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Several Republican states are taking legal action in response to the Biden administration’s recent announcement of a student loan debt relief plan. As reported in August, Biden announced that $10,000 in outstanding federal student loans (plus another $10,000 for those who qualified for Pell Grants) would be forgiven for those who make less than $125,000 […]
A mother and her teen daughter are facing felony charges after police obtained private Facebook DMs about an alleged abortion. According to the Lincoln Journal Star, authorities began investigating the two upon receiving a tip that 41-year-old Jessica Burgess had helped 17-year-old Celeste Burgess bury a fetus earlier this year. The Burgesses reportedly told police that Celeste had unexpectedly given birth to a stillborn baby while […]
Machine Gun Kelly responded to an incident early Thursday morning involving someone who allegedly vandalized one of his tour buses. “You’re so dumb,” MGK said in a video on his Instagram Stories. “You spray painted a bus thinking it was my bus. Wrong bus, you fucking idiot. Do the first part of the crime right.” Leona Drake […]
This past weekend saw the second annual pool noodle fight in Lincoln, Nebraska to select the ultimate Josh. Associated Press reports that the event—which started out as a meme—once again brought a couple hundred people to the Midwest state, with pool noodles in hand. The battle originated from a joke made by Josh Swain in […]
A prematurely born baby who arrived at just 22 weeks in Lincoln, Nebraska has been called a miracle case. Megan Phipps, 24, shared her powerful story with Good Morning America, having given birth in June to two baby girls, one of whom passed away less than two weeks after arrival. Phipps has a double uterus, a rarity that […]
In what started as an internet meme, hundreds of people named Josh showed up to a field in Nebraska to have a massive pool-noodle brawl Saturday, ultimately determining who could hold the title of the greatest Josh among them. The winner: 4-year-old Josh Vinson Jr., otherwise known as “Little Josh,” CNN reports. The idea for the […]
Nebraska’s Republican governor went full Reefer Madness when addressing a bill that would legalize medical marijuana in the state. “This is a dangerous drug that will impact our kids,” Gov. Pete Ricketts said during a Wednesday press conference. “If you legalize marijuana, you’re going to kill your kids. That’s what the data shows from around the country … Big […]
A white man from Nebraska was arrested Saturday and charged with making terroristic threats, with a hate crime enhancement, after he threatened a fellow resident, a Black woman, with a chainsaw, per the Kansas City Star. The incident occurred at around 1:30 p.m. when Daniel Stueck confronted the woman, who has been identified by Newsweek […]
Voters in Alabama have approved an amendment that will allow state officials to begin drafting a recompiled version of their constitution that eliminates racist language, AP reports. The amendment will also remove language that no longer applies, and combine elements pertaining to economic development and related counties. Since 2000, a similar measure in regards to […]
The Omaha, Nebraska man who fatally shot the 22-year-old activist James Scurlock will not face charges. Jacob Gardner—owner of the Hive Bar and Gatsby Bar—was taken into custody following the shooting. Now, county attorney Don Kleine says the shooter was “defending himself,” CBS News reports. Scurlock was killed by Gardner amid protests against police brutality. […]
