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A mother and her son hold hands on a swing set. This year, more state and local leaders are pushing to hold parents accountable for their children’s behavior, particularly when it involves serious criminal offenses. (Troy Bennett / Maine Morning Star) By Amanda Watford Stateline When young children and teenagers get into trouble, the question often comes quickly: Where were their parents? That…
A general view of the exterior of the International Criminal Court is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, March 12, 2025. (Omar Havana / AP Photo) By Mike Corder The Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court on Wednesday slammed the latest U.S. sanctions targeting senior ICC staff, including its president, as a “flagrant attack” on the global tribunal's…
A police-drawn diagram of a car crash that occurred the evening of May 21, 2025, involving University of Nebraska Regent Elizabeth O’Connor, whose vehicle is on the left. (Courtesy of Omaha Police Department) Then-University of Nebraska Regent Elizabeth O’Connor of Omaha (center) talks with NU Regent Tim Clare, Dec. 5, 2025. (Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner) The University of Nebraska Board of…
Nelson County, Ky., jailer Justin Hall shows an electric shock glove that is used at his facility, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, in Bardstown, Ky. (Dylan Lovan / AP Photo) By Ryan J. Foley The Associated Press Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s plan to give officers gloves that deliver painful electric shocks faced criticism Wednesday from Democratic elected officials and civil rights advocates, who…
A Flock Safety license plate reader is seen along a public road, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in Houston. (David Goldman / AP Photo) By Austin Petak Being 34 years old, born in 1992, I was able to grow up without cell phones, still in the era when my father kicked me and my brothers out of the house until dinnertime. The distance we could travel was amplified by our bikes and the hills we could sail…
Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers, Oct. 9, 2025. (Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner) Matt Kuhse speaks during a press conference in which he was named the new Omaha City Attorney by Mayor Jean Stothert on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, at the Omaha-Douglas Civic Center. (Derek Noehren / The Daily Record) By Zach Wendling Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers on Tuesday…
The Eisenhower Executive Office Building is seen as President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce the Freedom Haulers initiative at the White House, Thursday, July 30, 2026, in Washington. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP Photo) By Gary Fields The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal district judge said Tuesday that paint tests on a 19th-century historic landmark building next to…
Proposed Nebraska for Volleyball (N4VB) youth-centric volleyball complex that is to be financed largely by a state tax incentive, or “turnback tax,” requires buy-in from Lincoln voters on the Nov. 3 general election ballot. This is a southwest view of the facility that would rise at 30th Street and Folkways Boulevard. (Rendering courtesy of Davis Design) The proposed Nebraska for Volleyball (N4VB)…
Seth Harlan poses for a portrait at his desk in his Lincoln apartment. Harlan has spent all of his adult life living in apartments. (Lily Smith / Flatwater Free Press) Erin Boyle poses for a portrait in her bedroom in her Lincoln apartment. With rent at $575 a month, it’s hard to justify moving out, she said. (Lily Smith / Flatwater Free Press) Aud Koch poses for a portrait in their living room at…
(Bryan J. Scrafford / Shutterstock) By Tom Becka Governor Pillen, Secretary of State Evnen, and others who call for legislative change in how signatures are collected to get issues on the ballot have a valid point. The way we currently pay petitioners per signature doesn’t seem to be working. Governor Pillen wants to stop paying people to get the names. But we can’t throw the baby out with the…
Creighton University’s Magis Hall opened this week as the school’s latest development project helping to change the face of downtown Omaha. (Photo courtesy of Creighton University) The Aviary, where students can unwind and recharge, is viewed as a signature element of the newly opened Magis Hall on Creighton University campus. (Photo courtesy of Creighton University) By Cindy Gonzalez Nebraska…
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche listens during a news conference at the Justice Department, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Washington. (Jacquelyn Martin / AP Photo) Former Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson. (Lindsey Wasson / AP Photo) New York Attorney General Letitia James attends a press conference, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, in New York. (Yuki Iwamura / AP Photo) By Ellis Simani ProPublica…
A man sits on a bench in Greenwich Park amid dried grass in London, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (Kin Cheung / AP Photo) People watch the setting sun at the end of a hot summer day, Sunday, July 26, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (Charlie Riedel / AP Photo) By Laurie Kellman The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to consider the death of the summertime state of mind.…
(Jota Buyinch Photo / Shutterstock) By Matt Hebert “Dad! You’re freaking me out!” Jadey cried as the speedometer just touched 90 miles per hour. “Yep,” I growled through gritted teeth as I took my foot off the gas and eased it onto the brake pedal. I pushed harder until we started to quickly decelerate right up to the front of the convention center. Despite executing my stop in a completely safe…
Family members catch up during the Dozens of Cousins party at the North Omaha Elks Lodge on Saturday, Aug. 8. The party was part of the 109th Bryant-Fisher family reunion. (Victoria White / Flatwater Free Press) Makida Brooks (left) and Arlett Brooks look over a copy of the family history book they maintain. Arlett is the Bryant-Fisher family historian, an important role in one of Omaha’s biggest…
The injectable drug Ozempic in Houston on July 1, 2023. (David J. Phillip / AP Photo) By Barbara Rodriguez The 19th This story was originally reported by Barbara Rodriguez of The 19th . Meet Barbara and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy . Victoria Schmidt was scrolling through TikTok last July when the advertisement first appeared: a video of a woman promoting patches…
