The state Supreme Court on May 8 threw out the voter-approved map, ruling in favor of Republicans who challenged it.
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The Trump administration calls the current communist-run government corrupt and incompetent and seeks to replace it, despite ongoing talks.
- Luc Cohen and Jack Queen Reuters
Harvey Weinstein's third trial in New York over allegations he used his Hollywood clout to prey upon and sexually abuse women ended in a mistrial on Friday.
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For now, the court restored a 2023 federal rule — challenged by Republican-governed Louisiana — that made access to mifepristone easier.
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It will now be up to the S.C. Attorney General's Office to decide if it wishes to retry the case or dismiss it.
- Rachel Barber USA Today
The Trump administration still has other avenues to implement the import taxes that are a cornerstone of the president's economic policy.
- Dietrich Knauth Reuters
Small businesses argued the new tariffs were an attempt to sidestep a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision.
The Columbia County Sanctuary Movement said it helped prevent several detentions by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents this week, calling the incident a “victory” for its rapid response team. The immigrant rights group said it prevented ICE agents from detaining four constructio…
The disgraced financier, accused of sex trafficking women and girls, was found dead in his Manhattan jail cell in August 2019.
The White House was briefly placed on lockdown on Monday after a law enforcement officer shot an individual on the National Mall near the Washington Monument.
The move significantly curtails access to mifepristone nationwide, particularly in states that ban abortion.
President Donald Trump said Sunday the suspect accused of trying to attack administration officials at Saturday night's White House Correspondents' Association dinner had "a lot of hatred in his heart."
Judges barred Trump's administration from ending a legal status that protects more than 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians from deportation.
The soldier, identified as Gannon Ken Van Dyke, helped plan and execute the January operation that captured the Venezuelan president.
American Automobile Experience lands four more custom cars owned by Metallica heavy metal star James Hetfeld.
What some of the 19 Nebraskans who complained to the FCC about Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show had to say.
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Congressional District 2 candidates Denise Powell and Brinker Harding were among the thousands celebrating Cinco de Mayo at Saturday's South Omaha parade.
Two young girls were hospitalized Saturday after a sport utility vehicle crashed into an Elkhorn-area gas station, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.
Dogs, treats and local vendors filled the D&N Event Center Saturday for the first Bark Bash supporting area animal organizations.
Saturday's statement marked China's first public characterization of the outcomes of trade talks held this past week in Beijing and Seoul.
Tracy Beth Hoeg cast doubt on COVID-19 vaccines and helped lead the effort to overhaul the U.S. childhood vaccination schedule.
Previous El Niños fueled wildfires, caused extreme flooding and mega droughts, prompted widespread coral bleaching and disrupted marine life migrations and foraging.
Republicans have won the Great Redistricting War of 2026, but that may not be enough to maintain their hold on the House of Representatives in November's midterm elections.
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Former University of Nebraska Regent Elizabeth O’Connor pleaded guilty Friday to driving drunk and causing a May 2025 crash that seriously injured one person in central Omaha.
A juvenile was taken from the home, and the Department of Health and Human Services was contacted.
Douglas County Sheriffs office is investigating a shooting after a domestic disturbance left a deputy shot and a man injured, at Cherry Creek Village apartments in Irvington, on Sunday, April 12, 2026.
RACINE — One woman was injured Wednesday night after a vehicle was struck by a train on Washington Avenue, police say.
According to unofficial election results from the Otoe County Election Commissioner's Office, 176 voters were opposed to the proposal while 169 voted in favor.
Douglas County election officials finished counting early votes on Friday morning.
A Nebraska household in Ogallala was the first reported high-speed internet connected funding through the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program, the Nebraska Broadband Office announced Thursday.
Republicans have already echoed "dark money" messaging that targeted Denise Powell in the Democratic primary race for the nomination in Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District.