Tag: Omaha

Column: Phelps is gone, but others ready to fill the void

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OMAHA, Neb. — Not long after rolling into town, Michael Phelps would dutifully pop into the interview room to muse on his outlandish accomplishments...

Lochte, chastened by misdeeds, takes aim at 5th Olympics

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OMAHA, Neb. — Ryan Lochte knows what people think of him. He’s eager to make them forget the worst. ...

Unbeatable backstrokers: Murphy looks to extend US dominance

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ATLANTA — The last time the American men lost a backstroke race at the Olympics, 25-year-old Ryan Murphy wasn't even born. ...

Prosecutor, attorney reprimanded for ‘banishment’ scheme

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OMAHA, Neb. — A prosecutor and a defense attorney in Nebraska have been reprimanded for a scheme reminiscent of the Wild West in which...

Man accused of restaurant shooting charged in jail assault

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PAPILLION, Neb. — The man accused of killing two workers and wounding two others during a shooting at a Nebraska fast-food restaurant last fall...

Nebraska suspect in children’s deaths waives extradition

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OMAHA, Neb. — A Nebraska man charged in the deaths of his two young children waived extradition from California on Wednesday. ...

Hearing postponed for Nebraska man accused in kids’ deaths

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OMAHA, Neb. — A court hearing in California for a Nebraska man charged in the deaths of his two children was postponed on Tuesday. ...

2 Nebraska kids found dead, father arrested in California

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BELLEVUE, Neb. — The father of two young children found dead in his eastern Nebraska home, where they had been staying for a court-ordered...

Buffett’s firm sells off financials, halves Chevron stake

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OMAHA, Neb. — Investor Warren Buffett's company pared back its holdings in financial firms further during the first quarter and also halved its new...

Soldiers who perished on secret mission are memorialized

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PORTLAND, Maine — Nearly 60 years ago, dozens of soldiers assembled for a top secret mission to Vietnam, three years before President Lyndon Johnson...