Passengers exposed to hantavirus arrive at Nebraska Medicine, UNMC
At least one tested positive for Hantavirus and will stay at the biocontainment unit; another was showing symptoms. All other passengers will be monitored in the National Quarantine Unit.
Parents released from DHS facility reunited with their teen son a day before he died of cancer
A Mexican couple detained by the DHS were able to reunite with their son, an 18-year-old U.S. citizen, just a day before he died of cancer.
ABC News correspondent Victor Oquendo discusses Hantavirus with KETV in Omaha
Omaha is in the national spotlight as passengers from the Hantavirus-impacted cruise ship landed at Eppley Airfield Monday morning. ABC’s Victor Oquendo joined KETV to discuss the virus’ background.
Trump calls Iran’s counterproposal to end the war ‘totally unacceptable’
President Trump dismissed Iran’s latest response to the U.S. proposal to end the war, calling it “totally unacceptable,” as oil prices rose following the rejection.
Eight children killed in Louisiana mass shooting remembered during Mother’s Day weekend funeral
Eight white caskets lined a Louisiana church on Mother’s Day weekend as families mourned children killed in the nation’s deadliest mass shooting in more than two years.
Can Nebraska’s secretary of state survive another challenge from the right?
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Late last month at the Lancaster County Election Commission, Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen observed logic and accuracy testing for ballot-counting machines as part of his “transparency tour” across multiple counties in the state. Evnen, standing behind half-height voting booths, said every single ballot tabulator […]
Passengers describe panic after Frontier flight struck person on Denver runway
The NTSB says it is gathering information about the evacuation of a Frontier Airlines plane after it hit a person on the runway at Denver International Airport during takeoff.
Iowa hospital accused of harvesting patient’s organs without Nebraska family’s authorization
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner An Iowa hospital is facing a lawsuit for allegedly harvesting the organs of a deceased patient without first consulting with the patient’s next of kin. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, seeks damages from Alegent Health-Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, […]
OPINION: Going backward, asking why, counting consequences
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner Three thoughts … The dubious drama of the mid-decade redistricting follies now afoot nationally has mostly spared Nebraskans. Our foray into the principle of winning-with-something-other-than-ideas is an ongoing effort in the Legislature to do away with the state’s “Blue Dot,” the method of awarding Electoral College votes by […]
Turkish Airlines jet catches fire while landing at Nepal airport
A Turkish Airlines jet caught fire while landing at Nepal’s main airport on Monday, causing no reported injuries but forcing the airport to shut down.