As members of the Nebraska Legislature pack their bags for next month’s annual government gathering at the Capitol, each surely will have a to-do list in tow: bills or brainstorms or big ideas they hope the other 48 souls in the chamber will find palatable. More important, however, is whether said lists solve problems and enhance the quality of life for Nebraskans.

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Lahai Makieu struck the bamboo with a machete until it cracked and fell. Balancing on his crutch, he reached to pick it up. But colleagues pulled the bamboo's other end, and he tumbled into the dense grass.

“They forgot I had one leg,” the 45-year-old said, laughing. The trainer at a center for amputee farmers picked himself up and added: “We fall and we rise.”

It’s official: President-elect Donald Trump promises that on Day One, or Jan. 20, 2025, that his first executive action will be to put 25% tariffs on all imports from neighbors Canada and Mexico, and with a kicker of a 10% tariff levied against Chinese imports.