Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 04/17/2024 - 12:05am
In the 1930s in Nebraska, after an extended drought, great clouds of dust picked up and blew away the very topsoil that this state – and the entire Midwest – depends on to support farms, families and this nation.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 04/17/2024 - 12:03am
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (AP) — In a large, empty parking lot outside Atlanta, one car slowly careened around parking spaces. From the passenger seat, driving instructor Nancy Gobran peered over large sunglasses at her student, a 30-year-old Syrian refugee woman who was driving for one of the first times in her life.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 04/17/2024 - 12:01am
PARIS (AP) — World donors pledged more than $2.1 billion in humanitarian aid for Sudan after a yearlong war that has pushed its population to the brink of famine, French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 04/10/2024 - 3:00am
LINCOLN — Seven Nebraska cities will share $4 million in state grants to help develop recreation and civic improvement projects in their communities.
Selected and announced by the Nebraska Department of Economic Development, the recipients’ awards come from the state Civic and Community Center Financing Fund, which was created from a turnback of 30% of state sales tax generated by arenas and nearby retailers.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 04/10/2024 - 12:05am
GERING – Chadron rancher Sharon Hagihara Bartlett walked the nearly empty, grass-covered grounds of the Amache National Historic Site in southeast Colorado and thought about her mother, her aunt, her grandmother.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 04/10/2024 - 12:04am
For college students, sending money to friends has never been easier thanks to peer-to-peer payment apps like Venmo, PayPal and Cash App. But that convenience poses risks, including vulnerability to errors, fraud and the tendency to overspend.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 04/10/2024 - 12:02am
As Earth Month 2024 gets underway, climate activists around the world are planning rallies and other events over the coming weeks to draw attention to the growing threats posed by climate change.