It’s an odd idea, right? And it’s one humans only discovered in the early 1800s.

LINCOLN, Neb. -- A powerful line of thunderstorms brought hurricane-force winds across a swath of eastern Nebraska early Saturday morning, leaving a trail of damage stretching from Lincoln into Omaha.

The Power Tower breakdown at Cedar Point is the latest in a series of malfunctions at the Sandusky, Ohio, theme park. In the most recent incident, one of the ride's cables snapped, leaving riders ...