<img height="1" width="1" style="display:none" src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=192888919167017&amp;ev=PageView&amp;noscript=1">
Wednesday,  November 27 , 2024

Linkedin Pinterest

Nation & World

Robert Telles addresses the jury during his murder trial at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. Telles, a former Clark County public administrator, is charged in the murder of Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative journalist Jeff German. (K.M.

Jury finds ex-politician guilty of murder in 2022 killing of Las Vegas investigative reporter

Robert Telles addresses the jury during his murder trial at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. Telles, a former Clark County public administrator, is charged in the murder of Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative journalist Jeff German. (K.M.

August 28, 2024, 1:57pm Nation & World

A jury in Nevada has found a Democratic former Las Vegas-area politician guilty of murder in the killing of an investigative journalist who wrote articles critical of his conduct in elected office. Read story

Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz reacts to audience members as he speaks during the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. (Yalonda M.

Republicans want voters to think Walz lied about his dog. False GOP claims could cause real damage

Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz reacts to audience members as he speaks during the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. (Yalonda M.

August 28, 2024, 1:30pm Nation & World

Republicans turned Tim Walz’s outing at a dog park nearly three years ago into an attack on the Democratic vice presidential nominee this week, working on a false online narrative to paint Walz as a liar. Read story

First lady Olena Zelenska smiles during her visit to the rehabilitation camp &ldquo;Loud Camp&rdquo; for children affected by war, organized by the Voices of Children Charitable Foundation and financially supported by the Olena Zelenska Foundation in Uzhhorod, Ukraine, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024.

Ukraine first lady wants country’s kids to see themselves as ‘generation of winners’ not war victims

First lady Olena Zelenska smiles during her visit to the rehabilitation camp &ldquo;Loud Camp&rdquo; for children affected by war, organized by the Voices of Children Charitable Foundation and financially supported by the Olena Zelenska Foundation in Uzhhorod, Ukraine, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024.

August 28, 2024, 1:21pm Latest News

Ukraine’s first lady wants her country’s children to view themselves not as a generation enduring a grinding war but rather as “a generation of winners.” Read story

Supreme Court rebuffs Biden administration plea to restore multibillion-dollar student debt plan

August 28, 2024, 12:37pm Latest News

The Supreme Court on Wednesday kept on hold the latest multibillion-dollar plan from the Biden administration that would have lowered payments for millions of borrowers, while lawsuits make their way through lower courts. Read story

A seiche creates dangerous swimming conditions through the evening in Chicago at Ohio Street beach, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024.

Crews work to restore power to more than 300,000 Michigan homes, businesses after storms

A seiche creates dangerous swimming conditions through the evening in Chicago at Ohio Street beach, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024.

August 28, 2024, 12:36pm Nation & World

Crews for two of Michigan’s largest utilities were working to restore power Wednesday to more than 300,000 homes and businesses left in the dark amid hot, muggy conditions after severe storms toppled trees and snapped power poles. Read story

FILE - Wildlife technician Jordan Hazan records data from a male barred owl he shot earlier in the night, Oct. 24, 2018, inside a lab in Corvallis, Ore. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Killings of invasive owls to ramp up on U.S. West Coast in a bid to save spotted owls

FILE - Wildlife technician Jordan Hazan records data from a male barred owl he shot earlier in the night, Oct. 24, 2018, inside a lab in Corvallis, Ore. (AP Photo/Ted S.

August 28, 2024, 12:35pm Latest News

U.S. wildlife officials beginning next year will drastically scale up efforts to kill invasive barred owls that are crowding out imperiled native owls from West Coast forests, under a plan finalized Wednesday that faces challenges from barred owls returning after they've already been removed. Read story

FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by Secret Service at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., July 13, 2024. Few Americans have high confidence in the Secret Service&rsquo;s ability to keep presidential candidates safe after last month&rsquo;s attempt on Trump&rsquo;s life. That is according to a new poll conducted July 25-29, 2024, from the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Only around three in 10 Americans are extremely or very confident that the Secret Service can keep the presidential candidates safe from violence before the election. (AP Photo/Gene J.

Gunman in Trump assassination attempt saw rally as ‘target of opportunity,’ FBI official says

FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by Secret Service at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., July 13, 2024. Few Americans have high confidence in the Secret Service&rsquo;s ability to keep presidential candidates safe after last month&rsquo;s attempt on Trump&rsquo;s life. That is according to a new poll conducted July 25-29, 2024, from the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Only around three in 10 Americans are extremely or very confident that the Secret Service can keep the presidential candidates safe from violence before the election. (AP Photo/Gene J.

August 28, 2024, 12:31pm Latest News

The gunman in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump searched online for events of both Trump and President Joe Biden and saw the Pennsylvania campaign rally where he opened fire last month as a “target of opportunity,” a senior FBI official said Wednesday. Read story

FILE - Surgeons work on a kidney during a transplant surgical procedure in Washington on June 28, 2016.

Donating a kidney is even safer now than long thought, US study shows

FILE - Surgeons work on a kidney during a transplant surgical procedure in Washington on June 28, 2016.

August 28, 2024, 12:30pm Health

People who volunteer to donate a kidney face an even lower risk of death from the operation than doctors have long thought, researchers reported Wednesday. Read story

A seiche creates dangerous swimming conditions through the evening in Chicago at Ohio Street beach, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024.

Crews in Michigan work to restore power after severe storms

A seiche creates dangerous swimming conditions through the evening in Chicago at Ohio Street beach, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024.

August 28, 2024, 12:27pm Nation & World

Crews for two of Michigan’s largest utilities were working to restore power Wednesday to more than 300,000 homes and businesses left in the dark amid hot, muggy conditions after severe storms toppled trees and snapped power poles. Read story

FILE - Nikki Glaser attends the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 25th Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor presented to Kevin Hart in Washington on March 24, 2024.

Golden Globes tap Nikki Glaser to be the telecast’s next host

FILE - Nikki Glaser attends the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 25th Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor presented to Kevin Hart in Washington on March 24, 2024.

August 28, 2024, 12:07pm Life

Comedian and actor Nikki Glaser has been picked to host the next Golden Globes, adding an edgy voice known for mercilessly teasing the rich and powerful. Read story