WWII veteran celebrates 100th birthday: ‘There’s nothing like the USA’
World War II veteran Tony Martinez, 100, has a lifetime of memories. He was drafted at 19, and one month after D-Day, he stepped onto French shores. The man from Omaha landed at a place that sounded ...
A US company is fined $650,000 for illegally hiring children to clean meat processing plants
The U.S. Department of Labor announced Monday that Fayette Janitorial Service LLC entered into a consent judgment, in which the company agrees to nearly $650,000 in civil penalties and the ...
FBI lays out detailed case against Florida man accused in wife’s disappearance in Spain
The FBI has laid out a detailed case showing why agents believe a Florida man is behind his estranged wife’s disappearance from her apartment in Spain but gave no indication about what they think ...
15-year-old dies after going into cardiac arrest at school, fire officials say
Fire officials say the 15-year-old went into cardiac arrest Monday at Dunwoody High School and was taken to the hospital. The emergency led to the school being placed on lockdown, and students were ...
Trump faces jail threat over gag order as prosecutors zero in on transactions at heart of the case
Donald Trump returns to his hush money trial Tuesday facing a threat of jail time for additional gag order violations as prosecutors gear up to summon big-name witnesses in the final weeks of the case ...
Tornado causes extensive damage to Oklahoma town and 1 death as powerful storms hit central US
Powerful storms have erupted in the central United States, bringing tornadoes to rural Oklahoma and large hail in parts of Kansas.
Israeli forces seize Rafah border crossing in Gaza, putting cease-fire talks on knife’s edge
Israeli tanks seized control of Gaza’s vital Rafah border crossing on Tuesday as Israel brushed off urgent warnings from close allies and moved into the southern city even as cease-fire negotiations ...
UNL researchers aim to expand study into canine companions
Humans began domesticating dogs nearly 25,000 years ago, however research into man’s best friend only began about 25 years ago. Now, researchers at the Canine Cognition and Human Interaction Lab on ...
Former Bryan Health rehab patient runs half marathon with therapist
This time last year, a former Bryan Health patient couldn’t walk, but now she's crossed the finish line while holding her occupational therapists’ hand.
Biden to condemn antisemitism in Holocaust remembrance amid college protests, Gaza war
Biden has struggled to balance his support for Israel after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack — the deadliest day for Jews worldwide since the Holocaust — with his efforts to constrain its war on the militant ...
Mother texts ex ‘say goodbye to your son’ before killing toddler, self, sheriff says
The suspect and her ex-husband were in the middle of a custody battle regarding their 3-year-old son, according to the sheriff.
Medicare and Social Security go-broke dates pushed back due to improving economy
Still, officials warn that policy changes are needed lest the programs become unable to pay full benefits to retiring Americans.