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Tucked behind Boston Common, the 218-year-old Boston Athenaeum is one of nearly 20 private libraries across the country preserving the tradition of member-supported “temples of learning.” ...

Russia is now run through a state-sponsored system of fear and punishment where dissent is erased and civic space is dismantled,” said Mariana Katzarova, Special Rapporteur on the situation of ...

A once critically endangered monkey has seen a promising population rebound.

The Lower Platte South Natural Resources District voted to develop a 2.25-mile segment of trail it already owns in Cass ...

Audrey Eckert of Lincoln will compete in the Miss Universe pageant in Thailand next month. Watch as her dad, Mike Ekert, reacts when she was named as Miss USA on ...

The women's clothing brand Aerie is set to open in Lincoln’s Gateway Mall on Nov. 7. Aerie sells tops, underwear, loungewear, ...

Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled into roads Tuesday ...

The Huskers are hard at work preparing for a new-look Wisconsin team. But first, the team will hold its annual ...

The book, titled “Sing the 50 United States,” celebrates the United States and is set for release just in time for America’s ...

The judge said she believes the evidence will ultimately show the mass firings were illegal and in excess of authority.

Nobody knows the Big Ten like Kirk Ferentz, whose dominance over Minnesota and PJ Fleck was on full display in a blowout win.