What is the filibuster, and why does it matter in Nebraska?
LINCOLN, Neb. -- A group of lawmakers is continuing this week to filibuster all bills that come before the Nebraska Legislature — even the...
N.C. board removes election officials who refused to certify
RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina’s state elections board on Tuesday removed two local election officials who had refused to certify their county's 2022 results...
Ex-Californian sentenced for child mutilation-sex scheme
A former Southern California man who convinced troubled girls as young as 12 to perform masochistic acts and urged one to become his sex...
Arkansas sues TikTok, Meta over privacy, child safety claims
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- The state of Arkansas sued TikTok and Facebook parent Meta on Tuesday, claiming the social media companies were misleading consumers...
Report: Student was landing when 2 small planes collided
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. -- A student pilot was trying to land a small plane at a central Florida airport when it collided with another...
After school shooting, Tenn. gun laws likely to remain lax
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- As Nashville residents reeled from a fatal grade school shooting that left six dead, a federal judge quietly cleared the way...
Charleston church attack survivors push for hate crime bill
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Two survivors of a 2015 racist massacre that killed nine of their friends at a Charleston church told a group of...
Cold temps help contain chemicals in North Dakota derailment
The cold weather in North Dakota kept chemicals that spilled from a derailed Canadian Pacific train from spreading very far
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Court backs victim’s family in Adnan Syed’s ‘Serial’ case
ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- A Maryland appellate court on Tuesday reinstated Adnan Syed's murder conviction and ordered a new hearing in the case, marking the...
Apple rolls out buy now, pay later service, with guardrails
NEW YORK -- Apple is getting into the buy now, pay later space with a few tweaks to the existing model — including no...