Profiles
Flying drones. Changing oil and rotating tires. Taking care of elderly patients. At Bellevue Public Schools, it's all part of a day at school.
Vocational education has gained attention as public...
There is a conversation to be had about mental health that hasn’t happened yet. Not anywhere in all the earth has it happened to any degree of merit because the person that needs to have it, has yet...
Some days ago, I got a phone call from The Daily Record, and the first of two questions that was asked of me was,
“Do you like anime?"
I froze, and some part of me was dragged back to middle school...
Leading a horse by its reigns, Megan Dannelly holds on with one hand while trying to control several balls with words on them, like mother, soldier, friend and volunteer, in the other. She attempts...
After being appointed to the New York City Art Commission, she was invited to the annual dinner at a men’s club in New York. The invitation said “Black Tie,” so she wore a black evening gown with a...
Today’s News
Master distiller Chris Morris holds a doctor's prescription pad for dispensing bourbon whiskey to treat maladies ranging from the sniffles to cancer, Jan. 29, 2003, at the Brown-Forman Corp. headquarters in Louisville, Ky. (Brian Bohannon / AP Photo)
LATROBE, Pennsylvania -- The making of whiskey in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, has often been fraught with a fair amount of drama. Whether it was those trying to make it or those trying to drink it, the...
This photo provided by Pennsylvania State Police shows Luigi Mangione, a suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, at the police station in Altoona, Pa., on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (Pennsylvania State Police via AP)
ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — The man charged with murder in the killing of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare made it clear he wasn’t going to make things easy for authorities, shouting unintelligibly and writhing...
A federal judge in Texas rejected the auction sale of Alex Jones’ Infowars to The Onion satirical news outlet, criticizing the bidding for the conspiracy theory platform as flawed as well as how much...
President-elect Donald Trump often said during the 2024 presidential campaign that he plans to launch the nation’s largest-ever mass deportation operation in his second term.
Trump has pledged to...
An aerial view of The Pentagon, May 12, 2021. (Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brittany A. Chase / Department of Defense)
WASHINGTON — House Democrats will face a tough vote this week on the final compromise annual defense bill that includes pay raises for troops but also bans coverage for U.S. service members’ children...
This Week's News
Master distiller Chris Morris holds a doctor's prescription pad for dispensing bourbon whiskey to treat maladies ranging from the sniffles to cancer, Jan. 29, 2003, at the Brown-Forman Corp. headquarters in Louisville, Ky. (Brian Bohannon / AP Photo)
12/13/2024 - 6:00am
LATROBE, Pennsylvania -- The making of whiskey in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, has often been fraught with a fair amount of drama. Whether it was those trying to make it or those trying to drink it, the government has sought to tax and sometimes even ban...
This photo provided by Pennsylvania State Police shows Luigi Mangione, a suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, at the police station in Altoona, Pa., on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (Pennsylvania State Police via AP)
12/13/2024 - 5:00am
ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — The man charged with murder in the killing of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare made it clear he wasn’t going to make things easy for authorities, shouting unintelligibly and writhing in the grip of sheriff’s deputies as he was led...
12/13/2024 - 3:00am
A federal judge in Texas rejected the auction sale of Alex Jones’ Infowars to The Onion satirical news outlet, criticizing the bidding for the conspiracy theory platform as flawed as well as how much money families of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary...
12/13/2024 - 3:00am
President-elect Donald Trump often said during the 2024 presidential campaign that he plans to launch the nation’s largest-ever mass deportation operation in his second term.
Trump has pledged to carry out this work by using an obscure 18th-century...
An aerial view of The Pentagon, May 12, 2021. (Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brittany A. Chase / Department of Defense)
12/13/2024 - 2:00am
WASHINGTON — House Democrats will face a tough vote this week on the final compromise annual defense bill that includes pay raises for troops but also bans coverage for U.S. service members’ children who seek transgender care.
All Democrats present...
An aerial view of The Pentagon, May 12, 2021. (Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brittany A. Chase / Department of Defense)
12/13/2024 - 2:00am
WASHINGTON — House Democrats will face a tough vote this week on the final compromise annual defense bill that includes pay raises for troops but also bans coverage for U.S. service members’ children who seek transgender care.
All Democrats present...
Daniel Penny (left) walks towards the courtroom, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, in New York. (Heather Khalifa / AP Photo)
12/13/2024 - 12:00am
NEW YORK (AP) — After being acquitted of homicide, the military veteran who choked a volatile, mentally ill man on a New York subway told an interviewer he put himself in a “very vulnerable position” but felt compelled to act.
“I’ll take a million...
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signs State Sen. Tom Brewer’s proposal to allow concealed carry of handguns without a permit or training on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Brewer (left) and nearly half of Nebraska’s state senators joined the signing. (Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)
12/13/2024 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — Advocates for removing the requirement for a state permit to carry a concealed handgun argued that Nebraska gun owners would still obtain the license because it lets them legally carry in some other states.
But state statistics indicate...
A new report from Union of Concerned Scientists pushes for wetland protections in a new farm bill. (Nati Harnik / AP Photo)
12/12/2024 - 7:00am
A new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists found wetlands in the Upper Midwest region, including Nebraska, are “in peril” due to recent legal challenges and a lack of state-level regulation. The report looks to a new farm bill as a vessel...
Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius in Rome, Italy. (Shutterstock)
12/12/2024 - 6:00am
When the word “community” is spoken, it pulls with it feelings of other words: “kindness,” “hospitality,” and maybe even “warmth.” It is certainly a good word to put in a headline, but as time goes it has become a lofty ideal, bereft of its...
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Topher placed formaldehyde testing badges in cars and in his daughter’s bedroom. (Topher Sanders / ProPublica)
How Much Formaldehyde Is In Your Car, Your Kitchen Or Your Furniture? Here’s What Our Testing Found.
12/12/2024 - 5:00am
How Much Formaldehyde Is in Your Car, Your Kitchen or Your Furniture? Here’s What Our Testing Found.
by Topher Sanders, with additional reporting by Sharon Lerner and Al Shaw
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for...
The FBI's J. Edgar Hoover headquarters building is seen in Washington on Nov. 2, 2016. (Cliff Owen / AP Photo)
12/12/2024 - 4:00am
WASHINGTON — The FBI’s new headquarters will be in Maryland, a significant victory for the state following years of jockeying against Virginia and debate throughout several presidencies about where best to locate the law enforcement agency.
The...
12/12/2024 - 3:00am
For more than a century, conservationists have worked to preserve natural ecosystems by creating national parks and protected areas. Today the Earth faces a global biodiversity crisis, with more than 1 million species at risk of extinction. This...
12/11/2024 - 7:00am
Warren Buffett is famously consistent.
The billionaire’s morning routine still sees him leave the Omaha home he’s inhabited for 66 years, his daughter Susie Buffett says, often picking up breakfast at McDonald’s on the way to work. When he gets...
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Defense Secretary, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (J. Scott Applewhite / AP Photo)
12/11/2024 - 6:00am
In an interview taped Wednesday for Megyn Kelly's radio show, Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth said Trump told him he wanted a "warfighter" who would clean out the "woke crap."
What "woke crap"?
The "woke crap" that allows some 15,000...
12/11/2024 - 5:00am
LINCOLN — Max Perry was ousted from day care as a tot.
His special needs became so intense that his mom quit her job to be nearby 24-7. His parents once chartered a private plane to transport Max, challenged by autism and epilepsy, to a major...
12/11/2024 - 4:00am
ON BOARD THE SANTA TRAIN (AP) — Since 1943, the people of Appalachian Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee have looked forward to Santa's arrival. Not in a sleigh on their rooftops, but on a train.
The Santa Train marks its 82nd running this year,...
12/11/2024 - 3:00am
IZIUM, Ukraine (AP) — Hopes for victory, a swift end to the war and prayers for their loved ones' survival or return from Russian captivity are among the wishes scattered throughout letters sent to a volunteer group by Ukrainian children living in...
12/10/2024 - 7:00am
Norah Sis and Kendra Wait hoped to break a streak stretching back decades. But in a battle of two top-10 teams, Creighton University’s volleyball team lost another one to the University of Nebraska.
Creighton head coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth put it...
Nov. 25, 1971, Nebraska head coach Bob Devaney is carried off the field by his victorious players after Nebraska defeated Oklahoma 35-31 in an NCAA college football game in Norman, Okla. (AP Photo)
12/10/2024 - 6:00am
If you have a pulse, I am sure you have either seen, heard or read a political ad this past year. With the plethora of TV, radio, newspaper and social media entities paid to run them, they would be pretty hard to miss.
With all the ads I have seen...
Amazon has more than 15,000 electric delivery vans on the road as part of its effort to cut its energy emissions. However, it has struggled with cutting emissions generated by its suppliers. (Mike Stewart / AP Photo)
12/10/2024 - 5:00am
Companies around the world are increasingly committed to cutting their greenhouse gas emissions to slow and ultimately reverse climate change.
One indicator is the number of companies that have set emissions targets as part of the Science Based...
12/10/2024 - 4:00am
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Richard Andre Newman thought he would live the rest of his life in his quiet, leafy neighborhood in suburban Virginia. He was born and raised in Bren Mar Park, where children ride their bikes and neighbors wave hello.
But now...
12/10/2024 - 3:00am
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA announced more delays Thursday in sending astronauts back to the moon more than 50 years after Apollo.
Administrator Bill Nelson said the next mission in the Artemis program -- flying four astronauts around the moon...
Signage is displayed the outside of the corporate headquarters building of health insurance company Anthem in Indianapolis, Tuesday, May 14, 2019. (Michael Conroy / AP Photo)
12/10/2024 - 2:00am
One of the country’s largest health insurers reversed a change in policy Thursday after widespread outcry, saying it would not tie payments in some states to the length of time a patient went under anesthesia.
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield said in a...
12/09/2024 - 7:00am
The Political War Over the Department of Education is Only Beginning
Donald Trump has pledged to end the federal government’s role in K–12 schools. To do it, he’ll have to overcome strong public opposition.
By Kevin Mahnken
This story first...
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12/09/2024 - 6:00am
BEDFORD, Pennsylvania -- On any given day, walking into the main entrance of the Omni Bedford Springs, the grande dame of American historic hotels, is always a welcoming and breathtaking embrace of the past. Walking in during the Christmas season is...
12/09/2024 - 5:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's DOGE time at the U.S. Capitol.
Billionaire Elon Musk and fellow entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy are expected on Capitol Hill on Thursday, meeting with legislators behind closed doors about President-elect Donald Trump's plans to...
12/09/2024 - 3:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The acting director of the Secret Service said Thursday that the agency is “reorganizing and reimagining” its culture and how it operates following an assassination attempt against Donald Trump on the campaign trail.
Members of a...
Biden In Africa Pledges Millions More For A Rail Project The US Hopes Will Boost Its Influence There
12/09/2024 - 2:00am
LUANDA, Angola (AP) — President Joe Biden on his visit to sub-Saharan Africa pledged another $600 million for a cross-continent rail corridor project Wednesday, telling regional leaders that “Africa has been left behind for much too long. But not...
12/09/2024 - 1:00am
Originally published by The 19th
A majority of Americans view allegations of sexual assault and past criminal convictions as disqualifying to serve in a presidential Cabinet position, according to new polling from YouGov, a research data and...
