An Iowa teenager has been sentenced to life with a possibility of parole after 35 years for the beating death of his high school Spanish teacher. A judge sentenced Willard Miller after a hearing Thursday lasting more than seven hours. Miller and Jeremy Goodale pleaded guilty months ago to th…
Britney Spears says she was “back handed” and nearly knocked to the ground by a security guard in Vegas after trying to congratulate San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama; he claims she grabbed him from behind. Spears said in posts on Twitter and Instagram that the run-in was “super emb…
The right-wing House Freedom Caucus ousted Greene in large part for calling Boebert an expletive in a quarrel on the House floor.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen plans to tell Chinese officials that Washington wants healthy economic competition but will defend trade curbs imposed by the U.S. on security grounds. She also will express concerns about Beijing’s export controls on metals used in semiconductors and solar pa…
Also, Ricky Martin announces divorce, Britney Spears says Victor Wembanyama's security struck her in Las Vegas, and OceanGate is suspending operations after the deadly implosion of its Titan submersible. Here's a look at trending news for Thursday, July 6.
Britney Spears filed a police report claiming she was struck by a security guard while trying to get the attention of NBA rookie Victor Wembanyama.
If Friday's jobs report is strong, that could push the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates higher for longer to defeat high inflation.
Demand for new SUVs, trucks and cars in the U.S. picked up steam in the second quarter, but the stronger sales kept prices high for consumers.
Donald Trump's valet, Walt Nauta, pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he helped the former president hide classified documents from federal authorities.
Twitter rival Threads already has 30 million signups, Meta's CEO said Thursday morning, as Twitter threatens legal action.
President Joe Biden visited South Carolina on Thursday to make the argument that even Republican-led states are gaining factory jobs under economic measures he pushed through Congress despite stiff GOP opposition. With an eye toward 2024, Biden made his case that government investments in computer chips, batteries and electric vehicles will help the U.S. out-compete China and that his agenda has delivered in ways that former President Donald Trump could not. The president says, “I didn’t get much help from the other team, but that didn’t stop us from getting it done."
Willard Miller could be considered for parole after 35 years in prison, the judge said.
Family members of the 23 people killed in a racist attack at a Texas Walmart are confronting the gunman face-to-face in court for the first time since the 2019 massacre. The sentencing hearing for Patrick Crusius continued Thursday in a federal court in the border city of El Paso. The 24-year-old is expected to receive multiple life sentences after pleading guilty in February to 90 federal murder, weapons and hate crime charges. Some who lost loved ones say they forgive Crusius for the shooting, which targeted Hispanic shoppers. But they also want him to understand that he failed. Crusius could still face the death penalty when he faces charges in state court.
Sweltering heat is blanketing much of the planet, and the past seven days have been the hottest week on record. It's the latest grim milestone in a series of climate-change-driven extremes. Earth’s average temperature on Wednesday remained at an unofficial record high set the day before. And for the seven-day period ending Wednesday, the daily average temperature was .08 degrees Fahrenheit higher than any week in 44 years of record-keeping. That's according to data from the University of Maine’s Climate Reanalyzer. It's a tool that uses satellite data and computer simulations to measure the world’s condition. The Climate Reanalyzer figures are an unofficial but significant data point, and an indication that climate change is reaching uncharted territory.
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The accident claimed the life of Dale Bockmann. His body was found inside a grain bin at 6637 S. North Road, according to the Hall County Sheriff's Department.
A 15-year-old boy admitted stabbing another teen in a large disturbance in Grand Island.
ATM damaged in attempted theft on South Locust.
Senior United States District Court Judge John Gerrard sentenced John Wade Burton to 14 years in federal prison and ordered him to pay $21,000 in restitution.
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After more than a year at the Lincoln Regional Center, the man accused in the 2021 killing of a Creighton baseball administrator has been deemed competent to stand trial.
At a court appearance Monday, Ernesto Leyva's bond was set at $250,000 on charges of first-degree sexual assault, first-degree false imprisonment, terroristic threats and possession of a controlled substance.
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A 15-year-old boy admitted stabbing another teen in a large disturbance in Grand Island.
ATM damaged in attempted theft on South Locust.
An arrest warrant issued Monday, July 3, for Kelli Lepler remains active. According to police, officers attempted to contact Lepler Wednesday at her residence.
The assault occurred Tuesday, when an inmate at the Reception and Treatment Center punched a staff member in the head, officials alleged.
Businesses and organizations shelled out record amounts on lobbyists to influence Nebraska lawmakers and shape legislation last year, according to a new report.
The number of abortions performed in Nebraska rose roughly 6% between 2021 and 2022, including a spike in the number of women coming from other states, a new report found.
Dannette R. Smith will take on a role with a national firm that supports health and human services agencies across the U.S.
Nebraska officials gave a multi-billion contract to Centene Corporation even as the managed care giant had to shell out nearly $1 billion for drug overpayment claims, including $29 million in the Cornhusker state.
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