Profiles
In the movie, “Almost Famous,” inspired by the real-life experiences of director Cameron Crowe, who started writing for the “Rolling Stone,” at age 15, his character is given back-stage access to...
Dan Schultz transitioned from a military career as an electronic warfare officer to opening a housecleaning franchise. He embraces his military training in building the franchise. (Tim Trudell / The Daily Record)
Dan Schultz likely could have had his pick of jobs when he retired from the Air Force. Defense-related contractor positions were within his grasp. With two master's degrees, maybe he could have used...
I hate America - hardly. But it wasn’t one person speaking ... It was millions, collectively united as one.
From sea to shining sea and beyond our nation’s shores, people rallied together in rural,...
It is set in stone, unlike the Constitution, our nation’s rule of law, many are valiantly defending to this day.
On Aug. 10, 1875, six attorneys convened at the Douglas County Courthouse to...
With visions of a resurgent neighborhood, supporters of redevelopment in the Saddle Creek see couples strolling through the neighborhood enjoying date nights, families grabbing a bite to eat and...
Today’s News
In this April 18, 2017 photo, a handicapped placard hangs in a vehicle parked by the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. California officials plan to crack down on thousands of "dead" drivers who still hold disabled parking placards. (Rich Pedroncelli / AP Photo)
This story was originally reported by Sara Luterman of The 19th. Meet Sara and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy.
Kara Ayers is a mother of four and uses a wheelchair. She...
Supporters of the public school system Ameshia Cross, from left, Ellie Fox, Jane Heywood, Kaylee Fernandez, Maria Cuesta and Pierce Ramos join the Hands Off Our Schools rally outside the Department of Education building, Friday, April 4, 2025, in Washington. (Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP Photo)
WASHINGTON — A pair of Democratic lawmakers joined student leaders Tuesday in blasting President Donald Trump’s ongoing efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education.
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey of...
Flowers, challenge coins and other items lay near a photograph of U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom at a makeshift memorial outside of Farragut West Station, near the site where two National Guard members were shot, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, in Washington. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP Photo)
WASHINGTON (AP) — A man accused of shooting two National Guard troops near the White House pleaded not guilty Tuesday to murder and assault charges during his first hearing before a judge, appearing...
Nearly 44% of the 16,000 truck driving programs listed nationwide by the government may be forced to close if they lose their students after a review by the federal Transportation Department found...
State Sen. Lynne Walz listens to a speech on the legislative floor of the Nebraska State Capitol during the 108th Legislature 1st Special Session Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Lincoln, Neb. (Rebecca S. Gratz / AP Photo)
Is it possible that the Nebraska Democrats have a gubernatorial candidate who might actually have a chance of winning?
No offense to Carol Blood or the other sacrificial lambs the Democrats have...
This Week's News
In this April 18, 2017 photo, a handicapped placard hangs in a vehicle parked by the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. California officials plan to crack down on thousands of "dead" drivers who still hold disabled parking placards. (Rich Pedroncelli / AP Photo)
12/05/2025 - 12:00am
This story was originally reported by Sara Luterman of The 19th. Meet Sara and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy.
Kara Ayers is a mother of four and uses a wheelchair. She relies heavily on her car because there are not...
Supporters of the public school system Ameshia Cross, from left, Ellie Fox, Jane Heywood, Kaylee Fernandez, Maria Cuesta and Pierce Ramos join the Hands Off Our Schools rally outside the Department of Education building, Friday, April 4, 2025, in Washington. (Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP Photo)
12/05/2025 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON — A pair of Democratic lawmakers joined student leaders Tuesday in blasting President Donald Trump’s ongoing efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education.
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts and U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood of...
Flowers, challenge coins and other items lay near a photograph of U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom at a makeshift memorial outside of Farragut West Station, near the site where two National Guard members were shot, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, in Washington. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP Photo)
12/05/2025 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — A man accused of shooting two National Guard troops near the White House pleaded not guilty Tuesday to murder and assault charges during his first hearing before a judge, appearing remotely by video from a hospital bed.
Rahmanullah...
12/05/2025 - 12:00am
Nearly 44% of the 16,000 truck driving programs listed nationwide by the government may be forced to close if they lose their students after a review by the federal Transportation Department found they may not be complying with minimum requirements...
12/05/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — The seven members of the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled unanimously in all but one of 105 written opinions issued in the past year.
The two years prior, the high court unanimously decided about 95% of its 272 written decisions. Exceptions...
12/04/2025 - 12:00am
Wealthy Ranchers Profit From Public Lands. Taxpayers Pick Up the Tab.
Stan Kroenke doesn’t need federal help to make a business flourish. He is worth an estimated $20 billion, a fortune that has allowed him to become one of America’s largest...
Boundaries of the Omaha Inland Port Authority. (Courtesy of City of Omaha)
12/04/2025 - 12:00am
OMAHA — An Omaha entity tasked with helping revive some of the most depressed neighborhoods in Nebraska is at odds with state officials it said are refusing to release $11 million in state funds needed for programming.
The Omaha Inland Port...
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem tours the Campo De Mayo Military Base by horse in Buenos Aires province, Argentina, Monday, July 28, 2025. (Alex Brandon / AP Photo)
12/04/2025 - 12:00am
Those ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ are at it again, at their home in The Swamp, where, by diktat and threat of force, our tax money is channeled. While all the rest of us in the United States work and spend our dimes, churning the economy, the money...
12/04/2025 - 12:00am
KADOKA, S.D. — Nebraska’s quirky replica of England’s prehistoric Stonehenge, “Carhenge,” is about to get some new competition in a neighboring state. And a former Nebraskan is behind it.
Rising from a dusty, prairie ridge along Interstate 90 near...
This image provided by NASA, shows a selfie of their Perseverance Mars rover, on July 23, 2024. The image is made up of 62 individual images that were stitched together. (NASA via AP)
12/03/2025 - 12:00am
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have detected what they believe to be lightning on Mars by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA's Perseverance rover.
The crackling of electrical discharges was captured by a microphone on the...
In early November, the South Carolina Department of Public Health opened a pop-up mobile vaccine clinic in a library parking lot in Boiling Springs. Dozens of people in South Carolina’s Upstate region have been diagnosed with measles this fall. (Lauren Sausser / KFF Health News)
12/03/2025 - 12:00am
BOILING SPRINGS, S.C. — Near the back corner of the local library’s parking lot, largely out of view from the main road, the South Carolina Department of Public Health opened a pop-up clinic in early November, offering free measles vaccines to...
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12/03/2025 - 12:00am
Do you remember “What you wanted to be when you grew up?” At some point in your mid-to-late high school journey, that question stops being so hypothetical, and you start to be subjected to a flurry of presentations, career counselors, campus visits...
An Alaska Airlines airplane is seen from the central terminal as it takes off at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025, in SeaTac, Wash. (Lindsey Wasson / AP Photo)
BP Finds Leak In Major Pacific Northwest Pipeline, Resumes Delivering Fuel To Seattle-Tacoma Airport
12/02/2025 - 12:00am
SEATTLE (AP) — Oil company BP has found the source of a leak in a major Pacific Northwest pipeline system, allowing it to restart the flow of jet fuel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Tuesday and help avoid any major disruptions to...
Josie Schafer, Ph.D., is director of the Center for Public Affairs Research at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. (Courtesy of UNO)
12/02/2025 - 12:00am
OMAHA — The City of Omaha is hosting a free interactive lecture and panel discussion Dec. 2 (today!) to explore why people and workers are leaving Nebraska’s most populated city for opportunities elsewhere and to help find solutions to “brain drain...
12/02/2025 - 12:00am
It’s popular advice for new graduates: “Find a job you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life.” Love for one’s work, Americans are often told, is the surest route to success.
As a management professor, I can attest that there is solid...
Fran Poirier (left) and her sister, Sue Bacarro fill orders at their Etsy shop Digi Wildflowers, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. (Paul Sancya / AP Photo)
12/02/2025 - 12:00am
NEW YORK (AP) — At Fleece & Harmony, a woolen mill and yarn shop in bucolic Belfast, Prince Edward Island, in Canada, owner Kim Doherty used to be able to send yarn skeins to U.S. customers across the border with little fanfare.
The yarn orders...
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12/02/2025 - 12:00am
Weakening the IDEA Threatens Millions of Disabled Americans Like Me
Ives-Rublee: Federal law made it possible for disabled students like me to go to school. Those opportunities may vanish for the next generation.
By Mia Ives-Rublee
This story first...
12/02/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — Nebraska “got our butts kicked” by the Tyson Foods decision to close a Lexington beef plant employing about 3,200 people, Gov. Jim Pillen said Monday. But he sees a possible Hail Mary pass to resurrect the industrial property.
Pillen, in...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene, R-Ga. (center) with Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky. (second from right) and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif. (far right) applauds during a news conference as the House prepares to vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. (J. Scott Applewhite / AP Photo)
12/01/2025 - 12:00am
This story was originally reported by Grace Panetta of The 19th. Meet Grace and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy.
As The 19th makes plans for 2026, we want to hear from you! Complete our annual survey to let us know your...
Panamanian and U.S. military personnel take part in joint drills at Fort Sherman, a former U.S. Army base in Colon, Panama, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (Matias Delacroix / AP Photo)
12/01/2025 - 12:00am
As the Trump administration carries out what many observers say are illegal military strikes against vessels in the Caribbean allegedly smuggling drugs, six Democratic members of Congress issued a video on Nov. 18, 2025, telling the military “You...
12/01/2025 - 12:00am
FREMONT, Neb. — Former State Sen. Lynne Walz on Monday launched an exploratory committee to run for Nebraska governor in 2026, seeking to uplift Nebraskans’ concerns instead of their partisanship.
Walz, in an announcement interview with the Nebraska...
12/01/2025 - 12:00am
Should an estranged husband have a say in whether the other person can adopt a child? Four Creighton University law students presented that argument before a panel of three judges as part of the school's annual Moot Court competition.
Moot Court...
