News on Omaha

Nebraska winner-take-all electoral vote system debated

2011-02-23T08:30:15Z

OMAHA, Neb (Reuters) - Nebraska will return to a winner-take-all electoral vote system if the state's Republican lawmakers get their way.

State Sen. Beau McCoy, a Republican from Omaha, introduced a bill to repeal the split-electoral vote system. McCoy...

Fla. AG in antitrust probe of voting-machine firms

2010-10-27T14:16:59Z

Fla. AG investigating if voting-machine firm's sale to rival breaks antitrust laws

Florida's attorney general is investigating whether the sale of a voting-machine maker to a rival concentrates too much power in one company.

Attorney General Bill McCollum confirmed Wednesday that his office was conducting the antitrust probe. He issued a statement after several voting rights groups sent him a letter c...

Omaha's electoral vote draws Obama's attention

2010-04-16T13:22:56Z

In case 1 vote makes the difference in presidential race, Obama is making a play for Omaha's

Reliably Republican, Nebraska has been giving the GOP all its electoral votes in every presidential election since 1964. Democratic candidate Barack Obama ...

Winter Storm Midwest

2010-12-12T08:31:47Z

Shoppers hurry to an electronics store in blowing snow, in Omaha, Neb., Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010. A winter storm combined low temperatures and blowing winds to created hazardous white-out conditions and brought the wind chill factor down to -20 degrees. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Winter Weather

2010-12-12T08:31:46Z

A shopper walks back to her car amid blowing snow, in Omaha, Neb., Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010. A winter storm combined low temperatures and blowing winds to created hazardous white-out conditions and brought the wind chill factor down to -20 degrees. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

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Parenting Teens Gift Cards

2010-12-06T15:32:00Z

FILE- In this Jan. 10, 2008 file photo, gift cards for various retailers are offered for sale at a supermarket in Omaha, Neb. Conventional wisdom holds that gift cards make the perfect present for picky teens. But guess what? Not all teens love gift cards. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

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BYU Creighton Basketball

2010-12-01T19:33:41Z

Creighton's Jahenns Manigat (12) and BYU's Jimmer Fredette, center, go for a loose ball in the first half of their NCAA college basketball game, in Omaha, Las Vegas' George Wrighster (84) gets by Florida's Jerome Carter (23) during their Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010, United Football League title game in Omaha,