State Department responds to criticism, reports progress evacuating Americans from the Middle East
More than 36,000 American citizens have safely returned to the United States from the Middle East, officials say.
Oil prices surge as war in Iran continues affecting Nebraska and Iowa gas prices

AAA spokesperson said nice weather and spring break will impact prices through supply and demand.
Epstein prison guard Googled him minutes before his death

New documents reveal that a prison guard searched for Jeffrey Epstein online shortly before he was found dead in his cell.
Oil prices and markets seesaw over uncertainty of war as Iran names new leader

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the war against Iran may be short-lived despite the country’s selection of a new hard-line supreme leader to oversee the fight for the Islamic theocracy’s survival.
New footage raises likelihood the US struck an Iranian school where a blast killed at least 165

New footage shows what an expert investigative group says is likely an American Tomahawk missile hitting a compound in southern Iran, meters from the school where a deadly unclaimed blast killed over 165 people, most of them children.
Law enforcement search Jeffrey Epstein’s former Zorro Ranch

The New Mexico Department of Justice confirmed the search on the property previously owned by Jeffrey Epstein, following allegations of illegal activity.
Gas prices surge as Iran war jolts oil markets, sending crude briefly near $120
Gas prices have already jumped nearly 50 cents in a week, and analysts warn they could climb much higher if disruptions in the Middle East continue.
Beautiful weather this Monday afternoon!

Nice weather on Monday afternoon
Reports: Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce returning for 14th season

Multiple outlets reported Monday that the Kansas City Chiefs’ longtime tight end is expected to return for a 14th season.
‘Children have taken the first step’: Omaha students create plan to renovate Malcolm X birth site in 1999

What began as a school project in 1999 would reface a piece of Omaha history.