Profiles
In the movie, “Almost Famous,” inspired by the real-life experiences of director Cameron Crowe, who started writing for the “Rolling Stone,” at age 15, his character is given back-stage access to...
Dan Schultz transitioned from a military career as an electronic warfare officer to opening a housecleaning franchise. He embraces his military training in building the franchise. (Tim Trudell / The Daily Record)
Dan Schultz likely could have had his pick of jobs when he retired from the Air Force. Defense-related contractor positions were within his grasp. With two master's degrees, maybe he could have used...
I hate America - hardly. But it wasn’t one person speaking ... It was millions, collectively united as one.
From sea to shining sea and beyond our nation’s shores, people rallied together in rural,...
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...
Today’s News
DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. has stepped up technology in its popular F-150 pickup to combat the ever-evolving techniques car thieves have at their disposal.
It is the latest cat-and-mouse move that...
The OpenAI logo is seen displayed on a cell phone in front of an image on a computer screen generated by ChatGPT's Dall-E text-to-image model, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Boston. (Michael Dwyer / AP Photo)
Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, testifies before a Senate committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 8, 2025. (Jose Luis Magana / AP Photo)
Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and will bring characters such as Mickey Mouse, Cinderella and Luke Skywalker to the AI company's Sora video generation tool, in a licensing deal that the two...
News of Netflix’s bid to buy Warner Bros. last week sent shock waves through the media ecosystem.
The pending US$83 billion deal is being described as an upending of the existing entertainment order...
Hebert girls’ wall of Wabi Sabi. (Courtesy of Matt Hebert)
It’s taken me a while to process how I actually feel about AI. I typically don’t find myself at either end of the spectrum of emotional responses such a topic can solicit. There are the folks who...
The best restaurants are built to delight diners.
They bathe you in the glow of warm, golden light. They understand that a big part of dining out is taking care of those who come through the...
This Week's News
12/16/2025 - 12:00am
DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. has stepped up technology in its popular F-150 pickup to combat the ever-evolving techniques car thieves have at their disposal.
It is the latest cat-and-mouse move that the automaker hopes will help customers avoid the...
The OpenAI logo is seen displayed on a cell phone in front of an image on a computer screen generated by ChatGPT's Dall-E text-to-image model, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Boston. (Michael Dwyer / AP Photo)
Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, testifies before a Senate committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 8, 2025. (Jose Luis Magana / AP Photo)
12/16/2025 - 12:00am
Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and will bring characters such as Mickey Mouse, Cinderella and Luke Skywalker to the AI company's Sora video generation tool, in a licensing deal that the two companies announced on Thursday.
At the same time...
12/16/2025 - 12:00am
News of Netflix’s bid to buy Warner Bros. last week sent shock waves through the media ecosystem.
The pending US$83 billion deal is being described as an upending of the existing entertainment order, a sign that it’s now dominated by the tech...
Hebert girls’ wall of Wabi Sabi. (Courtesy of Matt Hebert)
12/16/2025 - 12:00am
It’s taken me a while to process how I actually feel about AI. I typically don’t find myself at either end of the spectrum of emotional responses such a topic can solicit. There are the folks who already want it to take over their daily routines and...
12/16/2025 - 12:00am
The best restaurants are built to delight diners.
They bathe you in the glow of warm, golden light. They understand that a big part of dining out is taking care of those who come through the restaurant’s front door hoping to exit the harsh...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., joined at left by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., speaks to reporters after a closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (J. Scott Applewhite / AP Photo)
Senate Rejects Extension Of Health Care Subsidies As Costs Are Set To Rise For Millions Of Americans
12/15/2025 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday rejected legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, essentially guaranteeing that millions of Americans will see a steep rise in costs at the beginning of the year.
Senators rejected a Democratic...
MyPillow CEO and founder Mike Lindell speaks to reporters at his MyPillow factory in the Minneapolis suburb of Shakopee, Minn., on Thursday, Dec, 11, 2025, as he launches his campaign for the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in 2026. (Steve Karnowski / AP Photo)
12/15/2025 - 12:00am
SHAKOPEE, Minn. (AP) — Mike Lindell, the fervent supporter of President Donald Trump known to TV viewers as the “MyPillow Guy,” officially entered the race for Minnesota governor Thursday in hopes of winning the Republican nomination to challenge...
12/15/2025 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as tensions mount with the government of President Nicolás Maduro.
Using U.S. forces to take control of a merchant...
12/15/2025 - 12:00am
Republicans in Congress want to give states more authority to remove ineligible voters — including noncitizens and people who have moved or died — from voter rolls, seeking to reinforce the Trump administration’s own push to scrub the lists.
At a U...
Arizona's Republican Gov. Doug Ducey (front right) meets with Arizona National Guard soldiers prior to their deployment to the Mexico border at the Papago Park Military Reservation on Monday, April 9, 2018, in Phoenix. (Ross D. Franklin / AP Photo)
12/15/2025 - 12:00am
There is one earthly resource that has a greater luster than gold, a higher energy output than coal, and has more military applications than the highest technology. It is a simple word, a thing taken for granted by all but the wisest: ‘manpower’....
12/15/2025 - 12:00am
LEXINGTON, Neb. — Across the street from a Tyson beef plant set to close at the end of January, Nebraska U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn accused the company of breaking a century-old law aimed at preventing anti-competitive behavior by meatpackers...
12/12/2025 - 12:00am
These Health Centers Are Supposed to Make Care Affordable. One Has Sued Patients for as Little as $59 in Unpaid Bills.
This past June, Ashley Voss-Barnes received a court summons in the mail.
PrairieStar Health Center, a nonprofit community health...
ICE Arrests Of Afghans Are On The Rise In The Wake Of National Guard Attack, Immigration Lawyers Say
12/12/2025 - 12:00am
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — On a recent afternoon, Giselle Garcia, a volunteer who has been helping an Afghan family resettle, drove the father to a check-in with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. She warned him and his family to prepare for...
12/12/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — A Nebraska lawmaker two times was denied entry to the controversial state-run federal immigration detention facility that federal officials dubbed the “Cornhusker Clink” — and now is calling on the Legislature’s Executive Board to step in...
GoFundMe CEO Tim Cadogan attends the Time100 Gala, celebrating the 100 most influential people in the world, at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 24, 2025, in New York. (Evan Agostini / Invision / AP Photo)
12/11/2025 - 12:00am
NEW YORK (AP) — More and more people are turning to GoFundMe for help covering the cost of housing, food and other basic needs.
The for-profit crowdfunding platform's annual “Year in Help” report, released Tuesday, underscored ongoing concerns...
12/11/2025 - 12:00am
Ocmulgee Mounds, a site in central Georgia with 12,000 years of Indigenous history, may be on the verge of becoming the newest U.S. national park. This is the flagship designation of the National Park Service system, which includes many types of...
12/11/2025 - 12:00am
Picture this: You’re looking to buy a place to live, and you have two options.
Option A is a beautiful home in California near good schools and job opportunities. But it goes for nearly a million dollars – the median California home sells for US$906...
A World of Lizards, Squirrels, and Men. (Courtesy of Matt Hebert)
12/11/2025 - 12:00am
The following is not just some self-serving, shameless plug for my ever-growing chapter series for kids. It’s a self-serving, shameless plug PLUS some really thoughtful insights into a collection of purposefully STEM-inspired books that will...
12/11/2025 - 12:00am
OMAHA — Mayor John Ewing Jr. sees only public good coming from a proposed arrangement to put a major North Omaha city park under the management of a local philanthropic group that already has invested in Miller Park.
Former State Sen. Justin Wayne,...
Dr. Robert Montgomery, director of NYU Langone’s transplant institute, prepares a pig kidney for transplant into a brain-dead man in New York on July 14, 2023. (Shelby Lum / AP Photo)
Putting Pig Organs In People Is OK In The US, But Growing Human Organs In Pigs Is Not – Why Is That?
12/10/2025 - 12:00am
In a Maryland operating room one day in November 2025, doctors made medical history by transplanting a genetically modified pig kidney into a living patient. The kidney had been engineered to mimic human tissue and was grown in a pig, as an...
Brad Barr plays Christmas music with dozens of other tuba musicians, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, at Downtown Crossing in Boston. (Michael Dwyer / AP Photo)
12/10/2025 - 12:00am
With Mariah Carey and Wham! saturating airwaves with their holiday tunes, it’s beginning to sound a lot like Christmas.
But if all you want for Christmas is a reprieve from stereotypical Christmas music, you’re not alone.
Despite the fact that they...
12/10/2025 - 12:00am
As farmers face historic headwinds and market hardships, calls to the national Farm Aid hotline and the Iowa Concern hotline — where farmers can get support in times of mental health crisis or need — are increasing.
This fall, the Iowa Concern...
Steve Hanson poses for a photo in front of one of his water pumping stations Saturday, April 30, 2022, in Elsie, Neb. He raises beef cattle and grows corn, all of his irrigation water coming from the Ogallala Aquifer. (Brittany Peterson / AP Photo)
12/10/2025 - 12:00am
In Nebraska, we are exceptionally fortunate to sit above the largest underground reservoir of water in all of North America: the Ogallala Aquifer. The body of water sits below us in gravel, silt and other porous sediments, the topmost edges begin in...
12/10/2025 - 12:00am
Karissa Denae Johnson can still remember the indignity of it all — the day her life fell to pieces.
It came in college, sometime between traveling the country as a childhood performer and traveling the globe as a young adult given a second chance....
