June 19, 2024, 10:24am Politics
A court in Russia’s far eastern city of Vladivostok on Wednesday convicted a visiting American soldier of stealing and making threats of murder, and it sentenced him to three years and nine months in prison. Read story
June 19, 2024, 9:58am Politics
Hundreds of thousands of immigrants had reason to rejoice when President Joe Biden unveiled a highly expansive plan to extend legal status to spouses of U.S. citizens but, inevitably, some were left out. Read story
June 18, 2024, 7:37pm Politics
The Biden administration on Tuesday approved a new $360 million weapons sale to Taiwan, sending the island hundreds of armed drones, missile equipment and related support material, the State Department said in a statement that is sure to draw condemnation from China. Read story
June 18, 2024, 4:42pm Clark County News
In advance of the Aug. 6 primary election, the League of Women Voters of Clark County is hosting candidate forums for competitive local races. Read story
June 18, 2024, 3:59pm Politics
Senate Republicans blocked bipartisan legislation Tuesday that would have outlawed bump stocks after the Supreme Court struck down a ban on the gun accessory used in the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history. Read story
June 18, 2024, 3:36pm Politics
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday repeatedly praised Milwaukee just weeks before it hosts the Republican National Convention, playing cleanup after he reportedly used the word “horrible” in talking about swing-state Wisconsin’s largest city. Read story
June 18, 2024, 2:12pm Politics
President Joe Biden is again joining forces with former President Bill Clinton to rake in campaign cash, with a joint fundraiser with the two men Tuesday set to raise $8 million — part of a roughly $40 million total that Biden's reelection campaign has pulled in the last five days. Read story
June 18, 2024, 9:58am Politics
New York’s top court on Tuesday declined to hear Donald Trump’s gag order appeal in his hush money case, leaving the restrictions in place following his felony conviction last month. The Court of Appeals found that the order does not raise “substantial” constitutional issues that would warrant an immediate intervention. Read story