President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media following a Christmas Eve video teleconference with members of the military at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Dec. 23, 2019. Congressional Republicans are at a crossroads with Donald Trump. One branch of the party is keeping close to the former president, hoping to harness the power of his political brand for their campaigns. The other is splitting away and trying to chart a post-Trump future. (AP)
One by one, the Republican leaders of Congress have made the trip to Mar-a-Lago to see Donald Trump.
Kevin McCarthy visited after the deadly Jan 6 Capitol insurrection, counting on the former...
A person looks inside the closed doors of the Pasadena Community Job Center in Pasadena, Calif., during the coronavirus outbreak, May 7, 2020. While most Americans have weathered the pandemic financially, about 38 million say they are worse off now than before the outbreak began in the U.S. According to a new poll from Impact Genome and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research 55% of Americans say their financial circumstances are about the same now as a year ago, and 30% say their finances have improved. (AP)
A much-awaited economic boom coming off the pandemic recession appeared to edge closer to reality Thursday with fresh data showing the pace of layoffs dwindling, consumers spending freely and...
A man holds a U.S. and a rainbow flag outside the Supreme Court in Washington after the court legalized gay marriage nationwide, June 26, 2015. Court documents show the state of Alaska for years maintains a discriminatory policy that denied some same-sex spouses benefits by wrongly claiming gay marriage was not recognized in Alaska, long after courts ordered they be recognized. (AP)
Alaska wrongly denied some same-sex spouses benefits for years by claiming their unions were not recognized even after courts struck down gay marriage bans, court documents obtained by The Associated...
Workers protest tax fraud in the construction field at a school administration building in Gretna. (Eric Leanos/NCSRCC)
Nebraska is losing millions in tax money and many workers are being cheated by unscrupulous companies that pay their workers under the table. That’s the message of a public-awareness campaign...
After a year of spending more time at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many homeowners are looking for ways to make their homes fit their new realities. Open floor plans are out; dedicated spaces...
Legal News
“King of Broken Things,” a novel set in Omaha in 1919, is the first selection for the Omaha Bar Association’s new book club. (Theodore Wheeler)
04/13/2021 - 12:00am
To most people, “OBA” stands for “Omaha Bar Association. But, once every three months beginning today, it might as well stand for “Omaha Book Association,” as the OBA’s new book club gets underway.
“The OBA Book Club was a kernel of an idea batted...
Business News
In a bridal shop in Columbus, Ohio, owner Tanya Rutner Hartman helps customer Cristin Lee try on a gown on April 2, 2021. Although weddings and other big celebrations are going back on the calendar in the U.S., business owners who make those events happen expect a slow recovery from the impact of COVID-19. (Gilded Social via AP)
04/16/2021 - 5:00am
Although weddings and other big celebrations are going back on the calendar in the U.S., business owners who make those events happen expect a slow recovery from COVID-19.
Lauren Schaefer is getting more inquiries about her wedding coordination...
In Memoriam
01/20/2021 - 6:46am
The Omaha legal community lost one of its strongest advocates when former Omaha Bar Association Executive Director Mardee Johnston passed away on Jan. 13, six weeks shy of her 85th birthday.
Johnston, who went by Korinek until her marriage to George...
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06/18/2020 - 5:00am
The COVID-19 pandemic has virtually flipped the business marketplace on its head, making experience all the more important for those looking to buy or sell a small business.
David Bandars, owner of RPR Business Associates Inc., is at the ready to...
