Top Milwaukee News Headlines
Milwaukees breaking news.

Tom Barrett sought to regain the offensive in the recall race Thursday as Gov. Scott Walker faced another month of disappointing jobs numbers. [From JSOnline.com]

The U.S. has ended its investigation of Medtronic and its spinal-fusion product Infuse. Complications from off-label uses and financial ties to doctors had raised concerns. [From JSOnline.com]

Wisconsin's public high school students posted a graduation rate of 87% in 2011, a figure that's higher than the average graduation rate of students in 2010, according to data released Thursday by the state Department of Public Instruction. [From JSOnline.com]

There are conflicting stories behind Wednesday's shooting of an armed fugitive in Milwaukee and still some unanswered questions. [From Top Stories]

A 3-month-old Milwaukee child is dead, and investigators say co-sleeping is to blame. [From Top Stories]

Today's Top Stories
From around the world and across the street.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- On his 30th birthday, Tony Parker first kept the San Antonio Spurs on pace for what might be another lopsided playoff sweep. Then the All-Star who's always quick to needle Tim Duncan about his age finally acknowledged his own.... [From AP Top Headlines At 1:46 a.m. EDT]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will seek to cement a bond with France's new leader at the White House on Friday before heading to Camp David for a G8 summit where he is set to press Europe to do more to fix the region's deepening economic crisis. [From Reuters: Top News]

LOS ANGELES, May 18 (UPI) -- Two Chinese couples are suing the University of Southern California for the wrongful death of their children, slain in what appears to have been a carjacking. [From Top News - UPI.com]

China sentences ex-fugitive Lai Changxing to life in prison for leading $3B smuggling network [From ABC News: Top Stories]

WASHINGTON, May 18 (UPI) -- Mariela Castro, the daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro and niece of Fidel Castro, is being allowed to visit the United States, officials say. [From Top News - UPI.com]