Robert Scheer / TruthdigAug 30, 2019
Documentarian Robin Cloud discusses her new film, "Passing: A Family in Black & White," and the lasting legacy of America's original sin. Dig deeper ( 24 Min. Read )
MARGERY A. BECK / The Associated PressMar 16, 2019
A deluge of rainwater and snowmelt pours over frozen ground, overwhelming creeks and rivers and killing a Nebraska farmer. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
MARGERY A. BECK and BLAKE NICHOLSON / The Associated PressMar 15, 2019
Flooding still a big concern in the lower Missouri River area after a massive storm affects parts of Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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Donald Kaufman / TruthdigAug 20, 2014
Singing legends Neil Young and Willie Nelson will be putting on a show on a family farm in Nebraska on Sept. 27, and their motives are political as well as musical. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 10, 2008
Two states, Nebraska and Maine, have rules that call for splitting their electoral votes by congressional district. Now, for the first time in the modern era, one has done so. Barack Obama has won one of Nebraska's five electoral votes, according to the Omaha World-Herald. (Maine's four votes went to Obama on Election Day.) The president-elect's total now stands at 365. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 19, 2008
Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel has openly questioned whether Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has the experience or qualifications to effectively serve as president, the Omaha World-Herald reported Thursday. Also, Hagel's not buying the argument that Alaska's proximity to Russia gives Palin any particular edge or special insights about U.S.-Russian relations. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 6, 2007
A gunman who opened fire at the Westroads Mall in Omaha, Neb., Wednesday afternoon turned his gun on himself after killing eight people and wounding nine others, according to local authorities. At a news briefing following the shooting at the Von Maur department store, Sgt. Teresa Negron of the Omaha Police Department said the person believed to be the gunman was dead and his identity had not yet been confirmed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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