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2013 July 13: George Zimmerman is acquitted in the shooting and killing of Black unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin in Florida. Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch captain, shot Martin in February 2012 after calling 911 to report a “suspicious person” in the neighborhood. Black Lives Matter is started by Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi. The movement is centered around protesting police brutality and other racially motivated violence against Black people.  Nov. 25: The...

Rick Ruggles Omaha World-Herald Old Market shop owners look ahead to a better future after setbacks, including fire, protests and a pandemic. Omaha’s Old Market, the downtown business area known for its old brick buildings, uneven brick streets and mishmash of shops and restaurants, looks old indeed. Vacant bays and buildings spatter the area. Since last year, the coronavirus pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests and violence have taken a toll. The fire at M’s Pub five ...

Sasse inflames GOP with anti-Trump video If the GOP’s fervor for the former president fades to any degree, Sasse will be better positioned than anyone to capitalize. Sen. Ben Sasses political prospects rest on a longer view of the Republican Party — and an uncertain bet that eventually it will shift away from former President Donald Trump. | Susan Walsh - Pool/Getty Images Link Copied In the span of five minutes Thursday, Ben Sasse may have torched whatever relationship he still had with th...

Omahan Rick Galusha has been hosting “Pacific Street Blues” as a volunteer for 30 years. Through the show, and his former job as president of Homer’s Records, he has met or talked with lots of rock and blues stars, including Bonnie Raitt, B.B. King, Maria Muldaur and Dr. John. We talk with him about the show and what’s next. Q. How did the show  come about? A. I was the president of Homer’s record store. And a new radio station had opened, the View, 105.9. At Homerâ...

A public hearing on extending the citywide mask mandate in the Omaha City Council Legislative Chambers on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. An Omaha City Council vote is scheduled for Oct. 6, and if passed, the mandate would be extended until Nov. 24. Omaha City Councilman Brinker Harding has kicked off his campaign to represent west-central Omaha for a second term. The Republican is set to face political newcomer Naomi Hattaway, a nonprofit consultant, to represent District 6, which stretches from ...