follow an historic address to a joint session of Congress dripping in more than 100 years of tradition, pomp and circumstance. He’s a rhetorical drizzle after a thunderclap. The expectations placed upon this speaker are inexplicably high giv...

KENOSHA -- Brian Kramp spent the morning at the  Kenosha Public Museum to highlight their Tiny Titans Exhibit, Museum Munchkins and Imagination Studio. About  Kenosha Public Museum (website) The Kenosha Public Museum, located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is a  natural sciences and fine and decorative arts museum . Established in 1933, the Museum’s collections have grown to  over 80,000 , including 1,200 works in the fine arts collection. Exhibit programming includes mammoths, world cultures, Native Americans, zoology, geology, fossils, and fine and decorative arts. The Kenosha Public Museum collects, preserves, and interprets decorative and fine arts, natural science specimens, and cultural artifacts from around the world. Our galleries are filled with objects and information to facilitate learning, collaboration, and engagement. Here are our special and permanent exhibits.

MILWAUKEE -- It's a culinary creation that pays tribute to an MPS lunch with a cult-like following.  Bounce Milwaukee is known for a very tasty and unique dish: the mock check leg pizza. The mock chicken leg served in MPS cafeterias today is made primarily of ground up pork and seasonings, molded to resemble a drumstick that's breaded and fried. The mock chicken leg is only available for a limited time only at Bounce Milwaukee and when you get it, $2 from each pizza will be donated to parents for public schools in of Milwaukee.

MILWAUKEE -- Sometimes we see it on social media -- other times just out in public. Parents shaming their kids for bad behavior. But is that really the best punishment route? Child development expert Jessica Lahner with Carroll University joins Real Milwaukee with alternatives to shaming. 1. Focus on behavior , which provokes healthy feelings of guilt, rather than focusing on the person, which provokes shame. 2. Respond with empathy . When kids feel like their parents understand them, they can't feel unworthy at the same time. 3. Seek connection. 4. Repair. Parents won't always get it right, but can apologize and repair relationships with kids when they mess up.

GRIFFITH, Ind. - An Indiana business owner faces felony charges after a customer found cocaine in her cheese stick order. Surveillance video released by police shows the owner of Broad Street Gyros, Carrie Demoff, walk into a back office, according to WGN . A couple of minutes later, she leaves. The video then cuts to her in the kitchen with a white container. Police say the object inside tested positive for cocaine. About 20 minutes later, a customer walks into the store, pays for her order, and police say the cashier mistakenly handed her the food order with cocaine. A few minutes later, a man walks in. He bypasses the cashier and starts to count out cash. Behind the counter, Demoff is shown getting upset. Police say it’s because she cannot find the bag of cocaine. It turns out the customer who received the drug in her food order went straight to police. Now Demoff, 50, is facing felony charges. This incident happened in November and the business closed the next day. Demo...

MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers announced Wednesday, Jan. 31 the entire promotional and giveaway schedule for the 2018 season. Fans can look forward to 16 Theme Nights, 20 Giveaways and even more season-long promotions. According to a news release from the Brewers, in addition to the giveaways that were previously announced, Theme Nights are back in full force at Miller Park in 2018. These include returning fan favorites such as Star Wars Night, Zubazpalooza and Bark at the Park. This is on top of some brand-new events such as Pride Night and Grease Night. The Crew is not done yet as additional Theme Nights will be announced at a later date. The complete promotional schedule is highlighted by giveaways, including a just announced Lorenzo Cain bobblehead on August 26 vs. Pittsburgh, a Travis Shaw “Mayor of Ding Dong City” bobblehead, a miniature replica County Stadium bullpen car and much, much more. Overall, the full slate includes six All-Fan Giveaways, an All-Kid Giveawa...

MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee police are searching to find 18-year-old Alexander Vue — who has not been seen since Monday, January 29th around noon. He was last seen on the James Madison Academic Campus, on North Denmark Street just off West Fond du Lac Avenue. Officials describe Vue as an Asian male, 5’8″ tall, 160 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black polo, khakis, black dress shoes, gray The North Face coat, black The North Face backpack and he wears black with purple glasses. Alexander Vue If you have any information on Vue’s whereabouts, you’re asked to contact Milwaukee police at 414-935-7243 .

WAUKESHA — Waukesha police are investigating three separate incidents involving two suspicious men posing as Waukesha Water Utility workers. Police say the suspects request permission to enter a person’s home to inspect the water pipes in the basement. The three complaints were reported to have occurred on Sunday, Jan. 28 between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. All the incidents occurred in the northwest part of the city. On two of the three incidents, the suspects were denied entry into the home. During the third incident, the suspects were allowed in and several items were stolen from the home. Police say during this scam, one person will come to the door asking to come in to inspect the water pipes or other mechanicals of the home.  This person sometimes acts as a distraction.  Once inside the home the person will look to steal items of value while the other person will wait outside, in a vehicle acting as a lookout or come into the home to steal items. FOR Y...