Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 10/11/2023 - 3:00am
In the face of a persistent worker shortage across Nebraska, several companies are pursuing solutions to a problem sidelining thousands of potential workers: a lack of child care.
The pandemic pummeled child care providers in Nebraska and the U.S. Those woes are expected to worsen with the recent expiration of federal pandemic-era funding for providers, which could further pinch working parents.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 10/11/2023 - 2:00am
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia state troopers who shot and killed an environmental activist at the site of a planned police and firefighter training center near Atlanta will not be charged, a prosecutor announced Friday, saying he found that their use of deadly force was "objectively reasonable."
Published by jason@omahadail... on Wed, 10/04/2023 - 5:00am
Katya Kohut was only 4 when she and her mother, Elena, fled their home in Odesa, Ukraine, because of constant bombing of the port city located on the shores of the Black Sea.
Published by jason@omahadail... on Wed, 10/04/2023 - 3:00am
If you or a loved one can no longer live safely at home, assisted living may be the answer. Residents typically live in their own rooms or apartments and get housekeeping services, meals and help with personal care.
But facilities can vary enormously, and people's expectations about assisted living often clash with reality, elder care experts say. Here are some important things to know.
Published by jason@omahadail... on Wed, 10/04/2023 - 2:00am
When President Joe Biden created the American Climate Corps by executive order on Sept. 20, 2023, it marked a step toward keeping a pledge he made nearly three years earlier: to create a new workforce training and service program to deal with global warming.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 09/27/2023 - 5:00am
When you hear about the abundance of life on Earth, what do you picture? For many people, it’s animals – but awareness of plant diversity is growing rapidly.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 09/27/2023 - 4:00am
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Some Lahaina residents returned to their devastated properties Monday for the first time since the Hawaii town was destroyed by wildfire nearly seven weeks ago.
Authorities allowed residents into the first area to be cleared for reentry — a zone of about two dozen parcels in the northern part of Lahaina — between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 09/20/2023 - 4:00am
The nation’s largest and oldest Hispanic organization is blasting the Omaha City Council for not appointing a Latino to fill a South Omaha council vacancy, calling the action a “betrayal of trust.”
Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 09/20/2023 - 2:00am
When people go on strike, their employers don’t pay them. That makes it hard for workers who have walked off the job to keep paying their bills. Union members have an advantage during strikes because they can get help with housing, food and other essential expenses through payments from strike funds.
These payments only cover basic expenses and generally don’t fully replace lost income.
The lack of suitable textile recycling systems is a more than 17-million-ton problem in the United States.
While most American cities have a curbside pickup program that allows residents to recycle plastic and paper, they rarely offer similar systems for textile recycling.