Nebraska

A man holds soybeans in his hands.

How soybeans became China's most powerful weapon in Trump's trade war

China was once one of the biggest buyers of US soybeans. Now that the trade war between the US and China has intensified, tariffs have been put on US soybeans. Now, farmers across the country are hurting.

How soybeans became China's most powerful weapon in Trump's trade war
In 1908, New Zealand Parliament passed the Prevention of Quackery Act to defend against claims such as the one featured in this leaflet: "bile beans" that claimed to cure a vareity of ailments, including indigestion, headaches, pimples and sleeplessness.

New book looks at medical cures now considered 'quackery'

New book looks at medical cures now considered 'quackery'
Protests led by DACA recipients

Behind the scenes of a protest, young undocumented immigrants display tactical skills

Behind the scenes of a protest, young undocumented immigrants display tactical skills
Keystone Pipeline

The Keystone XL pipeline gets a victory, but with a question mark

The Keystone XL pipeline gets a victory, but with a question mark
The company "Signs and Shapes" in Omaha builds inflatable mascots for professional sports teams, built to entertain and withstand a beating. "Globie" is the mascot for the Harlem Globetrotters.

A mom-and-pop shop in Omaha becomes an exporter of parade floats and walking pizza slices

A mom-and-pop shop in Omaha becomes an exporter of parade floats and walking pizza slices
Hamo a Yazidis living in Nebraska

These musicians are living in exile in Nebraska

Journalists from the nonprofit Music in Exile recently went to Lincoln, Nebraska, to meet and record musicians in the Yazidi community.

These musicians are living in exile in Nebraska
Crop activism

The Keystone XL pipeline fight continues

President Trump’s State Department has approved completion of the Keystone XL pipeline. But pipeline builder TransCanada still faces significant hurdles in federal court and in the state of Nebraska.

The Keystone XL pipeline fight continues
The World

Here's the story of the most unbelievable Halloween video you've ever watched on YouTube

If you've spent much time on YouTube, you've probably seen a video of a man in a unitard dancing with a pumpkin on his head. It's so bad, it's good. But have you ever wondered how that video came to be?

Here's the story of the most unbelievable Halloween video you've ever watched on YouTube
The Keystone Oil Pipeline is pictured under construction in North Dakota.

A decision on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline is almost here

As the country decides whether or not to move forward with the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline, America Abroad hosts a special binational Town Hall on the topic to hear perspectives from all sides of the issue.

A decision on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline is almost here
Displaced people from the minority Yazidi sect, who fled the violence in the Iraqi town of Sinjar, walk in the Bajed Kadal refugee camp southwest of Dohuk province on August 15, 2014.

Yazidis in America are consumed by the fate of their relatives in Iraq

Gulie Khalaf lives in Lincoln, Neb., home to America's largest Yazidi community. Community members are consumed by news about fellow Yazidis in danger in Iraq, so much so that some people have quit their jobs to grieve — and work to help people escape.

Yazidis in America are consumed by the fate of their relatives in Iraq
The World

A Half-Century of High School Bands

A Half-Century of High School Bands

Preaching for Keystone

Trans Canada, the company proposing the Keystone XL oil pipeline, needs permission from land owners to have the pipeline cross their property. The oil company has dispatched land agents across rural Nebraska to make their case and get landowners to sign on the dotted line. One such land agent has attracted controversy among rural Nebraskans because of his day job. He’s also a part time Baptist preacher.

Preaching for Keystone

The Fight to Bring High-Speed Internet to Rural America

The Fight to Bring High-Speed Internet to Rural America

Chuck Hagel Provokes Senate Showdown

Chuck Hagel Provokes Senate Showdown

Immigrant farmers making inroads in Midwestern agriculture

Immigrants have been major components of the agricultural system in California and Texas for years. But recently, they've become more prevalent in the Midwest as well. Now, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is stepping up its outreach to them, to help them succeed.

Immigrant farmers making inroads in Midwestern agriculture