(AP) — A home day care provider has been accused of vigorously shaking a 9-month-old girl.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says 33-year-old Jennifer Story shook the child while she was under her care on April 19.

An incident report says Story contacted authorities about a sick child, and told them the girl showed signs of vomiting and symptoms similar to a seizure. Investigators say they determined Story had shaken the child while caring for several children in her home.

Story has been charged with child abuse with the intent to commit serious bodily injury. She was taken to Douglas County Corrections, but she has been released on bond.

The principal of an Omaha middle school criticized for her handling of reports against a teacher who was later convicted of sexually assaulting a student has resigned.

Prosecutors had considered bringing charges against principal Susan Colvin and other school administrators for not immediately reporting allegations of inappropriate behavior against Shad Knutson to police. Prosecutors decided against charging administrators when the school district changed its reporting policy.

Knutson faces up to 55 years in prison next month when he’s sentenced for abusing at least one student.

Colvin’s contract to continue as principal at Nathan Hale Middle School was recently renewed, but she announced Wednesday that she is resigning to take an administrative job at Omaha Public School District headquarters.

The Colorado Court of Appeals has ruled that there is no employment protection for people who use marijuana.

In a split decision issued on Thursday, the court said marijuana use is still barred by the federal government, even though state-licensed marijuana use has been approved by voters and is considered lawful.

The ruling comes in a case filed by a quadriplegic man who was fired after he tested positive for marijuana, even though there was no indication he used it while on company property.

Washington state voters also approved recreational pot use last fall.

A York company plans to expand its plant and add up to 15 new jobs.

The York City Council will lend $450,000 in block grant funding to Cyclonaire for its project. The company designs and makes pneumatic conveying equipment.

Company President Jerry Elfring told the council that 23,000 square feet will be added to the plant’s 60,000 square feet of space. The company expects the project will cost about $2.5 million.

Pay for the new jobs will range upward from $15 an hour.

A national conference in Omaha next month will help long-term care facilities plan for disasters.

The two-day conference will feature speakers from around the country who have been through disasters at nursing homes or rehabilitation facilities. And experts will offer advice on meeting Medicaid and Medicare requirements.

Residents of long-term care facilities are already often in poor health and may need special care after a disaster.

UNMC Dr. Philip Smith says planning and preparation are critical for these facilities.

The conference will be held May 21-22 at the CenturyLink Center in downtown Omaha.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that the Boston bombing should spur closer security cooperation between Moscow and Washington but it also proves that the West was wrong in supporting militants in Chechnya.

Putin said the two ethnic Chechen brothers accused of staging the explosions — and who have only briefly lived in Chechnya as children — have “proven the correctness of our thesis” about the need to pool efforts in the fight against terrorism.

Putin criticized the West for refusing to declare Chechen militants terrorists and for offering them political and financial assistance in the past.

The U.S. has urged the Kremlin to seek a political settlement in Chechnya and provided humanitarian aid to the region during the two separatist wars that began in 1994.

Two U.S. officials say the surviving suspect in the Boston bombings acknowledged his role in the attacks to FBI investigators. But the officials say this occurred before authorities advised him of his constitutional rights, including the right to consult with an attorney and not to incriminate himself.

It was not clear whether the admission by Dzhokhar Tsarnaev would be admissible in a criminal trial, since it came before he was read his Miranda rights. It’s also unclear whether prosecutors would need the admission to secure a conviction since physical evidence has already been uncovered in the investigation.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the ongoing case.

Tsarnaev’s two lead defense lawyers did not immediately return phone and email messages.

An Omaha man has been convicted by a federal jury for aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft.

United States Attorney Deborah Gilg stated in a news release that Michael A. Smith, 30, was arrested after being identified as the person using a laser pointer to strike Abel 1, the Omaha Police Department’s (OPD) helicopter unit.

The helicopter patrol received a report in the early morning hours of July 11, 2012, that a Southwest Airlines flight scheduled for landing in Omaha had been struck by someone using a laser pointer.

Abel 1 responded and was struck by a laser beam seconds after becoming airborne.  As the helicopter approached the area of 152nd Street in Northwest Omaha, the cockpit was repeatedly struck by a laser, to the point of causing the pilots to be distracted and “temporarily blinded” by the laser beam.

After being struck as many as six to seven times, the pilots were able to determine the area from which the laser originated.

A Douglas County Deputy responded to the area, where he found Smith in his back yard, aiming the laser in the direction of the helicopter.

Smith will be sentenced in July, and faces up to five years imprisonment and/or a $250,000 fine.

A police standoff in Omaha ended with no injuries after authorities used chemical munitions to force a suspect out.

The Omaha Police Department says 36-year-old Frederick Patterson refused to come out of a house Wednesday morning. Additional officers and a SWAT team were called in for assistance.

Officers deployed chemical munitions into the residence several hours later. Patterson’s brother, who was not being held against his will, first exited the house. Authorities then took Patterson into custody.

Officials say Patterson was booked into Douglas County Corrections for a parole violation. He also was booked on a felony warrant from Sarpy County and a misdemeanor warrant from Douglas County.

Records do not list an attorney for Patterson.