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Redskins Draft Results: Day Three
The Redskins entered the final day of the draft holding 10 selections over four founds. With several needs and lots of ammunition, Saturday could be a busy day in Washington’s war room. Here are the...
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Rookie Breaks Out: Helu Says Hello
Somebody forgot to tell Roy Helu that Friday night was supposed to be about John Beck. A week after carrying the ball just eight times in Washington’s preseason opener, Helu notched 14 rushes and 18...
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Palin Effect: State Senator Pulls Off Upset Primary Victory After Endorsement
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — After an improbable Nebraska primary victory, state Sen. Deb Fischer has emerged from relative obscurity to take the mantle as one of the GOP’s best hopes for picking up a U.S....
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Medhurst: Picking College Football’s Top 5 Teams
College football teams around the country kicked off their preseason practices this week. Finally, we can talking about the on field product and not disastrous stories like Penn State or another arrest...
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Boehner: ‘No Bureaucratic Excuse’ For Obama To Further Delay Keystone XL...
WASHINGTON — Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman’s approval of a revised route for the Keystone XL oil pipeline puts the long-delayed project back in the hands of the federal government. But don’t look for a...
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53 Senators Ramp Up Pressure On Obama By Urging Quick Approval Of Keystone XL...
WASHINGTON — More than half the Senate on Wednesday urged quick approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, ramping up pressure on President Barack Obama to move ahead with the project just days after he...
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FDA Links Stomach Bug In 2 States To Mexican Farm
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration says an outbreak of stomach illnesses in Iowa and Nebraska is linked to salad mix served at local Olive Garden and Red Lobster restaurants and...
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3-Star Admiral Fired As No. 2 Nuclear Commander
WASHINGTON — The deputy commander of U.S. nuclear forces, Vice Adm. Tim Giardina, was notified Wednesday that he has been relieved of duty amid a military investigation of allegations that he used...
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Neb. Residents Vote To Keep Ordinance Requiring All Renters To Swear They...
FREMONT, Neb. (AP) — Residents of a small Nebraska city have reaffirmed their desire to take on illegal immigration. Nearly 60 percent of Fremont voters decided Tuesday to keep an ordinance that...
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Keystone XL Pipeline Runs Into Roadblock Following Nebraska Judge’s Ruling
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Just as pressure was building on President Barack Obama to make a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline that would carry oil from Canada to refineries in Texas, the project ran into...
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Opponents Carve Anti-Pipeline Message Into Field
NELIGH, Neb. — Opponents of a proposed pipeline to carry Canadian oil south to the Gulf Coast have carved a message of resistance into a Nebraska field in the project’s path. The 80-acre artwork, which...
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Tea Party Scores Big Win As Sasse Captures Nebraska’s GOP Senate Nomination
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Tea Party scored a win in Nebraska on Tuesday as university president Ben Sasse captured the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in a bitter race that highlighted fissures...
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College Football Spotlight: College Football’s Best Month Will Get Started...
It took a while, it seems, but we finally have a great week of college football coming right at us this coming weekend. The first weekend in October will serve up six games between top 25 teams, which...
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Heisman Watch: Why Michigan State Should Fear Ameer Abdullah Of Nebraska
Nebraska has three Heisman Trophy winners in its storied football history. Running back Ameer Abdullah has a shot to become the school’s fourth Heisman winner. If a quarterback is not going to win the...
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Hospital: American Video Journalist Free of Ebola
OMAHA, Neb. (WNEW/AP) — An Omaha hospital says an American video journalist is free of Ebola and will be released soon. The Nebraska Medical Center said Tuesday afternoon that Ashoka Mukpo’s blood...
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Heisman Watch: Wisconsin’s Melvin Gordon Ready For Heisman Showdown With...
The Heisman Trophy race is still up for grabs, waiting for one player to take off running with the frontrunner status. If it comes down to running, then Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon should be...
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Surgeon With Ebola Coming To U.S. For Care
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — A surgeon working in Sierra Leone has been diagnosed with Ebola and will be flown Saturday to the United States for treatment, officials from Sierra Leone and the United...
View ArticleHomemade Signs Urge U.S. Citizens To Report ‘Illegal Aliens’ To ICE
OMAHA, Neb. (CBS Local) – One Nebraska city has been thrown into the middle of the nation’s immigration debate after signs urging residents to report “any and all illegal aliens” to ICE were posted...
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