Clark County bars to remain closed

Bars, taverns, distilleries and other alcohol-serving establishments will stay closed at least two more weeks in Clark County, the state’s COVID-19 mitigation task force decided Thursday.

Trump lawyers appeal judge’s OK for Manhattan DA to get tax records

A federal judge on Thursday cleared the way for Manhattan’s top prosecutor to get President Donald Trump’s tax returns, rejecting a last-ditch attempt by his lawyers to block a subpoena issued to his accounting firm.

Ex-Trump adviser Bannon charged in border wall online scheme

President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon was arrested Thursday on charges that he and three others ripped off donors to an online fundraising scheme.

Putin political foe in coma after alleged poisoning

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny is in a coma and on a ventilator in a hospital intensive care unit after falling ill from suspected poisoning that his allies believe is linked to his political activity.

 
Employment office paying PUA claims, report says

Nevada’s employment office has made some headway in processing unemployment claims filed by independent contractors and self-employed workers but more work could be done, according to a court report.

People-stoked witch’s brew behind California fires

“California has a really flammable ecosystem,” says University of Colorado fire scientist Jennifer Balch. “People are living in flammable places, providing ignition, starting the wildfires against a backdrop of a warming climate that is making wildfires worse.”

Lights find 1st win, beat Tacoma 3-1

The Lights FC scored its first win of the 2020 USL Championship season, defeating the Tacoma Defiance 3-1 Wednesday night at Cashman Field.