—From Pilot Knob, NY.   Death Takes a Holiday: The Nebraska legislature yesterday acted on its word and voted to override Gov. Pete Ricketts’ veto, ending the state’s death penalty. Nebraska is the 19th state and the first Republican state …

Here It Comes: The first blast of winter is hitting the northern part of the country from Idaho all the way to the Michigan peninsula. Over the next several days, cold air is expected to plunge down as far as …

National: At least 17 people died yesterday in tornadoes and violent storms that struck the South and Midwest. One tornado was said to have been on the ground for 80 miles. Extensive damage was reported in several towns north of …