Shoppers are enlisting tailors and seamstresses to give off-the-rack purchases a custom fit or personal flair, to revive secondhand finds or to extend the lives of their wardrobes.
- Associated Press
Across the U.S., the number of tailors, dressmakers and custom sewing specialists is declining, even as demand for their work is growing.
- CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Associated Press
A new Gallup survey finds that Americans' outlook on the job market is increasingly pessimistic, a sharp reversal from just a few years ago.
- CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Associated Press
Spiking gas prices in the U.S. are on track to eat up tax refunds this year, leaving most Americans with little extra to spend.
- TIM GRANT Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Workers are discovering that a new overtime tax break is proving less generous — and more complicated — than expected.
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Trump also lifted sanctions on some Iranian oil, relieving some of the pressure that Washington traditionally used as leverage against Tehran.
There's a growing body of data showing the tariffs Trump said would help American factories are, in fact, squashing many of them.
As oil tops $100, the Iran war is testing Trump’s push for fossil fuels — and leaving U.S. consumers exposed to price spikes, experts say.
Israel’s defense minister said Saturday that joint U.S.-Israeli military operations against Iran will intensify in the coming week. In a video statement released after a meeting with military officials in Tel Aviv, Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israel would continue targeting senior figu…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announced he will stay on as chair pro tem if his nominated successor Kevin Warsh is not confirmed by the Senate before May.
Iran intensified its attacks on its Gulf Arab neighbors' energy infrastructure Thursday, setting Qatari liquefied natural gas facilities and a Kuwaiti oil refinery ablaze as it hit back following an Israeli attack on its main natural gas field, a major escalation in the Mideast war that has …
The US Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged at 3.5%–3.75%, saying the current policy stance supports its goals of maximum employment and 2% inflation. Fed Chair Jerome Powell noted uncertainty from developments in the Middle East, and said the Fed will stay alert to risks affecting …
Powell said he has "no intention" of leaving the central bank until a Justice Department probe into building renovations at the Fed is over.
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The Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha will host the Love Yourself Fashion Show from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on April 25 at its gym, located at 1330 52nd St. About 50 youths ranging from ages 6 to 18 are participating in the event, which is open to the public.
One person was killed Thursday morning in an officer-involved shooting in the city of Chippewa Falls, according to the Wisconsin Department of Justice.
Bucky Badger wasn't always Bucky. And he wasn't always huggable, either. Scroll on for a history in photographs of one of the best mascots in college athletics.
The winter of 2007-08 was Madison's snowiest on record, with Mother Nature dumping a cumulative 101.4 inches of snow in the city. (For comparison, the previous record was 76.1 inches in the winter of 1978-79.) The record snowfall included a lot of middling storms that added up over time, as …
Experts warn that waiting for dangerous weather to start planning how to safely ride out a storm or tornado may be too late. Here’s what you should know to get started:
The Great Ice Storm of March 1976 knocked television stations off the air, caused Madison's reservoirs to dry up and left more than 600,000 Wisconsin residents without power for days.
A U.S. official said several U.S. Navy ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz; three supertankers passed through, shipping data showed.
President Trump is using Christian rhetoric to rally core supporters behind the increasingly unpopular war with Iran, religious and political experts say.
As climate change outpaces ecosystems' abilities to adapt, scientists are turning to conservation genomics, but experts caution it's no substitute for cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
The Trump administration is using emergency powers and subsidies to keep U.S. coal plants running.
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Check out the inside of the Macon County Jail through photos from the Herald & Review archives. More archive photos at herald-review.com.
On March 6, 2015, Madison police officer Matt Kenny, who is white, shot and killed 19-year-old Tony Robinson, a black man, after an altercation at a home on Williamson Street. Robinson's death sparked weeks of demonstrations. Kenny was cleared of any wrongdoing by Dane County District Attorn…
Virgil Thew, 47, of New Lisbon, is being sought as a "person of interest" in the deaths.
Here is a list of the Walworth County’s weekly criminal complaints from Aug. 27 – Sept. 2. The cases still need to make their way through the Walworth County Court System. All information is from criminal complaints filed in Walworth County Circuit Court. To follow the cases, go to wcca.wico…
A Senate committee delayed a vote on 10 nominees to the Board of Regents after Regent President Amy Bogost and a fellow regent provided more insight into the firing of former UW President Jay Rothman.
Gov. Tony Evers signed into law a bipartisan compromise to combat PFAS contamination. Wisconsin Act 200 and 201 release $133 million in state funding to address PFAS across Wisconsin and provide protections to innocent landowners.
Gov. Tony Evers signed into law a bipartisan compromise to combat PFAS contamination. Wisconsin Act 200 and 201 release $133 million in state funding to address PFAS across Wisconsin and provide protections to innocent landowners.
On this episode of WisconsinEye's Rewind: Your Week in Review, WPR Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk and WisPolitics Editor JR Ross preview Tuesday's Spring Election regarding Supreme Court candidates Maria Lazar and Chris Taylor.