In the last 10 months, residents in neighborhoods across Omaha, Nebraska, have contacted the city and federal government after tests by the Flatwater Free Press and ProPublica showed they had enough of the toxic metal in their yards for the dirt to be dug up and replaced under Environmental Protection Agency rules. But the responses…
Decades after the last plume of lead-laced smoke rose from a smelting plant in Omaha, Nebraska, the Flatwater Free Press and ProPublica found lead in concentrations that pose a threat to people’s health in soil throughout east Omaha. Our investigation began more than two years ago, when Leah Keinama, who previously worked for a food…
Reporting Highlights Over the Limit: One in 10 Omaha yards we tested that the EPA cleaned up still has enough lead in the dirt to be over the agency’s threshold. Nearby Toxins: Nearly all previously remediated homes the news organizations’ testing found to have excessive levels had a neighbor whose yard tested high but was…
“It starts with a song Michelle and I love by Glen Hansard, a great musician who passed tragically this week,” former president wrote Barack Obama has shared his annual summer playlist, which the former president started on a somber note by acknowledging the death of Glen Hansard. “Here are some of the songs I’ve been…
Organization is recruiting female chapter leaders to build local communities where women can develop their voices, strengthen families and turn faith into meaningful action HOUSTON, Texas — In direct response to the Southern Baptist Convention’s recent vote to further restrict women from pastoral leadership and preaching, Mission Driven Church today announced the international expansion of…
NewsFeed Many white evangelical Christians view Donald Trump as chosen by God to lead despite not seeing him as personally devout. A recent study suggests 60 percent of them believe Trump has pushed the US closer to Christian principles, blurring the line between church and state. For the full segment, watch Al Jazeera’s ‘This…
A retired U.S. Army officer will take the helm of the Defense Commissary Agency and its 235 military discount grocery stores worldwide on Sept.18, defense officials announced. William G. “Bill” Fitzhugh, who has served as the agency’s deputy director since June 29, will transition to the new position when the current director, John E. Hall,…
Jun 26, 2026, 08:47 PM ET It is the final days of the 2026 FIFA World Cup group stage, and there are three more groups to decide with some interesting matchups on Friday. The early kickoffs in Group I saw Ousmane Dembélé net a first-half hat trick to lead France past Norway 4-1 and top…
The House of Representatives has failed to renew the U.S. government’s warrant-less surveillance law before it is due to expire on Friday, all but guaranteeing that it will lapse for the first time, as lawmakers protest the appointment of a controversial Trump ally to oversee U.S. intelligence agencies. The House voted 218-198 on the bill,…
The seven astronauts on the International Space Station got a scare Friday morning when air leaks worsened in a Russian module. At about 9 a.m. Eastern time, NASA said the astronauts who had traveled to the I.S.S. in a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule — two Americans, one Russian, one French — had been told to…
