Authorities say a fourth man has been arrested in the shooting death of a 16-year-old Omaha boy.

Omaha police said in a news release on Wednesday that they have 38-year-old Francis Cayou in custody,

Cayou, 24-year-old Adam Gamble, 22-year-old Joshua Vanackeren and 26-year-old Matthew Saunsoci all face murder charges. A murder warrant has been issued for another man, 20-year-old Angelo Tolbert, who hasn’t been caught.

The shootings occurred in northeast Omaha shortly before 2:30 a.m. Sunday. Police say Montrell Wiseman died at the scene and that 16-year-old girl, Desjuha Wilkinson, was wounded.

Cayou, Gamble, Vanackeren and Saunsoci are being held in Douglas County Jail. Online court records don’t list the names of their attorneys.

Experts say the shark that bit and killed a surfer off California’s central coast probably was a great white and may have been 15 feet long.

Thirty-nine-year-old Francisco Javier Solorio Jr. of Orcutt was bitten in the upper torso in the waters off Surf Beach in Santa Barbara County on Tuesday. He died at the scene.

Authorities have closed the beach about 150 miles northwest of Los Angeles, where another shark attack two years ago killed a 19-year-old surfer.

Ralph Collier of the Shark Research Committee says he’ll meet with investigators and examine the surfboard to study teeth marks but it’s likely the attacker was a great white, which is not uncommon in California waters.

He also says it’s likely the shark wasn’t trying to kill the surfer but may have mistaken him for prey such as a seal and took a test bite that proved deadly.

A 43-year-old northeast Nebraska man has been given 18 months in prison for stomping on the head of a teenage girl.

A news release from the office of U.S. Attorney Deborah Gilg (gihlj) says Charles Phillips Jr., of Macy, was convicted of assault on a child resulting in substantial bodily injuries.

Phillips must serve three years of supervised release after he leaves federal custody and must pay restitution of nearly $1,200.

Gilg’s office says Phillips got into an argument with his girlfriend on April 2 last year. When the girlfriend’s 13-year-old daughter yelled at Phillips to leave her mother alone, Phillips cursed the girl and stomped on her head.

Gilg’s office says the girl was knocked unconscious briefly and her nose was broken.

Billionaire Warren Buffett says he is feeling fine more than a month after finishing his prostate cancer treatments.

Buffett said Wednesday during an interview on CNBC that he is feeling fine. Buffett disclosed his cancer diagnosis in April.

Buffett is Berkshire Hathaway’s chairman and chief executive. The 82-year-old has said he feels good and his cancer is not considered life-threatening because it was caught early.

Buffett underwent six weeks of radiation treatments for the cancer. He says the treatments were tiring.

Buffett finished the radiation treatments in September.

Nebraska’s federal court will take up a lawsuit accusing the University of Nebraska-Lincoln of illegally closing down handicapped parking stalls on campus during Nebraska home football games.

Richard Norton Jr. filed the lawsuit in September in Lancaster County District Court. The university requested earlier this month that the lawsuit be moved to Nebraska’s federal court.

Norton’s lawsuit says he was not allowed to park in a handicapped stall outside of the University of Nebraska State Museum during a home football game in 2010. Norton says he was told the handicapped spots were being held for university donors.

Norton, who suffers from a physical disability, says he was forced to park several blocks away, and the walk hurt him to the point of having to seek medical treatment.

With Election Day just two weeks away, AARP Nebraska volunteers are delivering a report entitled “Nebraskans Have Their Say about Medicare and Social Security” to Nebraska Members of Congress and congressional candidates.

The report conveys the opinions of nearly 3,000 Nebraskans who have participated in You’ve Earned a Say – a national conversation about how to protect Social Security and Medicare for today’s seniors and strengthen them for future generations. National and state-specific versions of the report will be delivered to presidential and congressional candidates in every state, as well as sitting lawmakers, so they can hear directly from Americans about strengthening these vital programs.

The full Nebraska report is available online: https://www.aarp.org/politics-society/advocacy/info-10-2012/yeas-congressional-reports.html (click Nebraska on the dropdown menu to see the report).

“Through You’ve Earned a Say, we’ve heard from voters across Nebraska who think that when it comes to Medicare and Social Security, Washington isn’t listening,” said Bob Eppler, state president of AARP Nebraska. “By releasing this report, we are helping Nebraskans make their voices heard with candidates and lawmakers.”

“People of all ages and across party lines believe Medicare and Social Security are critical to the health and retirement security of older Americans and yet most of what we are hearing from the candidates about these programs boil down to attack ads and 30-second sound bites,” Eppler said. “The next President and Congress could determine the future of Social Security and Medicare. Voters want and deserve to know where the candidates stand.”

With the You’ve Earned a Say effort, AARP is working to elevate the voices of Nebraskan voters and provide them with nonpartisan information about candidates’ positions on issues important to Americans 50 and older. In August, AARP launched the “You’ve Earned a Say: Vote for Retirement Security” 2012 Voters’ Guides featuring information from presidential, senatorial and congressional candidates – in their own words – on their plans to strengthen Social Security, Medicare and financial security.

Earlier in this summer, AARP released a series of surveys on the opinions of voters ages 50 and over, which found that these voters overwhelmingly think the candidates have not done a good job of explaining their plans on Social Security (67%) and Medicare (63%). Voters 50-plus – across party lines – say that getting more information on the candidates’ plans on Social Security (72%) and Medicare (70%) will help them determine their vote on Election Day.

For more information, visit www.earnedasay.org.

A 1,700-acre wind-fueled wildfire that forced the evacuation of a small southern Colorado town has destroyed at least 12 houses.

Fire spokesman Ralph Bellah said the count could go up after a survey of the damage Wednesday near Wetmore. Authorities plan to meet with some of the approximately 380 residents evacuated by the fire and notify those who lost homes.

The wildfire broke out Tuesday and quickly spread in winds gusting up to 79 mph. The fire continued to spread through the night, forcing authorities to go door-to-door to evacuate seven homes in neighboring Pueblo County.

The cause is still officially under investigation, but wind may be to blame. Custer County Sheriff Fred Jobe told The Denver Post that colliding power lines apparently created sparks that ignited dry brush.

Police are saying that the abduction and killing of a 10-year-old girl in suburban Denver this month is connected to a kidnapping attempt against a young woman earlier this year.

Authorities aren’t releasing any details about that link but Westminster investigator Trevor Materasso said Tuesday that they’re looking for a suspect in connection with both cases that they describe as “a light-skinned man” between 18 and mid-30s of average height and build.

Jessica Ridgeway disappeared Oct. 5 after leaving for school. Her body was found five days later in a nearby field.

Police say a 22-year-old woman reported escaping from an attacker who grabbed her from behind and put a rag over her mouth that had a chemical smell while she jogged by a lake near Jessica’s school in May.

U.S. oil output is surging so fast that the United States could soon overtake Saudi Arabia as the world’s biggest producer.

The boom in production is being driven by high oil prices and new drilling methods that are allowing energy companies to unlock oil trapped between rocks.

U.S. production of oil and other liquid hydrocarbons is on track to rise 7 percent this year to an average of 10.9 million barrels per day. Energy experts say that within just a few years, the United States could top the Saudis.

Even if that happens, the U.S. will still need to import lots of oil to meet demand. Americans use 18.7 million barrels per day.