A by-the-numbers look at E-Verify, the US system used to determine employment eligibility
OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine (AP) — Some U.S. businesses verify applicants’ eligibility to work using an online government…
Kentucky governor bans synthetic drug blamed by several attorneys general for link to overdoses
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear took emergency action Monday to ban the sale of “designer…
Nebraska announces plan for immigration detention center
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska announced plans Tuesday for an immigration detention center in the remote southwest corner…
Omaha basketball player Deng Mayar drowns in a Utah reservoir
Omaha basketball player Deng Mayar drowned Saturday in a Utah reservoir, police said. Herriman police said Mayar died…
Smoke from Canada brings unhealthy air to large swaths of Midwest
Smoke from Canadian wildfires hovered over several Midwestern states Saturday, bringing warnings of unhealthy air for at least…
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announce $85 billion transcontinental railroad deal
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific wants to buy Norfolk Southern in a $85 billion deal that would…
Warren Buffett announces $6 billion in donations to five foundations
NEW YORK (AP) — Famed investor Warren Buffett is donating $6 billion worth of his company’s stock to…
Alaska brown bear at Minnesota zoo gets a new metal canine tooth
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — An Alaska brown bear at the Lake Superior Zoo in northeastern Minnesota has a…