Nebraska senators consider bill to criminalize swatting, which currently is no a recognized offense
LB 1020 would make swatting an official misdemeanor rather than charging people with different crimes.
Colorado funeral home owner who abused nearly 200 corpses gets 40 years, decried as a ‘monster’
A Colorado funeral home owner who stashed 189 decomposing bodies and gave families fake ashes has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for corpse abuse
Sofia Goggia lights the cauldron in Cortina after helping Italy secure Olympic hosting rights
Sofia Goggia had a key role in securing the hosting rights of the Milan Cortina Olympics for Italy
Feds can’t withhold social service funds from 5 Democratic states amid fraud claims, judge rules
A federal judge in New York says the Trump administration must keep the money flowing for now for programs aimed at helping low-income families with children in five states
Nebraska lawmakers hear testimony from families affected by domestic violence
Families who lost loved ones to domestic violence brought emotional testimony to the Nebraska Legislature on Friday, urging lawmakers to strengthen laws they say could prevent future deaths.
Judge orders Trump administration to bring back 3 families deported to Honduras, other countries
A federal judge says the Trump administration must bring back three deported families who should have been allowed to remain in the United States under a court settlement involving the separation of children from their parents at the border
Missing couple timeline, investigators find human remains first day in Saunders County search
Hannah Neville’s roommate had her on Life360, giving investigators a clearer idea of Neville and her husband’s whereabouts the night they went missing.
Iran and US hold indirect talks in Oman; America’s military leader in the Mideast joins the talks
The negotiations appeared to be a return to the starting point on how to approach discussions over Tehran’s nuclear program after multiple rounds were held last year before Israel launched a 12-day war on Iran.
Trump’s racist post about Obamas is deleted after backlash despite White House earlier defending it
The White House initially defended the Republican president’s Thursday night post. But it was deleted Friday after widespread backlash for its treatment of the nation’s first Black president and first lady.
Why Mariah Carey was chosen to perform at the Olympic Opening Ceremony
“Music is a universal language that attracts different stories and sensibilities, and intertwines with the opening ceremony’s theme of harmony.”