Cool day again Wednesday for the Omaha area

Cool day again Wednesday for the Omaha area
‘I’m lucky to be alive’: Georgia firefighter loses longtime home to wildfire

A firefighter known as Lucky lost the home that she’s lived in for 15 years in a wildfire.
13 DC police officers placed on leave following probe into allegedly manipulated crime stats

Thirteen members of Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department have been placed on administrative leave and face possible termination following an internal investigation into allegations that crime data was manipulated to make the city appear safer.
Bear attack injures two hikers in Yellowstone National Park

Two hikers were injured in a bear attack on a popular hiking trail near Yellowstone National Park’s Old Faithful geyser, park officials said.
Gunfire in The Old Market

Omaha police investigate after gun is fired near 13th and Howard St.
Trump pauses ‘Project Freedom’ less than 48 hours after launching mission to help stranded ships in Strait

President Donald Trump has temporarily halted Project Freedom, a mission to assist stranded ships in the Strait of Hormuz, to focus on advancing peace negotiations with Iran.
RFK Jr. launches plan to address ‘overuse’ of psychiatric medications

Psychiatric medications, especially antidepressants, have been one of the targets of Kennedy’s “Make America Healthy Again” movement since he took office last year.
A research facility closure could bring more USDA scientists to Nebraska

Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Some U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers could be relocated to Nebraska under a plan to close a Washington D.C.-area research facility. Nebraska researchers say more USDA personnel could benefit the state’s research efforts, but with few details shared about the project or staff movement, how much help […]
Wisconsin mom finds 6-year-old alone with driver on stopped bus, prosecutors say man targeted girls as young as 4

Prosecutors say Thomas Felser sexually assaulted multiple young girls on his school bus.
Blue dot gamble? Dem insiders weigh chance that winning Congress could lose Legislature
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