QUIZ: This week in national news
From Trump’s new executive orders to an inadvertent SpaceX crash, take this quick quiz to test your knowledge of this week’s top news stories.
Five individuals arrested for suspected fraud in ongoing Lincoln petition investigation
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Lancaster County officials announced Friday the arrest of five out-of-state individuals who helped circulate petitions for three Lincoln-focused petitions this summer. However, more arrests could be on the way as the investigation continues. A news release from the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office said “several more” arrest […]
Walmart-sold pistachio nut butter recalled in 19 states
A Walmart-sold nut butter is being pulled from shelves in 19 states after routine testing found Salmonella. Here’s what to know.
William Orbit, Grammy-winning producer for Madonna and Britney Spears, dies at 69
William Orbit, the Grammy-nominated producer behind some of pop music’s most memorable sounds on the ‘90s and 2000s, has died at 69.
Video shows tractor-trailer plowing into garages after nearby crash in Pennsylvania
“My husband could have been in that garage. He frequently is in that garage.” | A tractor-trailer plowed into garages in Pennsylvania after a crash at a nearby intersection. Video shows the moment it happened.
‘My heart beat like crazy’: KETV reporter rides jet at Offutt Air Force Base in 1986
‘I feel the need, the need for speed!’: KETV reporter got to ride in a jet at Offutt Air Force Base back in 1986.
White House ballroom construction ordered to stop, appeals court rules
An appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump must seek approval from Congress to build his proposed White House ballroom, saying construction must stop.
POW/MIA families receive closure in Omaha during Department of War meeting
Hundreds of families gathered in Omaha to honor their relatives who were either killed in action or presumed missing in the Korean War.
US citizen flown out of Antarctica in daring mid-winter rescue mission
An American expeditioner was rescued in Antarctica in the middle of crippling pitch-black conditions and temperatures reaching minus 45.4 degrees.
US employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs, unemployment dips to 4.1%
U.S. employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs last month, and Labor Department revisions shaved 103,000 jobs off payrolls in May and June. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.1% only because Americans left the job market.