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A series of insurgent bomb attacks in Iraq kill at least one American soldier and six Iraqis. The latter were killed in twin bombings outside a police academy in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit that also injured nearly three-dozen others.

Most of those killed were minors attending a rap concert. Officials have not determined what caused the stampede, but there are reports of pepper spray being used inside of the club.

With his brown skin and long dreadlocks, Marc Quarles stands out in his predominantly white neighborhood. He's particularly aware of that, he says, when his biracial children aren't with him.

Research suggests when volunteers are taught and required to practice rituals, they demonstrate greater trust toward others who practice the same ritual, and diminished trust toward those who don't.

(Information in the following story is from: Lincoln Journal Star, http://www.journalstar.com)LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A judge has ordered a man who killed…

By Katie Knapp SchubertOmaha, NE – More than a dozen American Red Cross volunteers from Nebraska, including three from Omaha, are assisting storm victims…

A monthly survey of economic conditions in nine Midwest and Plains states is down for the fifth time in six months.Creighton University economist Ernie…

The Omaha Public Schools board has six new members.Voters in the OPS district chose nine board members in Tuesday’s election. Earlier this year, the…

A recently re-discovered recording of Hank Williams is getting a release. Guest host Colin Escott and Jett Williams speak about the recording, called The Garden Spot Recordings, 1950.

The Jersey Devil, named after a mythical creature that is said to wander the New Jersey Pine Barrens, is the world's tallest single rail coaster.