“And so this is Christmas And what have we done Another year over A new one just begun. And so happy Christmas We hope you have fun The near and the dear one The old and the young. A very Merry Christmas And a happy new year Let's hope it's a good one Without any fear. War is over, if you want it War is over now.” ― John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

LINCOLN, NEBRASKA (December 23, 2019) — Rhonda Sue Lundgren of Geneseo was among 1,404 graduates who received degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during winter commencement exercises December 20 and 21.

Lundgren earned a Master of Business Administration from the Office of Graduate Studies.

The December graduates are from 49 countries, 36 states, and more than 150 Nebraska communities.

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 23, 2019) — All Iowans who purchased the “Miracle Scraper” ice-scraper — including those unknowingly enrolled in an auto-membership club — will receive complete refunds under a settlement reached with the Iowa Attorney General’s Office.

WASHINGTON DC (December 20, 2019) — Following inquiries from Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley regarding TransDigm Group Inc’s (TransDigm) price-gouging of spare parts purchased by the Department of Defense (DoD), Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Ellen M Lord provided further information about DoD’s TransDigm contra