Government surveillance program extension passes House with new guardrails, faces trouble in Senate
The House approved an extension of a surveillance program with new oversight measures, but its future in the Senate remains uncertain amid privacy concerns.
First commercial flight from US to Venezuela will take off after nearly 7 years
A commercial passenger plane will take off from the U.S. to Venezuela for the first time in nearly seven years, as the countries continue to restore economic ties.
Divers locate wreck of America’s largest naval loss of World War I after 107 years
More than a century after its sinking, the wreck of the Coast Guard cutter Tampa has been found.
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Omaha’s recycling program falling behind peer cities
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Oil prices surge to highest level since 2022 as Trump mulls Iran blockade extension
Oil surpassed $126 a barrel Thursday, its highest price since 2022, as traders worried about a prolonged U.S.-Iran war following President Donald Trump’s decision to extend a blockade of Iranian ports.
Indian billionaire heir offers to save 80 of Pablo Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos’ from Colombian cull
The hippos are descended from animals introduced to the country in the 1980s by Pablo Escobar, one of Colombia’s top drug lords
Artemis III hardware arrives at Kennedy Space Center as moon race intensifies
After a weeklong journey spanning 900 miles, the core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket has arrived at Kennedy Space Center.
Judge sentences man for role in 2023 Omaha mass shooting
One of the men convicted in a deadly mass shooting in Omaha back in 2023 will serve decades behind bars.
Lexington to manage Tyson Foods wastewater treatment facility, farmland after Nebraska plant closure
Lexington will take over Tyson Foods’ wastewater treatment facility and farmland following the closure of its Nebraska plant, which left over 3,000 workers unemployed.