Multiple tornadoes were reported in Nebraska but the most destructive storm moved from a largely rural area into suburbs northwest of Omaha. Hundreds of homes and other structures have been damaged.

An anti-smoking advocate says the decision to leave menthol cigarettes on the market “prioritizes politics over lives, especially Black lives.”

There are parallels between the two high-profile events, most starkly the proliferation of similar protests around the country. But key differences set them apart.

A federal judge sentenced Joanna Smith to 60 days in prison for smearing paint on the case surrounding Edgar Degas’ Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen at the National Gallery of Art.