Новости за 01.06.2022

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott's donation is the largest one-time gift Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Midlands has received.

The 18-year-old was found Sunday at the bottom of the pool. When officers arrived, several teenagers were inside the pool area, which was closed.

A judge tossed a lawsuit filed by the parents of an Omaha bar owner who killed himself after being charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of a Black man in May 2020.

The doses will be offered at the department's regular COVID-19 vaccine clinics, and there also will be school-based clinics offered throughout June.

Police said it's unclear if the two thefts are related, but noted the incidents occurred under "very different circumstances," pointing to the difference in location and time of day.

The incident appears to be the second such theft from the same model train collectors, a 56-year-old woman and a 62-year-old man who operate a business out of their home.

The Elkhorn student misspelled the word "puling."

"The Bell Affair," a new film by three University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty members, explores slaves Daniel and Mary Bell's long fight for freedom. The film will premiere in Washington, D.C., this week.

A 36-year-old man was walking with his three children shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday when they passed under the O Street bridge and were confronted by a man armed with a knife, according to police.

A neighbor called police and reported the 41-year-old man had stepped out onto his front porch and fired a handgun into an adjacent field while watching seven kids.

The city's new empathy and inclusion manager will work to make the city's workforce more "interculturally competent," he said.

CBS celebrates Let’s Make a Deal Day with a prime-time special. A new "South Park" special brings streaming wars to the Colorado town.

FICTION: A meditative novel from a Booker Prize winner about an Omani woman who reflects on the life of her grandmother. "Bitter Orange Tree" by Jokha Alharthi, translated from the Arabic by Marilyn Booth; Catapult (224 pages, $26) ——— Jokha…

MINNEAPOLIS — Like many good crime novels, the career of Twin Cities mystery writer David Housewright started with a bang. After brief careers in journalism (including at the Minneapolis Tribune) and advertising (he started his own agency), his first book…

Fiona McCrae brought Minnesota's Graywolf Press from a small regional publisher to a worldwide literary powerhouse. MINNEAPOLIS — It's fitting that as Fiona McCrae prepares to leave Graywolf Press, two more Graywolf poets have been honored — Mai Der Vang…

"Dreams in the New Century: Instant Cities, Shattered Hopes, and Florida’s Turning Point" by Gary R. Mormino; University Press of Florida (559 pages, $34.95) ——— When, you might ask, did Florida get so weird? Or, to put it more politely,…

FICTION: Jacinda Townsend's new novel explores motherhood's borders and boundaries. "Mother Country" by Jacinda Townsend; Graywolf Press (312 pages, $17) ——— Liam Neeson's recent film career has revived the genre of movies where fathers are taken to their limits in…

NONFICTION: Barry Babcock's inspirations include an Ojibwe spiritual leader and wolves. "Teachers in the Forest: New Lessons From an Old World" by Barry Babcock; Riverfeet Press, 268 pages, $16 paperback. ——— Lovers of the natural world embrace a necessary paradox:…

He has been in the leadership business for 40-plus years, so it's no surprise that management guru and bestselling author Ken Blanchard has acquired some impressive titles along the way. He is the co-founder of the Ken Blanchard Companies, the…

FICTION: An observant novel about two women dragged into the maelstrom surrounding America's antiterror campaign. "Planes" by Peter C. Baker; Alfred A. Knopf (256 pages, $27) ——— The protagonists of Peter C. Baker's understated debut novel live on different continents…

"Playing With Myself" by Randy Rainbow; St. Martin’s (256 pages, $29) ——— NEW YORK — Randy Rainbow, the social media sensation who rode to the rescue like a one-man musical theater cavalry during the dark days of Donald Trump’s presidency,…

Books in brief "Delphine Jones Takes a Chance" by Beth Morrey; Putnam (321 pages, $27) ——— From the moment that the title character, Delphine Jones — working her crap barista job for crap pay at a crappy coffeehouse — takes…

Look, this summer, read whatever you want. Don’t listen to me. Indulge your whims. It’s been a few summers since you could comfortably relax on a beach, towel to towel with strangers, and just lose yourself in a long book…

NONFICTION: More comic essays, this time in a more somber vein, from the celebrated satirist. "Happy-Go-Lucky" by David Sedaris; Little, Brown & Co. (304 pages, $29) ——— Even satirists get the blues. Or perhaps it's more accurate to say that…

When officers arrived, several teenagers were inside the pool area, which is closed and not open to the public until June 6.