Profiles
In more traditional times, a hog was roasted on the patio, downed by kegs of beer, amid lively music, hearty helpings of cornbread and coleslaw, whilst the whiskey “flowed” to the farmers, who...
The news flashes reports across the screen of ICE agents infiltrating communities stoking fears among their targeted sector, our Hispanic community, in a steady stream nationwide, including right...
Such is civilization: built on the glories of the past, or even on the bones of defeated kingdoms, and even for hundreds and thousands of years in the aftermath of ancient wars and collapsing...
Imagine a world in which you would flee your homeland, risking life and limb, possible deportation and/or prison to build a better life for you and your family. Against all odds, the perils of the...
Settling into the pilot seat of the SR-71, Buz Carpenter knew his impending mission impacted the security of the United States. Straddling the border of the Soviet Union or zipping across a Middle...
Today’s News
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan judge dismissed criminal charges Tuesday against a group of people who were accused of attempting to falsely certify President Donald Trump as the winner of the 2020...
In 2017, the jailing of people who could not afford bail cost U.S. taxpayers $38 million daily. (Kathy Willens / AP Photo)
President Donald Trump recently signed two executive orders targeting “cashless bail,” the policies that permit the release of people arrested for crimes pending trial without requiring them to pay...
Thirteen Nebraska state lawmakers attended a conference at the White House on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. (Courtesy of State Sen. Loren Lippincott)
LINCOLN — Thirteen Nebraska state lawmakers visited Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. But they didn’t get an Indiana-like pitch about redistricting a red state, as reporters waited.
Instead, the White...
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As the school year gets its legs, some might remember seeing double when the Nebraska Legislature passed LB 71 during its 2024 session. The law, a “parents rights” bill, gave moms, dads and legal...
Undated photo released by Banksy of the new artwork by the artist which portrays a judge beating a protester with a gavel at the Royal Courts of Justice in London. (Banksy via AP)
LONDON (AP) — A new mural by elusive street artist Banksy showing a judge beating an unarmed protester with a gavel will be removed from a wall outside one of London's most iconic courts, authorities...
This Week's News
09/12/2025 - 12:00am
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan judge dismissed criminal charges Tuesday against a group of people who were accused of attempting to falsely certify President Donald Trump as the winner of the 2020 election in the battleground state, a major blow...
In 2017, the jailing of people who could not afford bail cost U.S. taxpayers $38 million daily. (Kathy Willens / AP Photo)
09/12/2025 - 12:00am
President Donald Trump recently signed two executive orders targeting “cashless bail,” the policies that permit the release of people arrested for crimes pending trial without requiring them to pay money.
One executive order directs arrestees in...
Thirteen Nebraska state lawmakers attended a conference at the White House on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. (Courtesy of State Sen. Loren Lippincott)
09/12/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — Thirteen Nebraska state lawmakers visited Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. But they didn’t get an Indiana-like pitch about redistricting a red state, as reporters waited.
Instead, the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs hosted...
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09/12/2025 - 12:00am
As the school year gets its legs, some might remember seeing double when the Nebraska Legislature passed LB 71 during its 2024 session. The law, a “parents rights” bill, gave moms, dads and legal guardians a number of “rights” regarding the...
Undated photo released by Banksy of the new artwork by the artist which portrays a judge beating a protester with a gavel at the Royal Courts of Justice in London. (Banksy via AP)
09/11/2025 - 12:00am
LONDON (AP) — A new mural by elusive street artist Banksy showing a judge beating an unarmed protester with a gavel will be removed from a wall outside one of London's most iconic courts, authorities said Monday.
The mural appeared Monday and...
Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Bill Pulte walks outside the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in Washington. (Mark Schiefelbein / AP Photo)
09/11/2025 - 12:00am
Trump Is Accusing Foes With Multiple Mortgages of Fraud. Records Show 3 of His Cabinet Members Have Them.
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The sunsets on the Shankweiler Drive-In as previews run before the feature film "Jaws" in Orefield, Pa., Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (Gene J. Puskar / AP Photo)
09/11/2025 - 12:00am
OREFIELD, Pa. (AP) — In a romance and adventure worthy of the big screen, a Pennsylvania couple is preserving the past and forging a future as the owners of the world’s oldest operating drive-in movie theater.
Lauren McChesney got more than...
09/11/2025 - 12:00am
In October 2023, a group calling itself Return to the Land established its first “Whites only community” in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. They followed that with a second enclave nearby in 2025.
The group, which describes itself as a “private...
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09/11/2025 - 12:00am
In a classroom somewhere in the past, a teacher made an imaginary line between one half of the desks and the other. Then, turning those desks to face inward, she asked her students to choose a side to sit on for a class debate: communism vs....
09/11/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN – Supporters of the Niobrara River are contesting claims made by a local official about the status of federal funding and programs for managing the river and its environs as a congressionally designated scenic river.
The Friends of the...
People from various relief agencies guide people impacted by the wildfires at a FEMA Disaster Recovery Center at Pasadena City College Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Pasadena, Calif. (Etienne Laurent / AP Photo)
09/10/2025 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON — A broadly bipartisan bill to overhaul and elevate the Federal Emergency Management Agency is heading toward the U.S. House floor after a key committee approved the legislation.
The Transportation and Infrastructure panel voted 57-3...
09/10/2025 - 12:00am
NEW YORK (AP) — Long before Aryna Sabalenka and Amanda Anisimova began play in the U.S. Open women’s final Saturday, there were different players on the courts.
Earlier that morning, while the grounds were still quiet, children and adults with...
09/10/2025 - 12:00am
Kurt Earl’s words are strong and urgent as Lincoln Christian’s football team finishes practice on a warm Saturday morning in August.
“Run to me, take a knee,” he shouts. “Run to me, take a knee.”
The coach and his 32 players huddle to close the...
A person waits in a line for a prospective employer at a job fair, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (Lynne Sladky / AP Photo)
09/09/2025 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added just 22,000 jobs last month as the labor market continued to cool due to uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s economic policies.
Hiring decelerated from 79,000 in July, the Labor Department said Friday,...
09/09/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — University of Nebraska President Jeffrey Gold said Thursday that impending systemwide budget cuts of more than $40 million will be “incredibly painful” but “necessary” for NU’s survival.
Dr. Gold, speaking at his inaugural “State of the...
09/09/2025 - 12:00am
How will AI affect American workers? There are two major narratives floating around. The “techno-optimist” view is that AI will free humans from boring tasks and create new jobs, while the “techno-pessimist” view is that AI will lead to widespread...
09/09/2025 - 12:00am
NEW YORK (AP) — Kraft Heinz is splitting into two companies a decade after a merger of the brands created one of the biggest food manufacturers on the planet.
One of the companies, currently called Global Taste Elevation Co., will include brands...
Lori Bergman transitioned her Double Dip Ice Creamery from a food truck to a brick-and-mortar store in North Platte’s downtown Canteen District with help from the federal Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program coordinated by the Center for Rural Affairs. (Courtesy of the Center for Rural Affairs)
09/09/2025 - 12:00am
OMAHA — A federal program to help boost small rural businesses would be extended and enhanced under a bipartisan bill to be introduced Thursday by U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., and a Democratic colleague from Minnesota.
The Rural...
President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House, on April 2, 2025, in Washington. (Mark Schiefelbein / AP Photo)
Trump Says US Would Be On 'Brink Of Economic Catastrophe' Unless Justices Rule His Tariffs Are Legal
09/08/2025 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is seeking a swift and definitive decision on tariffs from the Supreme Court that he helped shape, saying the country would be on “the brink of economic catastrophe” without the import taxes he has imposed on...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) meets with Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum (right) at the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City, Wednesday, September 3, 2025. (Jacquelyn Martin / AP Photo)
09/08/2025 - 12:00am
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico and the United States on Wednesday agreed during U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to keep collaborating on cross-border security, including fighting the trafficking of drugs, guns and fuel, but made clear it...
09/08/2025 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Tuesday the U.S. Space Command will permanently relocate to Huntsville, Alabama, vacating its temporary headquarters in Colorado.
The move reverts back to Trump’s plans during his first administration to...
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen and State Sen. Rob Clements of Elmwood discuss state investments in public education, July 26, 2023. (Aaron Sanderford / Nebraska Examiner)
09/08/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — A report from Nebraska’s Department of Revenue projects that the federal budget reconciliation bill will cost state government more than $216 million over the next two years.
The department released the analysis as part of a state law...
