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11/01/2024 - 7:00am
LINCOLN — The trial over Nebraska’s two medical cannabis ballot measures began Tuesday with a broad examination into notary publics, citizen-led initiatives and the different groups that have reviewed the petition signatures.
The case in Lancaster...
11/01/2024 - 6:00am
McKEES ROCKS, Pennsylvania -- At the freshly renovated Roxian Theatre along Chartiers Avenue in a struggling river town, Loren Stephenson said she and her fiance, Alex Ames, had been standing at the front of the line since 8 a.m. to hear billionaire...
11/01/2024 - 5:00am
Longtime Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon was released from federal prison early Tuesday and immediately resumed his full-throated support for the former president, urging Republicans to turn out in large numbers next week to defeat Democratic nominee...
11/01/2024 - 4:00am
An 11-Year-Old Denied Making a Threat and Was Allowed to Return to School. Tennessee Police Arrested Him Anyway.
by Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, and Paige Pfleger, WPLN/Nashville Public Radio
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative...
11/01/2024 - 3:00am
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The man who was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for attacking the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a hammer in their California home was given a life term without the possibility of parole on Tuesday...
11/01/2024 - 3:00am
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The man who was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for attacking the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a hammer in their California home was given a life term without the possibility of parole on Tuesday...
11/01/2024 - 2:00am
As I near the conclusion of my time as Chief Justice, one of the most expansive initiatives undertaken during my tenure is also nearing completion—the statewide upgrade of trial courtroom technology across Nebraska. In the fall of 2021, following...
10/31/2024 - 7:00am
OMAHA — The back story of North Omaha’s Bluestem Prairie neighborhood hit home with celebrity artist Frankie Zombie, and it didn’t take long before he jumped in to help the transformation of the once notorious housing site.
In town this week with...
10/31/2024 - 6:00am
Earlier this month marked the anniversary of the Hamas terrorists’ attacks on the people of Israel. In remembrance, Nebraska’s state senators authored a letter that supported the Israeli people in their fight against terrorism. Unfortunately, that...
10/31/2024 - 5:00am
If Donald Trump wins the presidential election, Republicans hope he will fulfill a longstanding GOP goal of privatizing the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which have been under government control since the Great Recession.
But Democrats...
10/31/2024 - 4:00am
LINCOLN – It appears it’s back to the drawing board for an ambitious proposal to dig a huge recreational lake between Omaha and Lincoln to rival Iowa’s Lake Okoboji.
That’s after a report, released Thursday, eliminated from consideration the initial...
10/31/2024 - 3:00am
What Happened in Whitewater
by Melissa Sanchez and Maryam Jameel, photography by Sofia Aldinio, special to ProPublica
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this...
10/30/2024 - 7:00am
Some days ago, I got a phone call from The Daily Record, and the first of two questions that was asked of me was,
“Do you like anime?"
I froze, and some part of me was dragged back to middle school when that question was as often a way to find...
10/30/2024 - 6:00am
Medicare enrollment period begins on Oct. 15, extending through Dec. 7th.
Throughout this time, seniors across Greater Nebraska will receive numerous calls and letters urging them to switch to Medicare Advantage plans. While these plans often...
10/30/2024 - 5:00am
It’s not every day that the name of a mountain is restored to the one used by Indigenous peoples for centuries.
But after nearly two years of trying, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians finally convinced the U.S. Board on Geographic Names on Sept....
10/30/2024 - 4:00am
Have you ever asked a teacher whether something will be on an upcoming test to decide whether to closely pay attention to a particular lesson? Taken the long way back from a lunch break to get enough exercise to meet a goal monitored by a fitness...
10/30/2024 - 3:00am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At soccer games in Ukraine, crowd sizes are determined by the capacity of the nearest bomb shelter.
For the first time since the full-scale war began in 2022, the Ukrainian Premier League is holding a full season with fans...
10/30/2024 - 2:00am
Every year, five hours west of Mexico City on Lake Pátzcuaro in Michoacán, residents flock to the island of Janitzio to visit the graves of their departed relatives.
On the evening of Nov. 1, the Noche de animas, or Night of the Souls in Purgatory,...
10/29/2024 - 7:00am
FREMONT, Nebraska — Gov. Jim Pillen and other state and local officials on Wednesday spotlighted a growing Nebraska industry — manufacturing — whose job count has hit its highest point in more than 20 years.
But the stars of the event held at...
10/29/2024 - 6:00am
An ABC story, which should have gotten more attention than it did, reports that a proposed appointment roster entitled "Transition Planning: Legal Principals" lists Judge Aileen Cannon, the federal district judge who threw out the classified...
10/29/2024 - 5:00am
Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions of immigrants if he is elected to a second term, claiming that, among other things, foreign-born workers take jobs from others. His running mate JD Vance has echoed those anti-immigrant views.
Researchers,...
10/29/2024 - 4:00am
From Boar's Head deli meat and waffles to McDonald's Quarter Pounders, this year's illness outbreaks — some deadly — and food recalls may have Americans wondering whether there are new risks in the U.S. food supply.
But experts say it's business as...
10/29/2024 - 3:00am
The U.S. Business Community Used to Be a Force for Immigration Reform. What Happened?
by Eli Hager
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10/28/2024 - 7:00am
OMAHA — Nebraska’s 2nd District bathed in the attention Saturday of presidential surrogates befitting a swing state, not the most populous part of a conservative state that Republicans rule.
The presidential campaigns of former President Donald...
10/28/2024 - 6:00am
“Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing.”
— UCLA Bruins football coach Henry Russell “Red” Sanders
Recently, Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen hosted several other Republican secretaries of state for a conference on “election integrity...
10/28/2024 - 5:00am
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit rapper Eminem stepped into the political arena Tuesday in his hometown, where he spoke briefly at a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris ' presidential campaign before welcoming former President Barack Obama to the stage.
“...
10/28/2024 - 2:00am
Two Nebraska lawmakers from opposing parties found a point of agreement on Nebraska’s unique way of awarding Electoral College votes: It makes sense, in theory.
But that was largely where the agreement ended between state Sens. Danielle Conrad and...