Profiles
In the way that a needle rips your senses from their lazy slumber, the first below-zero day of the winter brought with it a piercing chill. It had been put off for too long, pushed back by a warm...
Attorneys preparing to appear before Judge Richard McGowan may want to plan for a late morning docket, as Douglas County's newest judge isn't known as a morning person.
McGowan was sworn in as judge...
Brittany Burling recalls enjoying a glass of wine every now and then. During the COVID-19 pandemic, "Then" became a little more often.
"We were all just stuck at home," Burling said. "And I felt my...
The jury has reached a decision. The verdict … Guilty on both counts: Committing terroristic threats and third-degree assault in a road-rage, criminal case, heard recently before the Hon. Thomas K....
In the movie, “Almost Famous,” inspired by the real-life experiences of director Cameron Crowe, who started writing for the “Rolling Stone,” at age 15, his character is given back-stage access to...
Today’s News
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Norwalk, Connecticut — The solution to one of the most persistent problems in education today may lie in the work occurring in a small breakroom deep inside Ponus Ridge STEAM Academy. In the room,...
It has been over three years since ChatGPT launched, bringing artificial intelligence to the masses for the first time. Today, AI is reshaping schools, workplaces and entire industries. Yet only 40...
The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (Jose Luis Magana / AP Photo)
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Democrats on Wednesday rebuked ongoing efforts from President Donald Trump’s administration to dismantle the Department of Education, including moves to shift some of its core...
Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan competes during the men's free skate program in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (Natacha Pisarenko / AP Photo)
Olympians – athletes at the top of their sport and in prime health – are idolized and often viewed as superhuman. These athletes spend their lives focusing on building physical strength through...
The Washington Post building is seen in Washington, Friday, Oct. 31, 2008. (Gerald Herbert / AP Photo)
The Washington Post’s evisceration at the hands of its billionaire owner, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, didn’t have to happen.
Following months of speculation, the Post cut at least 300 of its 800...
This Week's News
(Illustration by Jason Huff with elements from Ground Picture / Shutterstock)
02/18/2026 - 12:00am
Norwalk, Connecticut — The solution to one of the most persistent problems in education today may lie in the work occurring in a small breakroom deep inside Ponus Ridge STEAM Academy. In the room, five school officials sit around a little table,...
The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (Jose Luis Magana / AP Photo)
02/18/2026 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Democrats on Wednesday rebuked ongoing efforts from President Donald Trump’s administration to dismantle the Department of Education, including moves to shift some of its core functions to other agencies.
Rep. Bobby Scott of...
Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan competes during the men's free skate program in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (Natacha Pisarenko / AP Photo)
02/18/2026 - 12:00am
Olympians – athletes at the top of their sport and in prime health – are idolized and often viewed as superhuman. These athletes spend their lives focusing on building physical strength through rigorous training and diets that are honed to provide...
The Washington Post building is seen in Washington, Friday, Oct. 31, 2008. (Gerald Herbert / AP Photo)
02/17/2026 - 12:00am
The Washington Post’s evisceration at the hands of its billionaire owner, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, didn’t have to happen.
Following months of speculation, the Post cut at least 300 of its 800 journalists on Feb. 4, 2026, drastically reducing its...
A man eating a Milka chocolate in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Monday, Feb. 11, 2008. (Martin Meissner / AP Photo)
02/17/2026 - 12:00am
It’s February, and you grab a box of cheap Valentine’s chocolate from the grocery store on your lunch break. Later, you’re eating it at your office desk when you realize someone else is watching. Suddenly, you feel a flicker of embarrassment. You...
US President Donald Trump is greeted by the Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney (left), at the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, Monday June 16, 2025. (Stefan Rousseau / Pool Photo via AP)
02/17/2026 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON — In a notable break from President Donald Trump’s signature trade policy, several House Republicans joined Democrats in passing a resolution to terminate the president’s national emergency at the northern border that triggered tariffs on...
Seats are empty in the House chamber as the House meets for the fourth day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. (Andrew Harnik / AP Photo)
02/16/2026 - 8:58am
The millions of immigrants who have crossed the border with Mexico since 2020 could change the balance of political power in Congress — but in a way likely to boost Republican states that emphasize border security, at the expense of more welcoming...
Speaker John Arch of La Vista and State Sens. Machaela Cavanaugh of Omaha and Ben Hansen of Blair (from left), meet on the floor of the Nebraska Legislature, Jan. 15, 2025. (Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)
02/16/2026 - 8:54am
LINCOLN — A top-ranking legislative committee formally reprimanded State Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh of Omaha for “unbecoming” and “selfish” behavior at the start of Nebraska’s 2026 legislative session.
The Legislature’s 10-member Executive Board...
U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn meets with prospective voters at a Big Red Keno in west Lincoln on Oct. 20, 2024. (Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)
02/16/2026 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — Nebraska U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn planned a fundraiser this week in Washington, D.C. — until he didn’t.
Osborn, a registered nonpartisan, abruptly canceled the fundraiser planned for Tuesday after social media and campaign...
The Work Ethic Camp in McCook, Nebraska, Oct. 24, 2025. (Juan Salinas II / Nebraska Examiner)
02/13/2026 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — An undocumented migrant caught in legal limbo at the ICE detention center in McCook will get a bond hearing soon, or, a federal judge has ruled, the federal government must release him.
U.S. District Judge Susan Bazis issued an order late...
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., speaks at Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in Washington. (Jose Luis Magana / AP Photo)
02/13/2026 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON — Democratic members of Congress said Wednesday the Trump administration was using the “authoritarian playbook” when it tried to secure a grand jury indictment against them for releasing a video that reminded members of the military and...
Interim University of Nebraska Medical Center Dele Davies, Jan. 15, 2026. (Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)
02/13/2026 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — The University of Nebraska officially launched the search last week for the next chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, with an initial eye toward internal candidates across NU.
NU President Dr. Jeffrey Gold, the last...
02/12/2026 - 12:00am
LEXINGTON — At 2 a.m. on a 16-degree mid-January Monday, Magdalena Barrios got in line. Only 10 people stood in front of her outside the Dawson County Opportunity Center.
By 5:30 a.m., the line wrapped halfway around the side of the former Walmart...
St. Rose Cemetery, St. Rose Ill., September, 2026. (James A. Finley / AP Photo)
02/12/2026 - 12:00am
If you told me a decade ago that I’d become an expert in mapping cemeteries, I would’ve laughed and been very confused about the dramatic turn my professional life must’ve taken at some point.
I’m an environmental scientist who specializes in...
Foreman Francisco Barragan supervises Monday, Nov. 14, 2005, near Fillmore, Calif. (Ric Francis / AP Photo)
02/12/2026 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — A Nebraska “guest worker permit” bill for undocumented immigrants drew support Monday from the bulk of public testifiers, while the biggest pushback came from Nebraska’s labor commissioner and the proposer’s fellow lawmakers.
State Sen....
