Semiconductors power nearly every aspect of modern life – cars, smartphones, medical devices and even national defense systems. These tiny but essential components make the information age possible, whether they’re supporting lifesaving hospital equipment or facilitating the latest advances in artificial intelligence.

The term “DEI” has become politicized and even evil in the minds of many, including President Donald Trump and many of his MAGA apostles, including some here in Nebraska.

LINCOLN — Labor activists stood in the Capitol Rotunda during Thursday morning’s agenda and criticized a pair of legislative bills seeking to weaken voter-approved minimum wage and paid sick leave laws, which keep marching on in the Nebraska statehouse.

NEW YORK (AP) — As toy inventors, toy manufacturers and buyers for stores that sell toys met for a four-day annual trade show in New York last weekend, a topic besides which items were destined for holiday wish lists permeated the displays.