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03/18/2024 - 11:09pm
NEW YORK (AP) — Eclipse-themed beer. Jewelry and ornaments. And doughnuts that capture the sun’s disappearing act with the help of buttercream frosting
With April 8’s total solar eclipse right around the corner, businesses are ready for the...
03/18/2024 - 11:06pm
Nebraska Thoroughbred Hall of Fame member David C. Anderson has been talking about retirement for years.
The longtime trainer and breeder was looking forward to cutting back on his farm near Ashland, enjoying the grandkids and doing all the things...
03/18/2024 - 5:00am
U.S. Steel should remain a domestically owned and operated company, President Joe Biden said Thursday, implicitly rejecting an attempt by the Japanese company Nippon Steel to buy the iconic U.S. manufacturer.
Biden issued a brief written statement...
03/18/2024 - 4:00am
Nebraska is now down to one surgical abortion provider less than a year after lawmakers passed a 12-week ban.
The Bellevue clinic founded by the late Dr. LeRoy Carhart – once one of only three providers in the country to perform third-trimester...
03/18/2024 - 3:00am
It’s just over six months until Election Day. The president faces a tough fight for reelection. His approval rating has cratered below 40% in the polls, his party is divided over a foreign war, and a bipartisan chorus declares that he’s no longer up...
03/15/2024 - 8:32am
When I started covering crime as a reporter for small newspapers in the 1980s, I was assigned to walk to the police department lobby each morning and look through all of the previous day’s police reports, clipped to a board on the counter,...
03/15/2024 - 8:27am
An attempt to override the governor’s veto of a bill allowing local jurisdictions to implement Syringe Services Programs fell short March 12.
LB307, introduced by Omaha Sen. Megan Hunt, would have provided legal immunity to public and behavioral...
03/15/2024 - 8:26am
LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen approved the final rules and regulations for Nebraska’s gender care law Tuesday, ending the administrative process as a legal challenge continues to play out.
Pillen, in a news release, announced the approval of Nebraska...
03/15/2024 - 8:24am
A robing ceremony was held for the Hon. Judge Derek Vaughn, Douglas County District, 4th Judicial District of Nebraska, at the Omaha Douglas Civic Center, Legislative Chambers on Friday, February 23, 2024. Judiciary introductions and opening...
03/14/2024 - 5:00am
By Cindy Gonzalez
Nebraska Examiner
OMAHA — One of the biggest winners of the North-South Omaha economic recovery grants celebrated Thursday with a street fiesta and a progress report on how it plans to spend the $25 million in state aid.
Led by the...
03/14/2024 - 4:00am
A measure that would allow certain eviction proceeding records to be sealed failed to advance from general file March 7 after an unsuccessful motion to end debate on the bill.
LB175, as introduced by Lincoln Sen. George Dungan, would allow tenants...
03/14/2024 - 3:00am
(NASDAQ: RDFN) — More than half (53.2%) of U.S. homeowners and renters say housing affordability is impacting who they plan to vote for in the upcoming presidential election. That’s according to a new report from Redfin ( redfin.com ), the...
03/14/2024 - 1:00am
As societies look for ways to cut greenhouse gas emissions and slow climate change, large-scale solar power is playing a central role. Climate scientists view it as the tool with the greatest potential to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 2030. In...
03/13/2024 - 5:00am
Ramadan in the Gaza Strip this year will be anything but “normal.”
Malnutrition and disease are claiming dozens of lives. The Gaza Health Ministry said on March 6, 2024, that at least 20 people had died of malnutrition. Many others, it said, were “...
03/13/2024 - 4:00am
Education equity advocates are sounding the alarm at a crucial time for America’s public school system — but is anyone listening? There’s a fiscal cliff ahead as the Elementary and Secondary School Relief (ESSER) funds that helped schools across the...
03/12/2024 - 5:00am
March is National Credit Education Month, a time to learn about credit scores and what they mean for you.
In the simplest terms, a credit score is the way businesses can predict the likelihood that you will pay them back in time. Using a complex...
03/12/2024 - 5:00am
In January, Omaha Table Talk series discussed Disability Justice, as well as inclusive efforts that can be taken by the community at large. Hosted by the University of Nebraska-Omaha, this panel was run by Elizabeth Ambrose, a volunteer with Omaha’s...
03/12/2024 - 5:00am
A new study by Coworking Cafe – an information hub that works to find the best coworking spaces across the country – has rated the top cities for maintaining a healthy work/life balance. Evaluating 100 cities, all with populations of 200,000 or...
03/12/2024 - 5:00am
A study by SonderCare, a home hospital bed provider, looked into the states offering the best elder care. Using the number of nursing homes and respite facilities per 100,000 citizens, occupancy rates in the last year, private and semi-private...
03/12/2024 - 5:00am
When parents try to shield their kids from financial hardship, they may be doing them a favor: Teens’ views about their families’ economic challenges are connected to their mental health and behavior.
That’s the main finding of a study into...