WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Brian Brackens, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Public Affairs PALMDALE, Calif., -- In a big win for U.S. Air Force readiness, the "Spirit of Nebraska" a B-2 bomber, returned to operations 91 days ahead of schedule, after completing programmed depot maintenance (PDM) here on Oct. 15, 2024. Previously, it has taken B-2s approximately 470 days to go through PDM. However, t  more

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: By Brian Brackens, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Public Affairs PALMDALE, Calif. - In a big win for U.S. Air Force readiness, the "Spirit of Nebraska" a B-2 bomber, returned to operations 91 days ahead of schedule, after completing programmed depot maintenance (PDM) at United States Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, on Oct. 15, 2024. Previously, it has taken B-2s approximately   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 23, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings In Nebraska - 2023": * * * In 2023, Nebraska women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $985, significantly below the $1,179 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The White House issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2024: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Nebraska and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding on July 31, 2024. Federal funding also is available to state, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit org  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Nebraska to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding on July 31, 2024. Federal funding is available to state, tribal and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: This week, Director Sethuraman Panchanathan underscored the progress and accomplishments that NSF investments are having on innovation and research. The director traveled to Omaha, Nebraska, to attend the 28th NSF Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NSF EPSCoR) National Conference hosted by the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Panchanathan met with University of Nebraska System  more