Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 09/10/2025 - 12:00am
NEW YORK (AP) — Long before Aryna Sabalenka and Amanda Anisimova began play in the U.S. Open women’s final Saturday, there were different players on the courts.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 09/10/2025 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON — A broadly bipartisan bill to overhaul and elevate the Federal Emergency Management Agency is heading toward the U.S. House floor after a key committee approved the legislation.
The Transportation and Infrastructure panel voted 57-3 Sept. 3 to advance the measure, which would make dozens of changes to how the federal government prepares for and responds to natural disasters.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 09/03/2025 - 10:28am
Crossing paths with dogs, cats and other animals is part of campus life for students at Eckerd College, a liberal arts school in Florida that allows pets to live in dormitories.
Sophie Nocera, an Eckerd senior, said she probably knows the names of pets better than her fellow students.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 09/03/2025 - 10:19am
A friend offhandedly told me recently, “It’s so easy to get my daughter to behave after her birthday – there are so many new toys to take away when she’s bad!”
While there is certainly an appeal to such a powerful parenting hack, the truth is that there’s a pretty big downside to parenting with punishments.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 09/03/2025 - 10:14am
WASHINGTON — Tribal radio stations that are supposed to receive millions to fill the hole created when Congress eliminated funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting haven’t heard anything from the Trump administration about when it will send the money or how much in grants they’ll receive.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 09/03/2025 - 10:11am
Here’s an idea: If you believe our elections are rigged — and that we should do something extreme and inane such as abolish mail-in ballots and voting machines — step over to your local county election office and sign up to work. See for yourself. Put some experience where that conspiratorial narrative is.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 08/27/2025 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency could look significantly different by next year’s hurricane season, with state and local governments shouldering more of the responsibility for natural disaster response and recovery.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 08/27/2025 - 12:00am
SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — Rick Clough spent some four decades fishing for lobsters and sea urchins off the Maine coast before spotting one of the ocean's most recognized predators — a great white shark.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 08/20/2025 - 12:00am
MINDEN — Waylon Petersen wore a wary look as his family entered the white red-trimmed pavilion. Then the 2-year-old started dancing when the calliope music began playing. And when his grandpa hoisted him on a race horse, Waylon’s lingering suspicion turned to joy.