Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 05/10/2024 - 4:00am
By the end of winter 2024, the return of Donald Trump to the top of the GOP presidential ticket has revealed a surprising trend in the former president’s base of support: his increasing popularity among Black and Latino voters.
Several polls suggest as many as 23% of Black voters and 46% of Latino voters could cast their ballot for Trump.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 05/10/2024 - 3:00am
The top lawyers for Arkansas and Missouri on Tuesday announced the filing of a lawsuit with four other states, including Nebraska, against the U.S. Department of Education’s change to Title IX that, among other things, codifies protections for LGBTQ+ students.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 05/10/2024 - 2:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing heat over its military support for Israel's war, the Biden administration is due to deliver a first-of-its-kind formal verdict this week on whether the airstrikes on Gaza and restrictions on delivery of aid have violated international and U.S. laws designed to spare civilians from the worst horrors of war.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 05/10/2024 - 1:00am
DENVER (AP) — A bill to ban the sale and transfer of semi-automatic firearms was nixed in Colorado’s Democratic-controlled Legislature on Tuesday as lawmakers pressed forward with a slew of other gun control bills on the 25th anniversary year of the Columbine High School massacre.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 05/03/2024 - 6:00am
PHOENIX (AP) — President Joe Biden may eventually ban TikTok, but he's moving to give something back to the young people who dominate the popular social media app — a looser federal grip on marijuana.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 05/03/2024 - 4:00am
Another six Republican states are piling on to challenge the Biden administration's newly expanded campus sexual assault rules, saying they overstep the president's authority and undermine the Title IX anti-discrimination law.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 05/03/2024 - 3:00am
LINCOLN — The state teachers union and other advocates for keeping public funds for public schools say they won’t let supporters of Nebraska’s revamped school choice law sidestep the voters this fall.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 05/03/2024 - 2:00am
LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen on Tuesday set his sights on eliminating any state government positions that have remained vacant for more than 90 days, estimating millions of dollars in savings.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 05/03/2024 - 12:04am
The Gambia’s ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) since 2015 is under threat. Proposed changes before parliament could permit medicalised female genital cutting and allow it for consenting adults.
This potential reversal has thrust the country into the global spotlight as the latest example of the backlash against gender equality.