Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 05/14/2025 - 12:00am
SEATTLE (AP) — Bill Gates says he will donate 99% of his remaining tech fortune to the Gates Foundation, which will now close in 2045, earlier than previously planned. Today, that would be worth an estimated $107 billion.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 05/14/2025 - 12:00am
As crowds celebrated in St. Peter’s Square, a man in white and red stepped onto the balcony of the basilica, prompting cheers from the plaza.
It was American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost: Pope Leo XIV, as he will now be known. On May 8, 2025 – the second day of the conclave following Pope Francis’ death – the College of Cardinals selected him to lead the Catholic Church.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 05/14/2025 - 12:00am
Roaming around his family farm near Nebraska City, Daryl Steinman discovered old bottles and jars in piles of charred debris. Brown, green, clear, some embossed with makers’ marks harkening back to before he was born in 1965.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 05/14/2025 - 12:00am
Does anyone else think America is going to war in a few years, or is it just the U.S. military that believes that? I don’t mean it in a gung-ho marine “oorah," military-readiness way in which America’s armies say they should always be prepared. Oh no, this is because the budget put forth by President Trump and Pete Hesgeth is the most colossal in U.S. history.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 05/14/2025 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON — Hillary Kane learned on a Saturday morning in April that within days, she would lose AmeriCorps funding for two programs that match mentors with West Philadelphia high schoolers and first-generation college students — both vulnerable groups at risk of not completing diplomas and degrees.
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Nearly two years after the successful transplant, the Louisiana mother and daughter shared another journey. Donning white caps and gowns, they walked across the stage together in Baton Rouge and graduated from nursing school.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 05/07/2025 - 12:00am
For 35 years, the Women’s Fund of Omaha has worked on issues foundational to achieving gender equity. We advocate for public policies that ensure all women and girls can reach their full potential. Our expertise in policy advocacy includes helping to pass legislation that supports survivors of sexual violence, provides pathways to economic security and creates solutions to problems set up by systems that were never meant for us.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 05/07/2025 - 12:00am
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — A contrast:
At the National Speech and Debate Tournament, two high school students take the stage. The first articulates the position he has been assigned to defend — people should have a right to secede from their government — and why it is correct. Another student, assigned the opposite position, begins to systematically tear down her opponent's views.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 05/07/2025 - 12:00am
Pope Francis’ pontificate marked a distinct shift in the Catholic Church’s engagement with the Muslim world. While his predecessors fostered dialogue and tolerance, Francis sought more active engagement with Muslims, particularly in the Middle East.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 05/07/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — One state lawmaker’s continued efforts to boost benefits for Nebraska State Patrol troopers, a largely consensus issue, ignited a rare fight among legislative allies.