Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 09/17/2025 - 12:00am
When playwright Beaufield Berry recently needed actors in New York City for a reading of her musical about Black cowgirls, the Omaha native did what most people would do: She put out a call online.
Among those who auditioned: two fellow Omahans. At the reading, Berry noticed even more faces from back home in the crowd.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 09/17/2025 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON — Planned Parenthood clinics throughout the country began telling Medicaid patients Friday that their routine health care appointments will no longer be covered as a federal court order takes effect.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 09/17/2025 - 12:00am
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Ever since wildfires destroyed Lahaina two years ago, hundreds of students have struggled mentally — and not all have received the help they need.
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.