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Deaths of Neb. mom, son mystery to police, others
Police, neighbors and friends struggled Tuesday to unravel the mysterious deaths of a Nebraska woman and her 10-year-old son that began with them ...
Ex-NBA star, Olympian Bob Boozer dies at 75
Bob Boozer was a star in college, an Olympic gold medalist and an 11-year professional who finished his playing career with an NBA championship.
Buffett's firm buys 10M share stake in GM
Warren Buffett's company is apparently bullish on the U.S. auto industry. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. took a new 10-million share stake in General Motors ...
Gorilla gets jaw surgery after scuffle at Neb. zoo
It was a bit of a zoo at the Nebraska Medical Center over the weekend, when a special patient came in for jaw surgery. Motuba, a 27-year-old ...
Berkshire holders trust Buffett on health outlook
Warren Buffett worked to reassure shareholders that he's feeling good after his recent prostate cancer diagnosis, and that Berkshire Hathaway is ready ...
Berkshire Hathaway's 1Q profit more than doubles
Warren Buffett's company said Friday its first-quarter profit more than doubled because Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s insurance units avoided major ...
Neb. AG: City ordinances protecting gays illegal
Nebraska cities can't adopt ordinances protecting people from discrimination for being gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender because the state's ...
Investors say Berkshire will endure after Buffett
Berkshire Hathaway shareholders make their annual pilgrimage here this weekend, and this year they have to confront an uncomfortable truth: Warren ...
Last of 4 Kansas escapees captured in Nebraska
The last of four inmates who had escaped from a north-central Kansas county jail was recaptured in Nebraska after nearly three days on the run, an ...
Strong railroad profits show US economy growing
Strong earnings reports from two of the nation's biggest freight railroads show that the U.S. economy is continuing its long, slow recovery.
Warren Buffett says has early prostate cancer
Warren Buffett says he has been diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer but the 81-year-old chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is giving ...
Ham prices high heading into Easter holiday
Ham will be the centerpiece of many Easter dinners this weekend, but the cost of that traditional main dish may make it harder for families to live ...
Albuquerque activists seek federal probe of police
New Mexico activists have ramped up their call for a Justice Department probe into Albuquerque police after officers shot and killed two men last ...
Buffett's S&P 500 bet gains ground on hedge funds
Billionaire Warren Buffett's chances of winning a bet that the S&P 500 stock index will outperform a collection of hedge funds are improving, but ...
2 shot in disturbance after Tyga concert in Omaha
Two people have minor injuries after a shooting following a rowdy concert by rapper Tyga (TY'-guh) in Nebraska. Authorities say heated words were ...
Kansas back in regional semifinals after 63-60 win
Kansas' Thomas Robinson knew there could be games like this in the NCAA tournament. Sometimes it's just a matter of surviving. The No.
Gators top Norfolk St 84-50, head to round of 16
Norfolk State was a good story while it lasted. Against Florida, that wasn't for long. Kenny Boynton scored 20 points and the balanced Gators routed ...
Big over little, have over have-not no coincidence
Welcome to a special academic-themed edition of BracketRacket, your one-stop shopping for all things NCAA on tournament game days. Ohio State fans may ...
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Welcome back to BracketRacket, your one-stop shopping for all things NCAA on tournament game days. It's the weekend and if you're stuck at the office, ...
Norfolk State's upset reverberates in Omaha
Everybody seemed to be watching Kyle O'Quinn and plucky Norfolk State take on mighty Missouri. Florida coach Billy Donovan was watching. He sat ...
No. 2 seed Kansas rolls through Detroit 65-50
Kansas coach Bill Self hardly broached the topic of fellow No. 2 seed Missouri's upset loss to Norfolk State on Friday. He figured there was no need ...
Investors push to know Warren Buffett's successor
A group of Berkshire Hathaway investors from the AFL-CIO wants to require the company to reveal Warren Buffett's successor. The labor union's AFL-CIO ...
Can't quit the place, senators back for second act
Call 'em the comeback crew. Republican Sen. Dan Coats of Indiana and Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey served years in the Senate, bowed ...