Even Nebraska's nonpartisan Legislature is divided from acrimonious 2023 session
Nebraska has the country's only single-chamber, nonpartisan legislature, and state leaders have long held up the unique system as an example of efficiency that rises above hyperpartisan politics
2023-06-03 08:52
911 transcripts point to chaos, fast-evolving situation in April shootings in Maine
A frantic 911 call to report at least one person had been fatally shot led law enforcement to discover four bodies at a home in Maine and eventually to arrest a man who fired at vehicles on a nearby highway
2023-06-03 08:50
Utah primary schools ban Bible for 'vulgarity and violence'
The ban followed a parental complaint that the book has content unsuitable for children.
2023-06-03 08:50
Sidhu Moose Wala: Indian rap trailblazer celebrated
People have been holding events in memory of a murdered rapper this week - but what made him special?
2023-06-03 08:48
Report: Buffalo's snow-removal equipment, communications fell short during deadly blizzard
A new report finds several shortcomings in Buffalo's response to a historic December blizzard in which 31 city residents died
2023-06-03 08:29
Suh, Matsuyama ride hot putts on steamy day at the Memorial
Justin Suh has the 36-hole lead at the Memorial
2023-06-03 08:25
Family's Alaska fishing trip becomes nightmare with 3 dead and search over for 2 more
An Alaska fishing adventure became a nightmare for a family of eight when the wreckage of one of the two boats they’d chartered over the Memorial Day weekend was found partially submerged off an island
2023-06-03 08:22
A Global Stock Trader’s Guide to More Extreme Weather Events
From Australian mining behemoths to Florida theme parks, investors are betting on whether companies will benefit or take
2023-06-03 08:19
Prison documents reveal Jeffrey Epstein tried to reach out to Larry Nassar, gymnastics coach convicted of sexual abuse
While he was imprisoned, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein sent a letter to Larry Nassar, the former Olympic doctor who sexually abused girls for decades, new documents reveal.
2023-06-03 08:19
Texas governor signs ban on gender-affirming care for minors
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday signed into law a ban on gender-affirming care for most minors in the state, making Texas the largest state in the US to place restrictions on transgender youth's access to critical care.
2023-06-03 07:49
Biden hails debt ceiling deal as 'crisis averted'
The US president said he will sign the debt deal into law on Saturday.
2023-06-03 07:45
Wildfires spread in eastern Canada, forcing evacuations in coastal Quebec
By Allison Lampert and Ismail Shakil MONTREAL Some 10,000 residents in coastal Quebec were forced to evacuate homes
2023-06-03 07:26