Mother of attempted abduction victim concerned over sex offender’s sentence

A Sarpy County mother is speaking out about the sentencing of a man convicted of child enticement, after he attempted to abduct her 13-year-old daughter.
Clarence Carter, singer of ‘Patches’ and ‘Strokin,” dies at 90

Clarence Carter, the blues and soul singer-songwriter known for hits like “Patches” and “Strokin’,” has died at age 90
Emails show FBI Director Kash Patel’s Hawaii trip included ‘VIP snorkel’ at a Pearl Harbor memorial

Government emails obtained by The Associated Press show that FBI Director Kash Patel went on a “VIP snorkel” session last summer at the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor.
El Niño is coming faster than expected. Chances are rising that it will be historically strong

A just-released update from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center says there is a 2 in 3 chance that El Niño’s peak strength will be strong or very strong. Here’s what to know.
Judge orders US government to return Colombian woman deported to DR Congo

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to return to the U.S. a Colombian woman who was deported to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Cuba’s power grid collapses, plunges eastern provinces into a major blackout

Cuba’s power grid collapses and plunges eastern provinces into a major blackout
Tensions flare near Strait of Hormuz as a ship is seized and another is sunk

Tensions flare near Strait of Hormuz as a ship is seized and another is sunk
Former death row inmate granted $500,000 bond as he awaits new trial

A judge has granted a $500,000 bond for a high-profile Oklahoma inmate who had spent almost 30 years on death row.
Small medical plane crashes in New Mexico, killing 4 aboard

A small medical plane crashed in New Mexico Thursday, killing four people on board, officials said.
Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks stepping down effective immediately

Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks is stepping down effective immediately, the third high-level immigration official to leave the DHS since Secretary Markwayne Mullin took office.