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Dozens of dangerous rail crossings will be eliminated with $570 million in grants
Dozens of dangerous rail crossings will be eliminated with $570 million in grants

The Biden administration is handing out more than $570 million in grants to help eliminate railroad crossings in 32 states just as the industry is increasingly relying on longer and longer trains to cut costs.

Voter ID bill passes, despite filibuster by lawmaker who led voter referendum requiring it

Voter ID bill passes, despite filibuster by lawmaker who led voter referendum requiring it

Nebraska lawmakers passed a bill Thursday to comply with a voter ID requirement mandated by voters in November.

Nebraska prison workers injured after attack by three inmates; all expected to survive

Nebraska prison workers injured after attack by three inmates; all expected to survive

Five staff members at a Nebraska prison were punched, kicked and stabbed with “manufactured weapons” when they were attacked by three inmates.

Revised DACA program to be debated before Texas judge who previously ruled against it

Revised DACA program to be debated before Texas judge who previously ruled against it

A revised version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children is scheduled to be debated before a federal judge in Houston who previously ruled the program illegal.

Man behind 2021 Walmart fires along Gulf Coast gets 18 years

Man behind 2021 Walmart fires along Gulf Coast gets 18 years

An Alabama federal judge has sentenced the man who admits to being the leader of a scheme to set fires to Walmart stores along the Gulf Coast to 18 years in prison — double the recommended sentence.

3 more GOP governors sending National Guard troops to US-Mexico border

3 more GOP governors sending National Guard troops to US-Mexico border

The governors of Virginia, West Virginia and South Carolina are joining the growing list of Republican-led states sending soldiers or other state law enforcement officers to the U.S. border with Mexico.

Veteran character actor John Beasley, who appeared in the TV drama 'Everwood,' dies at 79

Veteran character actor John Beasley, who appeared in the TV drama 'Everwood,' dies at 79

John Beasley, the veteran character actor who played a kindly school bus driver on the TV drama “Everwood” and appeared in dozens of films dating back to the 1980s, has died.

Voter ID bill mandated by voters last November advances, taking passage of bill down to the wire

Voter ID bill mandated by voters last November advances, taking passage of bill down to the wire

Nebraska lawmakers have advanced a bill to comply with a voter ID requirement mandated by voters last November.

ACLU sues to block new hybrid Nebraska law restricting abortion, gender-affirming care for minors

ACLU sues to block new hybrid Nebraska law restricting abortion, gender-affirming care for minors

The American Civil Liberties Union is suing to block a new Nebraska law combining a 12-week abortion ban with restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors.

Polygamous sect leader in Arizona accused of taking more than 20 wives including 10 minors

Polygamous sect leader in Arizona accused of taking more than 20 wives including 10 minors

Authorities say a polygamous sect leader and some of his followers have been indicted for allegedly conspiring to travel across Arizona state lines and get “wives” for him.

Nebraska passes law on taxpayer money going to private schools

Nebraska passes law on taxpayer money going to private schools

Nebraska lawmakers have passed a bill that will channel public money to scholarships for private school tuition.

Nebraska woman pleads guilty to burning fetus after abortion while case against mom progresses

Nebraska woman pleads guilty to burning fetus after abortion while case against mom progresses

A Nebraska woman has pleaded guilty to burning and concealing a fetus after she took medication to end her pregnancy when she was more than 20 weeks along.

Nebraska governor signs 12-week abortion ban, limits on gender-affirming care for people younger than 19

Nebraska governor signs 12-week abortion ban, limits on gender-affirming care for people younger than 19

Nebraska governor signs 12-week abortion ban, limits on gender-affirming care for people younger than 19.

Nebraska governor to sign 12-week abortion ban, limits on gender-affirming care for minors

Nebraska governor to sign 12-week abortion ban, limits on gender-affirming care for minors

Republican Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen is scheduled to sign a bill Monday that bans abortion at 12 weeks of pregnancy and restricts gender-affirming medical care for people younger than 19.

Key abortion debates this week in US courts and statehouses

Key abortion debates this week in US courts and statehouses

Abortion bans are back on the agenda for lawmakers in the Carolinas and Nebraska this week.

Abortion after 12 weeks banned in North Carolina after GOP lawmakers override governor’s veto

Abortion after 12 weeks banned in North Carolina after GOP lawmakers override governor’s veto

Legislation banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy is becoming law in North Carolina after the state’s Republican-controlled General Assembly successfully overrode the Democratic governor’s veto.