Murray Wood: Drop in reading rates a sad trend to see
New data suggests people are spending less time reading for pleasure. Murray Wood says it's sad that people are drawn to...
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The push for school choice in Nebraska is pitting lawmakers against their constituents
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska lawmakers are set for the first time to pass a bill that would block the public from voting on a ballot measure initiated by citizens of the state, setting up what could be...
Apr 16, 2024
Mayor of North Carolina's capital city won't seek reelection this fall
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The mayor of North Carolina's capital city announced on Tuesday that she wouldn't seek reelection this fall, citing in part health challenges and mentioning a new job. Mary-Ann Ba...
Apr 16, 2024
Trump goes from court to campaign at a bodega in his heavily Democratic hometown
NEW YORK (AP) - Fresh from a Manhattan courtroom, Donald Trump visited a New York bodega where a man was stabbed to death, a stark pivot for the former president as he juggles being a criminal defenda...
Apr 16, 2024
Supreme Court won't hear election denier Mike Lindell's challenge over FBI seizure of cellphone
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a petition by MyPillow founder and election denier Mike Lindell to consider his challenge to the legality of the FBI's seizure of his cellphone...
Apr 16, 2024
Former Michigan House leader and wife charged with misusing political funds
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Prosecutors charged the former leader of the Michigan House and his wife with financial crimes Tuesday, alleging they milked political accounts for personal travel, housing and o...
Apr 16, 2024
Microsoft invests $1.5 billion in AI firm G42, overseen by UAE's national security adviser
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) - Microsoft is investing $1.5 billion in a technology firm based in the United Arab Emirates and overseen by the country's powerful national security adviser. Microsoft and the tec...
Apr 16, 2024
Changing course, Florida prosecutor suspended by DeSantis to seek reelection
Changing course, a Democratic Florida prosecutor suspended from office by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday he will seek reelection while a court battle continues over his 2022 removal from th...
Apr 16, 2024
The Latest | First 7 jurors seated at the end of the second day of Trump’s hush money trial
NEW YORK (AP) - Following a protracted questionnaire phase and hours of questioning on Tuesday, seven jurors were seated by the time the court adjourned on the second day of Donald Trump 's hush money...
Apr 16, 2024
Several gun bills inspired by mass shooting are headed for final passage in Maine
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - A series of gun safety bills introduced after the deadliest shooting in Maine history was headed toward final passage Wednesday as the state Legislature raced to wrap up its sess...
Apr 16, 2024
Biden visits his Pennsylvania hometown to call for more taxes on the rich and cast Trump as elitist
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) - President Joe Biden made a nostalgic return to the house where he grew up in working-class Scranton on Tuesday, kicking off three days of campaigning across Pennsylvania by callin...
Apr 16, 2024
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, Sept. 19
Evan talks with Premier Moe about his trip to China and the current state of canola tariffs, Ray Wilgenbusch about the M...