Fatal shooting by Ohio police officers beyond the RNC jurisdiction fuels anger with Milwaukee residents
Ohio police officers in Wisconsin for the Republican National Convention shot and killed a Milwaukee man on July 16, fueling anger from residents who questioned why out-of-state officers were in their neighborhood located about a mile from the convention site. The man...
Protesters have a stage to speak from but no audience just one day after downtown march on the RNC
A city park designated for protesters at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee was almost empty on the second day of the event, July 16. Police officers on bicycles and event staff in orange shirts were present at Zeidler Union Square, but no speakers had...
Hundreds of demonstrators protest Trump at march on Republican National Convention in Milwaukee
Hundreds of demonstrators converged on downtown Milwaukee to protest around the Republican National Convention on July 15, saying the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump had no affect on their long-standing plans to rally outside the site. A wide...
GOP delegates cheer the nomination of a convicted felon for president with JD Vance as running mate
Cheering GOP delegates formally nominated Donald Trump for president, despite being a convicted felon, as the Republican National Convention kickoff on July 15, less than two days after his brush with gun violence at a political rally. Their vote made it official that...
First day of the RNC focuses on Trump’s unspecified plans to fix an already healthy economy
Donald Trump went into the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 15 with his usual false promises about fixing an already healthy U.S. economy, offering a sketchy plan and very few details about how it would actually work. Because the U.S. economy is a...
A Red Hat circus: What to expect as Republicans gather in Milwaukee to nominate Trump again
For all the usual stagecraft, the Republican National Convention that opens on July 15 is different from Donald Trump’s previous nominating affairs. In 2016 and 2020, Trump’s criminal activities had yet to bring multiple felony convictions. He was the...
Halyna Zdyrko Salapata: The sacrifices that come with supporting Ukraine while raising a family in Milwaukee
Parents in Milwaukee, like those everywhere, understand the universal struggle of balancing work with home life. It is a common challenge to juggle job responsibilities with family demands. What is more uncommon is when the job in Milwaukee involves raising funds to...
Voters of Harmony: How a Wisconsin township balances politics while picking presidential winners
It is hard living in harmony during these politically divisive times. But residents of a tiny Wisconsin town say they have the simple answer … actually live in Harmony. Residents of Harmony Township, spread out on rich farmland and residential subdivisions on...
A duel to save America: Why Wisconsin is the unpredictable swing state in this year’s election
By Jonathan J. Kasparek, Professor of History, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Voters in Wisconsin, now considered a critical swing state ahead of the 2024 presidential election, may be among the most unpredictable in the nation. Although former President Barack...
Union soldiers posthumously awarded Medal of Honor for train raid in Confederate territory
President Joe Biden on July 3 awarded the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry to two Union soldiers who stole a locomotive deep in Confederate territory during the Civil War and drove it north for 87 miles as they destroyed railroad tracks and telegraph lines....
Smarter-than-human machines: Former OpenAI leader says public safety takes a backseat at the company
A former OpenAI leader who resigned from the company recently said on May 17 that safety has “taken a backseat to shiny products” at the influential artificial intelligence company. Jan Leike, who ran OpenAI’s “Super Alignment” team...
Emotion tracking: Workers fear being misunderstood by AI evaluations of their facial expressions
By Nazanin Andalibi, Assistant Professor of Information, University of Michigan Emotion artificial intelligence uses biological signals such as vocal tone, facial expressions and data from wearable devices as well as text and how people use their computers, promising...
