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North Korea is close to developing an intercontinental ballistic missile that could hit the United States with a nuclear weapon, South Korea’s president said Thursday — though he added that it has yet ...

After Congress late Tuesday failed to reach an agreement to prevent a federal government shutdown, funding for federal agencies ended at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. What that means is that while government ...

Iran on Saturday recalled its ambassadors to France, Germany and the United Kingdom after the three nations pushed for ...

Two young men were convicted Monday of first-degree murder for killings of a 19-year-old woman and a 17-year-old girl whose ...

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Caitlin Clark says WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert hasn’t reached out to her in the aftermath of Napheesa Collier’s ...

Through five weeks of the high school football season, undefeated teams are officially playoff eligible. Take a look at where ...

Lately, a lot of conversations around town start the same way: “The world is changing really fast—and we’re not ready.” ...

Merriam-Webster took the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular dictionaries. New words include ...

Have you played around with the new iOS 26 yet? Here's how to download it on your iPhone if you haven't yet — once you do, you'll notice several new changes, including a clear design called Liquid ...

An unusual survey group has ranked Ogallala's Boot Hill tops in Nebraska and No. 51 on a national list of "hidden gem" cemeteries, Todd von Kampen writes in his column.