USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards has selected Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium as a contender for “Best Zoo” and Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park for “Best Safari Park” in America. Asian Highlands at the Zoo have also been nominated as “Best Zoo Exhibit” in the country. Supporters are asked to cast their
Image: Bungie Bungie announced on Thursday that Destiny 2’s Witch Queen expansion will be free to access for all players through the weekend. With a flashy new expansion, Lightfall, coming in hot on February 28, it’s a perfect time to give one of the best sci-fi shooters around a second chance. Or a third, or
Image: The Pokémon Company / Kotaku Ash Ketchum and Pikachu may be heading into the sunset after an epic 25-season run, but the Pokémon anime they starred in isn’t. Another series will take flight soon with new trainers Liko and Roy to root for. But they won’t be the only heroes. On Friday the Pokémon
Image: Activision / Kotaku The ISO Hemlock assault rifle, one of the newest additions to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and Warzone 2.0, is quickly becoming a go-to weapon. Though you’ll have to make some progress in the battle pass to unlock it, it’s free for all players, making it a must on your
Based on a short story called Ernest by Geoff Manaugh, “We Have a Ghost” opens with the Presley family moving to a fixer-upper in Chicago. Father Frank (Anthony Mackie) is struggling to make ends meet and to maintain a healthy relationship with his increasingly-distant son Kevin (Jahi Di’Allo Winston, so good in “Charm City Kings” and
Written and directed by Antebi, “God’s Time” comes out of the opening credits swinging with different visual styles, a tongue-in-cheek sense of humor, fast editing, and Caribel’s volatile performance that burns up the screen. Because of its tight timeline and frenetic dash around the city, there’s a resemblance to Martin Scorsese’s “After Hours” in the
Regardless of the questions raised by her presence, Julia is here now, availing of the NHS in her time of need after being diagnosed with stage four colon cancer. (There’s commentary in the idea of a wealthy American choosing a humble English clinic over a famous American hospital, but this movie isn’t that astute. Instead,
By: Danny Bolanos, Reporter OMAHA, Neb. – The Polar plunge is an annual event that encourages participants to support the Nebraska Special Olympics Team by plunging into an ice-cold lake in the middle of winter. Special Olympic Team member JD Mossberg says this is a great event to bring recognition to the special Olympics team.
By: Maret Elgren, Reporter OMAHA, Neb. – In the winter, hockey dominates the Omaha sports scene. But at the end of each January, the dance team that can often be seen cheering on the sidelines of Baxter Arena makes its way to Orlando, Florida, to take center stage at the Universal Dance Association National Championships.
By: Josue Garcia, Reporter OMAHA, Neb. – Omaha Public Schools moves forward with the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Methodist Hospital, and Project Harmony to add the districts’ first ever school-based clinic in Benson High School. College and Career Specialist Angela Johanek says the $6 million facelift will be a shared space between medical professionals