U.S. stock futures are falling ahead of a vote in the Senate to raise the nation's borrowing limit.

A 9-year-old California boy has saved the life of a toddler found unconscious at the bottom of a San Jose, California apartment complex swimming pool.

Police say there was more on the menu than Munchkins and lattes during the late shift at a Dunkin' Donuts in northern New Jersey. A 29-year-old female is facing prostitution charges after police say she took breaks to provide sex in exchange for money.

A friend of Gabrielle Giffords said the wounded congresswoman returned to Houston right after her dramatic appearance Monday on the House floor.

Nearly a dozen people, most of them children, were hospitalized after a tear gas grenade exploded in southeastern Kentucky as the children played with it.

A judge in Miami will hear a challenge to the state's planned use of a new execution drug.

Lincoln police say a man released his pit bull on a police officer Monday evening. The officer pulled his handgun and shot the dog, named Chopper, three times. The dog is expected to survive.

A judge has barred prosecutors from using 75 pounds of marijuana as evidence in the case against a 54-year-old New Jersey man.

A Nebraska expert estimates that nearly 20 mountain lions have taken up residence in the Panhandle's Pine Ridge area.

A University of Nebraska-Lincoln climatologist says the percentage of contiguous U.S. land covered by "exceptional" drought reached its highest level since monitoring began in 1999.

Nebraska public television's long-running gardening show "Backyard Farmer" is now proving to be a hit online.

A very scary situation for one Omaha mother Monday, as she watched her 16-month old daughter get hit by a car. Today the mother is happy to be home with all six of her kids.

The restaurant chain plans to roll out a new menu, separate from its main menu.

AT&T says it's going to start limiting speeds for the five percent of its customers with "unlimited" data smartphone plans who clog the airwaves the most.

The fight on the river may be starting to turn. As of Monday, the Army Corps of Engineers is dialing back its release on the Missouri, a process that should take place over the next several weeks. But the danger is not yet over and we're starting to get a glimpse of what lies ahead.

You might say that three suspects in the Gage County, Nebraska jail made it easy for deputies to arrest them. They came knocking on the door of the sheriff’s office early Sunday morning.

Senate Democrats will offer a plan to end the shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration that includes cuts in air service subsidies to some rural communities.

Ford Motor Co. says it is recalling 1.1 million pickup trucks because the gas tanks can fall off and cause a fire.

Congress has started debating the debt limit compromise negotiated by President Barack Obama and Republican leaders.

It's part of a big expansion of coverage for women's preventive care under President Barack Obama's health care law.

The city of Council Bluffs is suspending daily sandbagging efforts at the Mid America Center. The city’s goal was to maintain 50,000 to 100,000 sandbags in its inventory. There are now of 94,335 sandbags ready to be used.

Lincoln police have named the three suspects under arrest for a weekend shooting death. Officers responded to a report of a “shooting in progress” call at 2:47am Sunday. They found the victim, 19-year old Dwayne Greer, shot multiple times. Greer was pronounced dead at a hospital.

Results from a July survey of business conditions in nine Midwestern and Plains states suggest a slowdown in growth.

A new documentary following the lives of six Latino high school students from southeastern Nebraska will be screened in Omaha.

A young man is fighting for his life after being shot in a drive by shooting.