States are trying to rein in social media impact on teens’ mental health, pursuing laws that require age verification or ...

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem will be the next secretary of Homeland Security after the U.S. Senate confirmed her nomination ...

The U.S. Senate on Friday advanced the nomination of South Dakota GOP Gov. Kristi Noem to lead the U.S. Department of ...

Three years ago today, our little online news experiment started because local reporting giants Paul Hammel and Cindy ...

A former prisoner turned policy wonk gives lawmakers inside view of why the use of solitary confinement should be limited.

Jake joined the Standard after working as a breaking news reporter, investigative reporter and editor at The Everett Herald.

A federal judge in Seattle on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright ...

Veteran and former Fox News host Pete Hegseth will be the next secretary of defense. He was confirmed late Friday by the U.S.

Gov. Jim Pillen signed an order Friday telling Nebraska state agencies to fall in line with President Donald Trump's ...

The Trump administration is giving immigration officers the authority to rapidly deport immigrants, including people ...

Nebraska lawmakers will continue to cap themselves at introducing 20 bills each session after a failed vote to repeal the new ...

The GOP-led push to change how Nebraska allocates its Electoral College votes for president has a “backup” plan: a ...