Nebraska

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Omaha police investigate 2 fatal shootings

Police say it's unclear whether the shootings are related.

Records

Sex offender registry, 11/30

Information from the sex offender registry shall not be used to retaliate against the registrants, their families or their employers in any way, warns the Nebraska State Patrol on its Web site. Vandalism, verbal or written threats of harm are illegal and will result in arrest and prosecution.

National

Suspect in death of Md. girl indicted for murder

A registered sex offender has been indicted on murder charges in the death of an 11-year-old Maryland girl whose body was found on Christmas day.

Cattle battle: NZealand has more cows than kiwis

New Zealanders who for decades have endured jokes about being outnumbered 20-to-1 by sheep have a new farm animal majority to worry about: cows.

World

AP: Haitian government gets 1 penny of every U.S. quake aid dollar

Less than a penny of each dollar the U.S. is spending on earthquake relief in Haiti is going in the form of cash to the Haitian government, according to an Associated Press review of relief efforts.