Educators say the country's deep divisions make it more difficult than ever to teach students about the government.
- Kelly Meyerhofer Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Maks Makarenkov couldn't help but smile on car rides through the capital city. He saw homes with blue and yellow flags pinned in their windows or dangling from flagpoles.
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Teachers at Alexandria City High School in Virginia use civics education to restore young people’s faith in democracy in politically divided America.
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Russia has warned that it plans to launch a fresh wave of “systemic strikes” on defense industrial facilities in Kyiv and has urged foreign nationals to leave the Ukrainian capital.
- Lisa Baertlein Reuters
School districts from Yakima, Washington, to Waco, Texas, are tapping emergency funding reserves to keep buses running.
- Nolan D. McCaskill and Ann Saphir Reuters
He will take the leadership baton from Fed Chair Jerome Powell, whose term ends Friday but who will remain on the Fed board.
US President Donald Trump has said that Americans’ financial situations are not on his mind “even a little bit” during talks with Iran.
US inflation rise is changing spending habits, savings, and daily routines across American households nationwide.
US prices have risen at their fastest rate since May 2023, as the war in Iran continues to drive up energy prices and everyday costs for Americans. Prices rose 0.6% monthly, according to Consumer Price Index data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The BLS also stated that near…
U.S. consumer prices increased at a brisk pace for a second straight month in April as the war with Iran pushed up energy costs and food prices surged.
Teenagers aren’t turning their backs on college — but they are rethinking what “college” actually means.
Frustration is simmering among parents who say their young children are spending too much classroom time online.
It's true, work does beget work, according to a survey by job site ZipRecruiter.
GRAND ISLAND — Tricia Dudley, water quality specialist for the Central Platte Natural Resources District, updated the board on certified letters recently sent to producers who are in violation of the district’s Nitrogen Management Program.
OGALLALA — The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating two separate crashes Saturday that resulted in one fatality, several injuries and multiple closures of Interstate 80.
The Indian National Finals Rodeo Adrenaline Rush was held at Lincoln County Fairgrounds on Saturday.
LINCOLN — Producers are urged to be vigilant after Theileria — a tick-borne parasite that affects cattle — was detected in several Nebraska counties.
GRAND ISLAND — Tricia Dudley, water quality specialist for the Central Platte Natural Resources District, updated the board on certified letters recently sent to producers who are in violation of the district’s Nitrogen Management Program.
Gas prices fell 15 cents this week, but they could climb back up as Iran threatened to completely close the Strait of Hormuz.
Got a tall evergreen with a straight trunk and uniform shape? The Durham Museum is searching for its Christmas tree.
Police are searching for three men after an 18-year-old Lincoln man was allegedly attacked near downtown Lincoln overnight.
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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.
Nebraska might see a new nuclear power plant in the coming decades. Tech advancements could convince communities to support a modern nuclear plant. But that tech is largely untested.
The governor's order comes after the Legislature failed to pass legislation requiring public school boards and postsecondary institutions to adopt a discrimination and harassment policy that includes antisemitism.
Nebraska’s Board of State Canvassers will meet June 8 to certify the 2026 primary election results at the State Capitol in Lincoln.
The Republican attorneys general of Nebraska, Indiana and Louisiana have filed a lawsuit to stop the Trump Justice Department’s order reclassifying marijuana as a less harmful drug.