Profiles
The jury has reached a decision. The verdict … Guilty on both counts: Committing terroristic threats and third-degree assault in a road-rage, criminal case, heard recently before the Hon. Thomas K....
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...
Today’s News
Across the United States, political polarization has deepened to historic levels. In a report published in May 2025, the Pew Research Center found that Americans are more divided and less trusting of...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Approaching the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the official plaque honoring the police who defended democracy that day is nowhere to be found.
It’s...
Growing up in the 1970s, I took for granted the trash piles along the highway, tires washed up on beaches, and smog fouling city air. The famed “Crying Indian” commercial of 1971 became a symbol of...
Swine Dining's Accolades and Awards. (Matt Hebert)
One of the first times I walked into Swine Dining, it was still the Old Fontenelle Gun Shop, my dad was working some part-time hours, and I had just finished school suspension at the “Success Center...
Reporters speak to Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen’s Nebraska Medicine doctors in December 2024 in Omaha. (Aaron Sanderford / Nebraska Examiner)
OMAHA — The Nebraska Medicine board announced Sunday that it had launched an “informational website” aimed at shaping public opinion against letting one of the nonprofit’s owners sell its 50%...
This Week's News
01/07/2026 - 12:00am
Across the United States, political polarization has deepened to historic levels. In a report published in May 2025, the Pew Research Center found that Americans are more divided and less trusting of one another than at any point in recent decades....
01/07/2026 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Approaching the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the official plaque honoring the police who defended democracy that day is nowhere to be found.
It’s not on display at the Capitol, as is required by law...
01/07/2026 - 12:00am
Growing up in the 1970s, I took for granted the trash piles along the highway, tires washed up on beaches, and smog fouling city air. The famed “Crying Indian” commercial of 1971 became a symbol of widespread environmental damage across the United...
Swine Dining's Accolades and Awards. (Matt Hebert)
01/07/2026 - 12:00am
One of the first times I walked into Swine Dining, it was still the Old Fontenelle Gun Shop, my dad was working some part-time hours, and I had just finished school suspension at the “Success Center” across the street. I don’t remember what I did,...
Reporters speak to Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen’s Nebraska Medicine doctors in December 2024 in Omaha. (Aaron Sanderford / Nebraska Examiner)
01/07/2026 - 12:00am
OMAHA — The Nebraska Medicine board announced Sunday that it had launched an “informational website” aimed at shaping public opinion against letting one of the nonprofit’s owners sell its 50% leadership stake to the other, the University of Nebraska...
01/06/2026 - 12:00am
On New Year's Day, Bulgaria will achieve its decades-old goal of joining the euro currency union and deepening ties with the more prosperous countries of Western Europe.
Membership is expected to promote cross-border trade and investment, and the...
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell (right) and President Donald Trump look over a document of cost figures during a visit to the Federal Reserve, Thursday, July 24, 2025, in Washington. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP Photo
01/06/2026 - 12:00am
The U.S. economy heads into 2026 in an unusual place: Inflation is down from its peak in mid-2022, growth has held up better than many expected, and yet American households say that things still feel shaky. Uncertainty is the watchword, especially...
A combine loads soybeans into a grain truck in rural Blair, Nebraska October 17, 2019. (Nati Harnik / AP Photo)
01/06/2026 - 12:00am
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Farmers are now learning how much aid they can expect to receive from a $12 billion package that President Donald Trump announced earlier this month.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture released the figures Wednesday for how much...
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01/06/2026 - 12:00am
Three Promising Practices to Engage a New Workforce
Hull: The next generation, a huge reservoir of talent, gets a lot more advice about building a personal brand than about building a career.
By Stephanie J. Hull
This story first appeared at The 74...
01/06/2026 - 12:00am
Without realizing the sheer cliffs that a man can fall off if he is careless, I made a half-thought-out decision to review “the ramen in Omaha.” Living in Omaha all of my life, I hadn’t seen many ramen restaurants, and as such, it was then believed...
New signage, The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts, is unveiled on the Kennedy Center, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Washington. (Jacquelyn Martin / AP Photo)
01/05/2026 - 12:00am
The Kennedy Center is ending the year with a new round of artists saying they are canceling scheduled performances after President Donald Trump's name was added to the facility, prompting the institution's president to accuse the performers of...
01/05/2026 - 12:00am
The midterm elections for Congress won’t take place until November, but already a record number of members have declared their intention not to run – a total of 43 in the House, plus 10 senators. Perhaps the most high-profile person to depart,...
University of Nebraska President Jeffrey Gold holds a model of how the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s footprint would grow in Omaha with the $2 billion “Project Health” endeavor, Oct. 3, 2025. (Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)
01/05/2026 - 12:00am
Throughout 2025, I have heard from many faculty, staff, alumni and Nebraskans across the state about their university.
They have expressed pride and aspirations for the future, stories
of success and remarkable achievement, as well as their...
01/05/2026 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — Embattled University of Nebraska Regent Elizabeth O’Connor, who increasingly faced likely impeachment proceedings, announced Tuesday that she is resigning her post.
O’Connor, 35, faces a felony charge of drunken driving causing bodily...
The federal courthouse in Lincoln. (Aaron Sanderford / Nebraska Examiner)
01/02/2026 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — A federal grand jury in Nebraska charged 54 people with deploying malware and stealing millions of dollars from ATMs around the country, Nebraska U.S. Attorney Lesley Woods announced this month.
One indictment, returned Dec. 9, charges 22...
01/02/2026 - 12:00am
If history is a guide, Republicans stand a good chance of losing control of the House of Representatives in 2026. They have just a slim majority in the chamber, and the incumbent party usually gives up seats in midterm elections.
President Donald...
A vacant hallway at Vaughan Regional Medical Center in Selma, Alabama, on Tuesday, Sep. 3, 2024 in Selma, Alabama. (Will McLelland / Alabama Reflector)
01/02/2026 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration unveiled Monday hundreds of millions of dollars each state will receive this fiscal year as part of a massive $50 billion rural health fund baked into Republicans’ “big, beautiful” law.
The five-...
Denise Johnson holds her cat Ramsey after the Eaton Fire. Her home was one of the few in her immediate neighborhood that survived, but recovery will take time for everyone. (Jae C. Hong / AP Photo)
01/01/2026 - 12:00am
On Jan. 7, 2025, people across the Los Angeles area watched in horror as powerful winds began spreading wildfires through neighborhood after neighborhood. Over three weeks, the fires destroyed more than 16,000 homes and businesses. At least 31...
01/01/2026 - 12:00am
LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) — Photis Gaitanos’ rough fingers adroitly untangle the venomous spikes of a lionfish from a net, throwing the exotic-looking creature into an ice-filled rubber bin along with other fish from the day’s catch.
Unlike a few years...
A homeless teenager sleeps on the ground outside a homeless shelter in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Rick Bowmer / AP Photo)
01/01/2026 - 12:00am
Twenty-year-old Mikayla Foreman knows her experience is meaningful. Dealing with homelessness since 18 and currently living in a shelter, Foreman has managed to continue her academic journey, studying for exams this month in hopes of attaining a...
