By KATE PAYNE – Associated Press/Report for America Hundreds of people who say they suffered physical or sexual abuse at two state-run reform schools in Florida are in line to receive tens of thousands of dollars in restitution from the state, after Florida lawmakers formally apologized for the horrors they endured as children more than
Continue ReadingBy AP NEW YORK (AP) — Blake Lively sues ‘It Ends With Us’ director Justin Baldoni alleging smear campaign hours after he files libel lawsuit.
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By JAY COHEN – AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — St. Louis coach Jim Montgomery walked around before Tuesday night’s Winter Classic. He looked at the growing crowd soaking in the festive atmosphere. He thought about all the famous ballplayers who played at Wrigley Field. “And here we are getting to play an NHL hockey
Continue ReadingBy AP NEW YORK (AP) — A man was shoved onto subway tracks ahead of an oncoming train and critically injured Tuesday afternoon, police said, adding to a series of violent encounters in the nation’s busiest subway system this holiday season. The 45-year-old man was taken to a hospital in critical condition, and police said
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By JACK BROOK – Associated Press/Report for America NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Dozens of cars lined up outside a New Orleans church parking lot this week as residents flocked to exchange firearms for video game consoles through a city-supported gun buyback initiative meant to improve public safety as Louisiana loosens gun ownership laws. Leticia Clanton,
Continue ReadingBy AP NEW YORK (AP) — Police identify woman burned to death on New York City subway as 57-year-old from New Jersey (CORRECTS: Based on information from the New York Police Department, a previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported the age of the woman as 61).
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By TED ANTHONY – AP National Writer SHARPSBURG, Pa. (AP) — When did we know for sure? Was it April, when Nature Made introduced its pickle-flavored gummy vitamins? Was it November, when Petco’s “Pickle Mania” promotion offered 26 different pickle-themed toys for dogs and cats? Maybe it was the December day that a food scholar
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By MARK SCOLFORO – Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania court on Tuesday ruled 6-1 that the secretary of state has the authority to direct counties not to allow “unauthorized third party access” to voting machines or risk having those machines decertified and unable to be deployed for elections. The Commonwealth Court said
Continue ReadingBy AP BOSTON (AP) — Dartmouth men’s basketball players drop attempt to unionize in anticipation of labor board shifting to the right.
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By AUDREY McAVOY and AYANNA ALEXANDER – Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — As with many voters on Maui, Joshua Kamalo thought the race for president wasn’t the only big contest on the November ballot. He also was focused on a hotly contested seat for the local governing board. He made sure to return his ballot
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By STEFANIE DAZIO and JAIMIE DING – Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration has launched an investigation after a private jet carrying the Gonzaga University men’s basketball team nearly crossed a runway as another flight was taking off Friday at Los Angeles International Airport. The plane operated by Key Lime Air
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By BARRY SCHWEID – Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — ___ EDITORS: As part of its coverage of the death of former President Jimmy Carter, The Associated Press is looking back at major events in his life. Carter’s success at Camp David negotiating a Mideast Peace agreement between Egypt and Israel was one of his crowning
Continue ReadingBy LORI PILGER – Lincoln Journal Star, Neb. (TNS) Mini Highlands Print Zutavern kneels with a mini Highland bull. Zutavern, a sixth-generation rancher, died in 2020 after living with bipolar disorder for seven years. His family breeds and raises miniature cattle. His wife Kate keeps his memory alive through the minis and the Facebook page
Continue ReadingBy Lincoln Journal Star, Neb. (TNS) DEC. 21 Schoch, Annika (Gleason) and Brad, Lincoln, girl, Bryan. DEC. 23 Afi, Maroua and Yahyaoui, Nizar, Lincoln, boy, Bryan. Bock, Maria Anna (Ariola) and Zachary, Lincoln, boy, St. Elizabeth. Klein, Nadia and Golden, Sean, Lincoln, girl, St. Elizabeth. DEC. 24 Arias, Tara and Eric, Lincoln, boy, St. Elizabeth.
Continue ReadingBy LORI PILGER – Lincoln Journal Star, Neb. (TNS) An inmate serving a life sentence has sued a Nebraska prison warden and the director of prisons, alleging they have kept him from having parenting time with his young son because he was conceived by a prison staff member. At a recent hearing, the Nebraska Attorney
Continue ReadingBy LORI PILGER – Lincoln Journal Star, Neb. (TNS) Lincoln Police are investigating an attempted robbery late Sunday afternoon that ended with the would-be thieves shooting at an SUV with two children inside. LPD spokesperson Erika Thomas said a 22-year-old woman had gone to The Lodge Apartments near South 48th Street and Nebraska Parkway with
Continue ReadingBy SHEL RICKERT – Lincoln Journal Star, Neb. (TNS) Lincolnites might finally see snow at the very end of the year. According to the National Weather Service, the city, as well as a large portion of the state, is set to receive “wintery weather” Monday evening into Tuesday morning. Forecasters said rain is likely during
Continue ReadingBy Lincoln Journal Star, Neb. (TNS) Boy Scout Tree Pickup, 12.26 Boy Scout Troop 8’s Harrison Bishop tosses a Christmas tree off a trailer onto a collection pile in December 2023 at Woods Park during a “Scouting for Trees” pickup day. The city is again providing Christmas tree drop-off sites this year through Jan. 20
Continue ReadingBy ALYSSA JOHNSON – Lincoln Journal Star, Neb. (TNS) Food Bank, 3.15 Lincoln Food Bank staff members Cameron Ronspies (from left), Ken Havlicek and Tim Dishman place food in a trunk on March 15. Data from the nonprofit Feeding America showed that in 2022, 13.6% of Nebraskans and 13.4% of those living in Lancaster County
Continue ReadingBy LORI PILGER – Lincoln Journal Star, Neb. (TNS) An 18-year-old man wanted in connection with a murder investigation in Texas was arrested Saturday about 30 miles west of Lincoln, the Nebraska State Patrol said in a news release. Troopers arrested Luigin Alberto Perez-Millian, of Denver, without incident in a traffic stop on Interstate 80
Continue ReadingBy RUTH BAILEY – Lincoln Journal Star, Neb. (TNS) Mark H. Tallman dedicated his life to collecting autographs from prominent politicians, dignitaries and celebrities, accumulating signatures from nearly every American president and other historical figures, including Adolf Hitler and Walt Disney. Now, Tallman’s impressive collection of autographs has found a new home at the University
Continue ReadingBy Lincoln Journal Star, Neb. (TNS) A 16-year-old boy has died from injuries he sustained Sunday night while “car surfing,” according to the Lexington Police Department. In a news release, Chief Paul Schwarz said that at about 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Lexington officers were called about a young man lying in the street on the north
Continue ReadingBy MATT OLBERDING – Lincoln Journal Star, Neb. (TNS) Lending to small businesses in Nebraska rebounded sharply in fiscal year 2024. According to the annual report from the U.S. Small Business Administration, the number of SBA-guaranteed loans was up more than 39% from 2023, while the total dollar amount of the loans grew by nearly
Continue ReadingBy MATT OLBERDING – Lincoln Journal Star, Neb. (TNS) StarTran’s temporary bus transfer station will relocate from 11th and N streets to 11th and L streets on Jan. 16. StarTran announced the transition Monday that it says is meant to enhance rider safety, provide more amenities and shift operations away from the ongoing redevelopment and
Continue ReadingBy Lincoln Journal Star, Neb. (TNS) Good morning, Lincoln. Here’s what you should know today. Conrad clear-eyed about Legislature On Jan. 8 lawmakers will return to Lincoln and the state Capitol for the first session of the 109th Nebraska Legislature. Term limits that took effect nearly 20 years ago have rendered the Legislature increasingly partisan.
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By AP WASHINGTON (AP) — Funeral services honoring former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at age 100, will be held in Georgia and Washington, D.C., beginning Saturday, Jan. 4, and concluding Thursday, Jan. 9. Here’s a list of events, as provided by the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region. All times are Eastern Standard. SATURDAY,
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By RUSS BYNUM and SAM MEDNICK – Associated Press JARWENG, South Sudan (AP) — Nobel Prize-winning peacemaker Jimmy Carter spent nearly four decades waging war to eliminate an ancient parasite plaguing the world’s poorest people. Rarely fatal but searingly painful and debilitating, Guinea worm disease infects people who drink water tainted with larvae that grow
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By AP TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Six former Florida State basketball players sued Seminoles coach Leonard Hamilton on Monday, alleging he failed to make good on a promise to get each of them $250,000 in name, image and likeness compensation. The plaintiffs — Darin Green Jr., De’Ante Green, Cam’Ron Fletcher, Josh Nickelberry, Primo Spears and
Continue ReadingBy EARL HORLYK – Sioux City Journal, Iowa (TNS) WINNEBAGO, Neb. — While New Year’s Eve is synonymous with drinking, the Winnebago Comprehensive Healthcare System (WCHS) would like people to end 2024 on a more uplifting note. Owned by the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, WCHS — consisting of both the Twelve Clans Unity Hospital and
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By JACK DURA – Associated Press STANTON, N.D. (AP) — The adult son of North Dakota Sen. Kevin Cramer was sentenced to serve 28 years in prison Monday in connection with a wild chase in which he fled from a hospital and drove into a deputy’s vehicle, killing the deputy. Ian Cramer, 43, pleaded guilty
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