Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 12/16/2024 - 3:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and is pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes. It's the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 12/09/2024 - 6:00am
BEDFORD, Pennsylvania -- On any given day, walking into the main entrance of the Omni Bedford Springs, the grande dame of American historic hotels, is always a welcoming and breathtaking embrace of the past. Walking in during the Christmas season is even more extraordinary, as you are immediately dazzled by the nostalgic and warm scent of gingerbread, thanks to a life-size carousel constructed by executive pastry chef Harshal Naik.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 12/09/2024 - 5:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's DOGE time at the U.S. Capitol.
Billionaire Elon Musk and fellow entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy are expected on Capitol Hill on Thursday, meeting with legislators behind closed doors about President-elect Donald Trump's plans to “dismantle” the federal government.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 12/09/2024 - 3:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The acting director of the Secret Service said Thursday that the agency is “reorganizing and reimagining” its culture and how it operates following an assassination attempt against Donald Trump on the campaign trail.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 12/09/2024 - 2:00am
LUANDA, Angola (AP) — President Joe Biden on his visit to sub-Saharan Africa pledged another $600 million for a cross-continent rail corridor project Wednesday, telling regional leaders that “Africa has been left behind for much too long. But not anymore. Africa is the future.”
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 12/02/2024 - 11:26am
In January 2017, Patrick O’Donnell entered the Nebraska State Capitol’s cavernous legislative chamber, air heavy with the echo of history’s fierce debates and whispered negotiations.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 12/02/2024 - 11:24am
LEECHBURG, Pennsylvania -- Tom McIlwain is sitting just outside the double doors leading to the country store at Pounds Farm, shaking off the chill and warming up with a cup of hot coffee. The 91-year-old has just finished herding the last batch of live turkeys, gathering them onto a large trailer to go to the processing center for this year's Thanksgiving season.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 12/02/2024 - 11:20am
OMAHA — Republican U.S. Rep. Don Bacon in 2024 defied the “blue dot” for a second straight presidential election. He won Nebraska’s Omaha-based 2nd Congressional District in another year in which the district’s voters backed a Democrat over former President Donald Trump.