Profiles
Walking into a New York City pharmacy, Scott LeRette had no idea how life was about to change for him and his family.
LeRette, author of "The Unbreakable Boy," mentioned to the pharmacist he was an...
He bought the farm. To many it may simply mean he passed away. But in a spectacular turn of events, this lofty purchase, in a very roundabout way, ties together generations past.
In fact it is a...
After 30 years, it's not often that Andrea Bocelli performs in a new city, but that will be the case when he takes the stage at CHI Health Center Omaha Feb. 6.
The Italian tenor looks forward to...
In popular culture and in card games, deuces signifies a card, say a two of diamonds.
A team of seven students from Duchesne brought home the state mock trial championship for the second year in a...
When my Editor came to me and asked if I wanted to get paid to head to 36th and V Street to write about street tacos, I did my very best to hide my enthusiasm and remain as professional as possible...
Today’s News
President Donald Trump invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act on March 15, 2025, and deported about 200 Venezuelan immigrants his administration alleged have ties to a Venezuelan gang. U.S. District...
The Nebraska State Historical Society is located just off the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus at 1500 R St. (Paul Hammel / Nebraska Examiner)
LINCOLN — A legal battle has erupted over whether a felony theft charge against the former director of History Nebraska, Trevor Jones, should finally be dismissed.
The issue is whether the Nebraska...
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In Nebraska, we are already using artificial intelligence to transform how we work, learn and live, and public safety is no exception.
AI is poised to make the world a much safer place, with numerous...
For more than 15 years, the brick building in south Lincoln has served as a local hub for the U.S. Department of Agriculture — a place where farmers meet face-to-face with federal workers overseeing...
OMAHA — The Omaha metro area of eight counties has surpassed the million-person mark, another record-setter that follows an earlier Census report that Nebraska’s statewide population topped 2 million...
This Week's News
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., talks with reporters after a debate for Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District against State Sen. Tony Vargas, a Democrat, on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Lincoln. (Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)
03/24/2025 - 1:19pm
LINCOLN — The Omaha-based 2nd Congressional District has been targeted with new political ads as part of national efforts by multiple Democratic-aligned groups that see Nebraska’s most purple district as a potential flip seat for the midterms.
The...
Attendants sit next to a field contaminated with dioxin before a ceremony marking the start of a project to clean up dioxin left over from the Vietnam War, at a former U.S. military base in Danang, Vietnam, Aug. 9, 2012. (Maika Elan / AP Photo)
03/24/2025 - 1:17pm
Trump Halted an Agent Orange Cleanup. That Puts Hundreds of Thousands at Risk for Poisoning.
by Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Brett Murphy, ProPublica, and Le Van for ProPublica
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Protesters march during a major rally against populist President Aleksandar Vucic and his government, in downtown Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (Armin Durgut / AP Photo)
03/24/2025 - 1:16pm
Such is true: every action comes with an opposite reaction, but unlike in physics – in regards to people – they do not always respond with an equal reaction. Behavior in people and children is partially modified this way: when a baby is young, it...
Former Lincoln Mayor Don Wesely speaks with current Mayor Lierion Gaylor Baird during her primary election night party in Lincoln, Neb. (Aaron Sanderford / Nebraska Examiner)
03/24/2025 - 1:13pm
LINCOLN — Former State Sen. Don Wesely, who also served four years as Lincoln mayor and several years as a lobbyist, is being remembered as a prolific political leader on health issues who worked hard to build and retain relationships.
As mayor from...
03/21/2025 - 10:01am
President Donald Trump invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act on March 15, 2025, and deported about 200 Venezuelan immigrants his administration alleged have ties to a Venezuelan gang. U.S. District Court Judge James Bloasberg verbally issued an order...
The Nebraska State Historical Society is located just off the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus at 1500 R St. (Paul Hammel / Nebraska Examiner)
03/21/2025 - 9:59am
LINCOLN — A legal battle has erupted over whether a felony theft charge against the former director of History Nebraska, Trevor Jones, should finally be dismissed.
The issue is whether the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office failed to promptly file...
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03/21/2025 - 9:57am
In Nebraska, we are already using artificial intelligence to transform how we work, learn and live, and public safety is no exception.
AI is poised to make the world a much safer place, with numerous applications across a broad range of law...
03/20/2025 - 12:00am
For more than 15 years, the brick building in south Lincoln has served as a local hub for the U.S. Department of Agriculture — a place where farmers meet face-to-face with federal workers overseeing complex conservation projects on their land.
But...
03/20/2025 - 12:00am
OMAHA — The Omaha metro area of eight counties has surpassed the million-person mark, another record-setter that follows an earlier Census report that Nebraska’s statewide population topped 2 million.
Also revealed in population estimates released...
Lumber is piled at a housing construction site, Thursday, June 24, 2021, in Middleton, Mass. (Elise Amendola / AP Photo)
03/20/2025 - 12:00am
Shopping for a new home? Ready to renovate your kitchen or install a new deck? You'll be paying more to do so.
The Trump administration’s tariffs on imported goods from Canada, Mexico and China — some already in place, others set to take effect in a...
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03/20/2025 - 12:00am
Other people could ascribe to me a political centrist label, and for ease of discussion, I call myself that too. At beaches (if I'm not building a sandcastle) I am one of those towel junkies that likes to sit back under an umbrella and mummer with...
03/20/2025 - 12:00am
OMAHA — A $45 million privately-owned apartment complex is expected to rise on an old TV station site west of downtown Omaha and be boosted by the public incentive called tax-increment financing.
GreenSlate Development, joined by Mayor Jean Stothert...
03/19/2025 - 7:00am
The family started dancing when they heard the news.
Over a grainy video call from his home in Omaha, 19-year-old Zak Abughalyoon could hear his cousins playing music in their small apartment in Jordan, their shrieks of celebration.
The endless...
A child practices cursive writing exercises at home. After nearly dying out, cursive is making a comeback in public schools, with more than 20 states requiring it so far. (Wilfredo Lee / The Associated Press)
03/19/2025 - 6:00am
During a one-on-one parsing of his essay in an academic writing class, one of my college students last fall said to me with, I might add, a benign irreverence: “Well, close enough.”
To which I said, “Well … no.” Without a hint of irreverence, benign...
03/19/2025 - 5:00am
Curious How Trump’s Cost Cutting Could Affect Your National Park Visit? You Might Not Get a Straight Answer.
by Anjeanette Damon
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03/19/2025 - 4:00am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — They have run through heartache and grief, battling illnesses and injuries as their bodies have aged. Some are now using wheelchairs, including the oldest who is 87.
Despite it all, the Los Angeles Marathon's Legacy Runners have...
03/19/2025 - 3:00am
Nearly a hundred years ago, a hastily crafted spaceship crash-landed in Smallville, Kansas. Inside was an infant – the sole survivor of a planet destroyed by old age. Discovering he possessed superhuman strength and abilities, the boy committed to...
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testifies before a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the Postal Service on Capitol Hill, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, in Washington. (Tom Brenner / AP Photo)
03/18/2025 - 5:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Postmaster General Louis DeJoy plans to cut 10,000 workers and billions of dollars from the U.S. Postal Service budget and he’ll do that working with Elon Musk ’s Department of Government Efficiency, according to a letter sent to...
A non-invasive full-face ventilation mask (NIV mask) for non-invasive ventilation therapy in the foreground against the background BiPaP ventilator. This is used for treat respiratory disorders. (Shutterstock)
03/18/2025 - 4:00am
What a Wrongful Death Lawsuit Reveals About America’s Largest Oxygen Provider
by Peter Elkind
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Olympic rings are on display in New York on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, ahead of the Summer Olympics in Paris. (Ted Shaffrey / AP Photo)
03/18/2025 - 2:00am
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — NBC will now be the champion of Olympic broadcasting in the United States through at least 2036.
The IOC said Thursday it signed its long-time United States broadcast partner to a $3 billion renewed deal for the 2034...
A Micron Technology, Inc. employee moves through a clean room at an existing fab facility in Boise, Idaho, Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. (Darin Oswald / Idaho Statesman via AP)
03/18/2025 - 12:00am
Semiconductors power nearly every aspect of modern life – cars, smartphones, medical devices and even national defense systems. These tiny but essential components make the information age possible, whether they’re supporting lifesaving hospital...
Col. John Bolduc, superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol, and Gov. Jim Pillen. Pillen on Tuesday announced that Bolduc will retire May 4, when he reaches the NSP mandatory retirement age of 60. (Courtesy of Governor’s Office)
03/18/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — Col. John Bolduc is set to retire as superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol on May 4, when he reaches the agency’s mandatory retirement age of 60.
Gov. Jim Pillen announced Bolduc’s retirement and an application process for his...
