Turkish court convicts Syrian woman over Istanbul bombing

A Turkish court sentenced Ahlam Albashir, a Syrian national, to life in prison on Friday over a 2022 bombing that killed six people in Istanbul's main shopping street, a copy of the verdict obtained ... Read More

Gary Hubbard, P.E.

Gary Lee Hubbard, P.E, passed away on Thursday April 25, at the wonderful Lincoln home he and his loving wife, Sheila recently built. He was surrounded with love as he peacefully took his last breaths ... Read More

College students, inmates and a nun: A unique book club meets at one of the nation’s largest jails

A unique club inside one of the nation’s largest jails brings together students and inmates to explore not just stories inside books, but their own. Said one advocate: “It changes mentalities.” ... Read More

President Joe Biden says he's 'happy to debate' Donald Trump. Trump says he's ready to go

President Joe Biden says he is willing to debate Donald Trump later this fall. Biden's comment Friday is the most definitive he's been on whether he would debate his presumptive ... Read More

Ahead of visit to Israel, US's Blinken presses Hamas to accept new proposal for Gaza cease-fire

The United States stepped up pressure for a cease-fire deal in Gaza on Monday as the secretary of state said a new proposal was put to Hamas, whose officials were in Cairo talking to Egyptian ... Read More

Fargo Police Department enlists federal review of policies in wake of shootings

A Fargo police officer had not shot and killed a person since March 2018 ... A city spokesman said the overall topic of recommendations made by committees, commissions, and boards and the path they ... Read More

25 governors warn of consequences from Biden LNG 'pause'

Pennsylvania, Louisiana, and New Mexico may be among the top natural gas producers in the U.S., but when 25 governors wrote to President Joe Biden urging him to end his “pause” on new LNG exports, Gov ... Read More

Banning the book ban: Minnesota, other Democratic-led states lead pushback on censorship

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A movement to ban book bans is gaining steam in Minnesota and several other states, in contrast to the trend playing out in more conservative states where book challenges have soared ... Read More

Hamlin denies Larson’s late run

Denny Hamlin held off a hard-charging Kyle Larson over the final, thrilling laps and wiggled through lapped traffic to win the NASCAR Cup race by about a quarter of a second Sunday at Dover Motor ... Read More

Is the US banning TikTok? Your key questions answered

A measure to outlaw TikTok is on its way to President Biden for his signature. So what does this mean for you, a TikTok user, or perhaps the parent of a TikTok user? Here are some key questions and ... Read More

Democrats weigh prospect of helping Johnson save his job as House speaker

Some Democrats are entertaining the prospect of helping House Speaker Mike Johnson save his job should Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia force a vote seeking his ouster. It will depend ... Read More