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Nebraska Congressman found guilty in campaign probe

U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., arrives at the federal courthouse in Los Angeles, on, March 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Nebraska man charged with murder after autopsy shows his …

This booking photo provided by the Sarpy County Sheriff's Department shows Adam Price after his arrest in May 2021. (Sarpy County Sheriff's Department via AP)

College football fans head back to stadiums, some with …

Fans rush the field after Auburn defeated Alabama in the Iron Bowl NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

State lawmakers work to strip old ‘whites only’ property …

In this Saturday, July 17, 2021, photo, a copy of a covenant for property now owned by Fred Ware is seen in Manchester, Conn. Fred and Dave Ware recently found a whites-only covenant on his property dating back to 1942 when researching the title chain. The covenant described as letter "F" states that "No persons of any race other than the white race shall use or occupy any building or any lot, except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race domiciled with an owner tenant." (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Several states scale back COVID-19 data reporting just …

In this Jan. 11, 2021 file photo, Nebraska Gov. Pete Rickets points to vaccination statistics during a news conference in Lincoln, Neb. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Father arrested in NorCal after 2 young Nebraska kids …

Adam Price is seen in an undated photo released by the Bellevue Police Department on May 16, 2021.

114-year-old Nebraska woman becomes oldest living American

Thelma Sutcliffe is shown with a birthday cake in October 2019, in Omaha, Neb. (Mike Kelly / The World-Herald via Associated Press)

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Hundreds show up with pool noodles to battle over …

Multiple people with the name Josh duked it out with pool noodle out to find out who is the rightful owner of the name Josh via a battle royale in an open green space in Air Park on Saturday, April 24, 2021, in Lincoln, Neb. What started as a mid-pandemic joke took on life Saturday, as a mixed bag of individuals sharing only their name came to battle it out. The winner was to be declared the rightful owner of the name. (Kenneth Ferriera/Lincoln Journal Star via AP)

U.S. Olympic swim trials in Omaha to allow 50% capacity

Amanda Weir, Lia Neal, Katrina Konopka, Madison Kennedy and Abbey Weitzeil of the United States dive in to compete in the final heat for the Women's 50 Meter Freestyle during Day Eight of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Swimming Trials at CenturyLink Center on July 3, 2016 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Family of 2-year-old Nebraska boy killed by alligator …

This Oct. 2, 2015 photo provided by the Lane Thomas Foundation shows Lane Thomas Graves, in Omaha, Neb. Graves died in 2016 after an alligator attacked him at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. (Lane Thomas Foundation via AP)

Winter storm closes airports, knocks out power, triggers …

A person trudges across Ridge Road in east Cheyenne, Wyo, Sunday, March 14, 2021. (Michael Cummo/Wyoming Tribune Eagle via AP)

Biden plan to distribute more COVID-19 aid to states …

In this Feb. 26, 2021 file photo, Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts speaks during a news conference at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln, Neb. (Kenneth Ferriera/Lincoln Journal Star via AP)

Keystone XL pipeline work suspended as President …

The Canadian company behind the Keystone XL oil pipeline said Wednesday it has suspended work on the pipeline in in anticipation of incoming U.S. President Joe Biden revoking its permit. Biden’s Day One plans included moving to revoke a presidential permit for the pipeline. The 1,700-mile (2,735-kilometer) pipeline would carry roughly 800,000 barrels of oil a day from Alberta to the Texas Gulf Coast, passing through Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma. “As a result of the expected revocation of the Presidential Permit, advancement of the project will be suspended,” the Calgary, Alberta-based company said in a statement. First proposed in 2008, the pipeline has become emblematic of the tensions between economic development and curbing the fossil fuel emissions that are causing climate change. The Obama administration rejected it, but President Donald Trump revived it and has been a strong supporter. Construction already started. Kirsten Hillman, Canada’s ambassador to the United States, said Canada needs to move on now that Biden has made a decision. “Of course we’re disappointed. We worked hard over the past number of months trying to make the case for Keystone XL," Hillman told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. “He had made a commitment during his campaign and he lived up to that commitment. I think we have to accept that and move forward.” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau raised Keystone XL as a top priority when he spoke with Biden in a phone call in November. The project is meant to expand critical oil exports for Canada, which has the third-largest oil reserves in the world. Jason Kenney, premier of the oil-rich province of Alberta, said late Tuesday he urged Trudeau to tell Biden that “rescinding the Keystone XL border crossing permit would damage the Canada-US bilateral relationship.” Trudeau and Biden are politically aligned and there are expectations for a return to normal relations after four years of Trump, but the pipeline is an early irritant as Biden has long said he would cancel it. Critics of Canada's oil sands say the growing operations increase greenhouse gas emissions and threaten Alberta’s rivers and forests. But Marty Durbin, president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Global Energy Institute, said Biden's decision is not grounded in science and will put thousands of Americans out of work, "The pipeline — the most studied infrastructure project in American history — is already under construction and has cleared countless legal and environmental hurdles," Durbin said in a statement. "Halting construction will also impede the safe and efficient transport of oil, and unfairly single out production from one of our closest and most important allies.”

23-year-old man arrested in deadly shooting at Nebraska …

This undated photo provided by the Sarpy County Jail shows Roberto Carlos Silva, of Omaha, who was arrested in connection to an attack at a Nebraska fast food restaurant in which two people were shot and killed and two were wounded. Silva was booked into jail early Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020 on suspicion of first-degree homicide and arson charges in the attack Saturday night at a Sonic Drive-in in the Omaha suburb of Bellevue. (Sarpy County Jail via AP)