Profiles
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...
Writing this article from the perspectives of local, Omaha-Metropolitan mechanics was more difficult than I imagined it being. The idea behind this piece was to provide data on reliable cars (and...
Successful organizations build a culture of human connection and belonging in order to attract and retain top talent, said an internationally-recognized author during the Omaha Chamber's POWER...
Is climate change a hoax? When in doubt, conventional wisdom dictates we best consult the experts – luckily Omahans don’t have to search far...
As a beacon of law and order, Prof. Joshua Fershée has...
Today’s News
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — After waiting more than four decades to clear his name in a friend’s 1980 killing, Subramanyam Vedam was set to walk free from a Pennsylvania prison this month.
Vedam and Thomas...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Johnson and Johnson, accusing the pharmaceutical company of failing to warn consumers about the risk of taking Tylenol while pregnant.
This lawsuit, the...
OMAHA — The Omaha Public Power District delayed a vote this month to move forward on a decade-old plan to transfer two coal units at a North Omaha power plant to natural gas.
The delay came a week...
Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb gets emotional as he announces his retirement during a press conference at Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Neb. on Monday, June 30, 2025. (Chris Machian / Omaha World-Herald via AP)
Last Friday I joined reporters from other news outlets where we got online for the latest news conference by Congressman Don Bacon. In an era where virtually every other high-ranking Nebraska...
The Reverend Gerald L.K. Smith on March 18, 1935 in New York City. (WD / AP Photo)
The U.S. housing market has been ensnared in a growing affordability crisis for decades.
The problem has gotten dramatically worse in recent years. Since 2019, home prices are up 60% nationwide. A...
This Week's News
10/31/2025 - 12:00am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — After waiting more than four decades to clear his name in a friend’s 1980 killing, Subramanyam Vedam was set to walk free from a Pennsylvania prison this month.
Vedam and Thomas Kinser were the 19-year-old children of Penn State...
10/31/2025 - 12:00am
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Johnson and Johnson, accusing the pharmaceutical company of failing to warn consumers about the risk of taking Tylenol while pregnant.
This lawsuit, the first of its kind from a state government, comes a...
10/31/2025 - 12:00am
OMAHA — The Omaha Public Power District delayed a vote this month to move forward on a decade-old plan to transfer two coal units at a North Omaha power plant to natural gas.
The delay came a week after Nebraska’s attorney general sued the public...
Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb gets emotional as he announces his retirement during a press conference at Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Neb. on Monday, June 30, 2025. (Chris Machian / Omaha World-Herald via AP)
10/31/2025 - 12:00am
Last Friday I joined reporters from other news outlets where we got online for the latest news conference by Congressman Don Bacon. In an era where virtually every other high-ranking Nebraska Republican official does their best to avoid the media,...
The Reverend Gerald L.K. Smith on March 18, 1935 in New York City. (WD / AP Photo)
10/30/2025 - 12:00am
The U.S. housing market has been ensnared in a growing affordability crisis for decades.
The problem has gotten dramatically worse in recent years. Since 2019, home prices are up 60% nationwide. A record-high 22 million renters are “cost-burdened...
New facade of the Latino Center of the Midlands as it expands under one roof merged with the old First National Bank of Omaha building it purchased next door. Services are to go on uninterrupted at a nearby site. Anticipated opening of the renovated facility is early 2027. (Courtesy of Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture)
10/30/2025 - 12:00am
OMAHA — Based in the same South 24th Street storefront for over a half-century, the largest nonprofit serving the Omaha metro’s Latino community is undergoing a $10 million headquarters makeover and expansion.
The renovation of the Latino Center of...
10/30/2025 - 12:00am
Jack Becker sees it when visitors lounge on the Joslyn Art Museum’s grand steps, built nearly a century ago, and gawk up at the museum’s new addition.
He sees it on social media, when Nebraskans and museumgoers from around the country post Instagram...
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10/30/2025 - 12:00am
Over the past handful of years, I have spoken with progressives across coffee tables or bar tops, and when talking about the state of affairs in the United States. Many of whom spoke about which countries were the best to emigrate to, which were the...
Hundreds attend the Indigenous People Day Sunrise Gathering on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, in San Francisco. (Minh Connors / AP Photo)
10/29/2025 - 12:00am
It is that time again. Time to wonder: Why do we turn the clocks forward and backward twice a year? Academics, scientists, politicians, economists, employers, parents – and just about everyone else you will interact with this week – are likely...
Cameron the Cat, a fixture at the Nebraska State Capitol. (Aaron Sanderford / Nebraska Examiner)
10/29/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — Cameron the Cat, the unofficial mascot of the Nebraska State Capitol, is about to become even more famous.
Cameron, a frequent visitor to the stairs outside the Capitol, is being featured in a new book by photographer and author John Shaw...
10/29/2025 - 12:00am
This story was originally reported by Mel Leonor Barclay and Jasmine Mithani of The 19th. Meet Mel and Jasmine and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy.
Nonprofits working to combat domestic violence and sexual assault have...
A woman looks at shoes at a Sam's Club, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in Bentonville, Ark. (Charlie Riedel / AP Photo)
10/28/2025 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown now in its fourth week likely means there won't be an inflation report next month for the first time in more than seven decades, the White House said Friday, leaving Wall Street and the Federal Reserve...
Soybeans are harvested on the Warpup Farm in Warren, Ind., Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo / Michael Conroy
10/28/2025 - 12:00am
The Agriculture Department will reopen about 2,100 county offices all across the country Thursday despite the ongoing government shutdown to help farmers and ranchers get access to $3 billion of aid from existing programs.
The USDA said each Farm...
10/28/2025 - 12:00am
NEW YORK (AP) — Warner Bros. Discovery — the home of HBO, CNN and DC Studios — has signaled that it may be open to selling all or parts of its business, just months after announcing plans to split into two companies.
In an announcement Tuesday, the...
Journalist Taylor Lorenz attends the premiere of the HBO Original film "Mountainhead" at the Museum of Modern Art on Thursday, May 22, 2025, in New York. (Andy Kropa / Invision / AP)
10/28/2025 - 12:00am
Online influencers, through their postings on Instagram, Threads, TikTok and elsewhere, have created an exuberant universe of news and commentary that often outruns mainstream media in reach and even impact. They work the same waterfront as...
Pesto ingredients. (Matt Hebert)
10/28/2025 - 12:00am
I absolutely love to cook. I love the opportunity to not only create, but also the honor and pride of serving others. Not to mention the smug satisfaction of watching my daughter’s actually gobble up what I’ve prepared – most recently boneless...
10/27/2025 - 8:01am
A grim-faced President Donald J. Trump looks out at the reader, under the headline “LAW AND ORDER.” Graffiti pictured in the corner of the White House Facebook post reads “Death to ICE.” Beneath that, a photo of protesters, choking on tear gas. And...
10/27/2025 - 7:59am
This story was originally reported by Errin Haines and Amanda Becker of The 19th. Meet Errin and Amanda and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy.
When bulldozers began to tear down the East Wing of the White House this week to...
10/27/2025 - 7:56am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military on Wednesday launched its ninth strike against an alleged drug-carrying vessel, killing three people in the eastern Pacific Ocean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, expanding the Trump administration’s campaign...
No Kings protesters at the Nebraska Capitol on Oct. 18, 2025. (Juan Salinas II / Nebraska Examiner)
10/27/2025 - 7:55am
I spent some time (last) Saturday among a couple thousand or so who gathered at the Nebraska State Capitol for the No Kings rally.
As a journalist, a big part of being at Lincoln’s version of No Kings (one of 15 across Nebraska) — as it is with any...
