Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 04/30/2025 - 12:00am
BOSTON (AP) — As a Black teenager growing up in Boston, Wayne Lucas vividly remembers joining about 20,000 people to hear the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speak out against the city's segregated school system and the entrenched poverty in poor communities.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 04/23/2025 - 7:00am
Jess Auffert showed up at the Willard Community Center in Lincoln ready for a workout. She had no expectations other than fun with her friend, Sophie Weinert, who had suggested the day-long class.
How often do you get to learn how to sword fight, Auffert thought.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 04/23/2025 - 6:00am
In 2016, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services and its Division of Behavioral Health, as a part of its strategic plan, identified the need to study of the costs associated with providing mental health and substance use disorder services.
Agency leaders believed the findings of this study would help them ensure “statewide capacity and access to behavioral health services.”
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 04/23/2025 - 5:00am
As part of its drive to cut federal spending, the Trump administration has paused over US$500 million of funds that had previously flowed annually to food banks across the U.S. It’s not the only policy change that could make it harder than it already is for many Americans to get enough to eat.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 04/23/2025 - 4:00am
SOLON, Maine (AP) — From the outside, it looks like any other New England church building: a boxy, white structure with a single steeple surrounded by an old stone wall, set against rolling hills and pine forest.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 04/23/2025 - 3:00am
Morningside Park, a beloved neighborhood park in Miami with sweeping views of Biscayne Bay, will soon pilot an innovative approach to coastal resilience.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 04/16/2025 - 7:00am
LINCOLN – A former state senator and decorated U.S. Army veteran is headed again to Ukraine in hopes of providing reassurance that Americans still support the country’s fight for freedom against Russia.
This month, former Sen. Tom Brewer of Gordon is making his fifth trip to Ukraine since Russia invaded in 2022, and he feels it might be the most precarious.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 04/16/2025 - 6:00am
I recall growing up, before doom scrolling on phones and tablets was a thing, there would be a new commercial that would show up every month or so about some miracle pill to stop some new health problem. “Bananas are radioactive! They cause cancer! Here is BigBossPill5000 to cure it!” At this point in our lives to say that doom scrolling has made the problem worse would simply be as effective as beating a dead horse to get it to run faster.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 04/16/2025 - 4:00am
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — At the Barcelona Zoo, a 40-year-old African elephant places her foot through the metal barrier where a zookeeper gently scrubs its sole — the beloved pachyderm gets her “pedicure,” along with apple slices every day.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 04/16/2025 - 3:00am
BANGKOK (AP) — Several Southeast Asian countries kicked off their annual water festival holiday on Sunday, but in the wake of a devastating earthquake last month, Myanmar is missing out on the fun.