Frustration is simmering among parents who say their young children are spending too much classroom time online.
- Medora Lee USA Today
It's true, work does beget work, according to a survey by job site ZipRecruiter.
- ANDREA RIQUIER USA Today
Even as the vast majority of Americans continue to opt for fixed-rate mortgages, the ancillary costs of ownership fluctuate, mainly upward.
- Marcia Greenwood Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
The average family of four spends $741 more a year than in 2020 for the same groceries; $41 of that hike is due to package-size decreases.
- Daniel de Visé, Jennifer Borresen and George Petras USA Today
The government lost about $18 million minting pennies in 2024. On nickels, it lost $85 million.
- NATHAN LAYNE Reuters
Republicans across the country are grappling with how to campaign amid high gas prices after weaponizing the issue during the Biden years.
- KATIE PAUL and JEFF HORWITZ Reuters
Meta said the purpose was to improve the company's AI models in areas where they struggle to replicate how humans interact with computers.
A new store in San Francisco has human employees, but they're not the ones making the decisions. An AI bot named Luna is the boss.
Los Angeles Unified School District has approved a new policy to limit how much time students spend on screens during classroom activities, citing growing health and learning concerns.
To understand how Apple's new CEO John Ternus will run the company, pay attention to what he refuses to sell.
American importers who paid tariffs the Supreme Court ruled illegal in February are working to get refunds from the federal government, but shoppers might be out of luck.
Red Lobster announced that Endless Shrimp is making a limited-time comeback after the all-you-can-eat special was removed from the menu in 2024.
Apple announces Tim Cook will step down as CEO with John Ternus set to take over on Sept. 1 following board approval.
Meta is planning a first wave of layoffs on May 20, sources told Reuters.
America commemorates its 250th anniversary in 2026. Here's how our community is marking this historic national milestone.
The Dawson County Board of Commissioners held their regularly scheduled meeting on May 1, approving four liquor licenses for the Cattlemen's Ball. Also approved were a conditional use permit and negations for a public defender.
Dawson County Board of Equalization is looking into using Aeriel images for assessor purposes. Eagelview gave them a presentation on what their Aeriel program could do for the county at the May 1 meeting.
Lexington High School held their graduation ceremony Sunday, May 3, in the high school gymnasium.
Images II has served clients from Lincoln to NASA. Now, after 52 years, owner Redge Johnson is preparing to say goodbye.
We are writing today to encourage you to vote Sarah Newell for Lancaster County public defender.
In the last five years, the amount that Lancaster County taxpayers paid for indigent legal fees jumped from $7.1 million to $11.2 million. That $4 million increase occurred in large part due to losing attorneys and subsequent difficulty filling those positions. Turnover costs the county thousands of dollars each time an attorney is lost. Beyond the recruiting and training costs of new staff, the county must pay private attorneys to handle the overflow. Private attorneys cost the county more per case, meaning that as the Public Defender’s Office loses attorneys, taxpayers pay more to accomplish the same amount of work.
After a career in higher education — where I encouraged young people to be active in politics — I returned to Nebraska in 2018 to find that its unique nonpartisan unicameral had grown increasingly partisan, fractured and often ineffective.
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In a social media post, the Nebraska State Patrol said a man ran south toward the Platte River near mile marker 244 between Overton and Lexington.
LEXINGTON — The Lexington Police Department arrested two subjects Thursday morning after conducting simultaneous arrest operations.
Dirk M. Earll, 29, is charged with third-degree sexual assault of a child, a Class 3A felony; and two counts of committing child abuse intentionally with no injury.
Guillermo Goytia-Avitia, 57, of North Platte was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of theft by deception, more than $5,000.
We reached out to candidates in contested primary election races and asked them to provide biographical information and answer questions relevant to the offices they seek.
A 35% drop in Medicaid waiver funding this year could result in Nicholas Bessey losing the community-based services he currently receives, according to a new lawsuit.
Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts said the U.S. needs to wrap up its conflict in Iran and work to bring economic relief to working Americans and farmers impacted by rising fuel prices.