Depression is treatable, survivable

Vincent van Gogh’s famous painting “On the Threshold of Eternity” is said to symbolize his struggle with depression, a mental disorder that affects around 15 million Americans each year.

Huerta to end hiatus from UFC

Roger Huerta will return to the Ultimate Fighting Championship in September.

Mayfield’s fate in judge’s hands

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jeremy Mayfield will go head-to-head with NASCAR this week in what very well could be his last shot at racing again this season.

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51s’ Howard stays patient, optimistic

Playing for his seventh organization in as many seasons and still awaiting his first call to the majors, it would be easy for 51s third baseman Kevin Howard to get discouraged.

Roof tops Murray’s marathon

WIMBLEDON, England — They played into the night on Centre Court, later than anyone ever had in Wimbledon’s long history, and they played indoors, the first match contested entirely under the new roof.

Michael Jackson’s family moves to take charge

LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson’s family moved quickly Monday to take control of his complicated personal and financial affairs, winning temporary custody of his three children and asking a judge to name the King of Pop’s mother as administrator of his estate.

Taxes about to increase

CARSON CITY — This July 1 forever might be remembered as Black Wednesday in the annals of Nevada state government. Most of the record $1 billion in tax increases approved by the 2009 Legislature will go into effect on that day. And for the first time since the end of World War II, state employees will be hit with pay cuts.

Inmates’ defense wraps up

Smuggling drugs, operating gambling rings, orchestrating assaults, wearing lightning bolt tattoos and closing letters with the phrase, “love and respect,” these things are common to inmates across the United States, a prison gang expert testified Monday.

Gunfire kills one, hurts two

One man was killed, and two were wounded, in a Monday morning shooting in the 2600 block of Elm Avenue near U.S. Highway 95 and Eastern Avenue.

Curcio turns personal pain into good theater

Last December, Ernie Curcio’s wife committed suicide, and the young local actor and director has done a smart thing: He’s written a play about it. I wish more people understood the therapeutic value of writing, which can help us retain control when we feel threatened by arbitrary events.

Video link lets Marine in Iraq watch birth of his son in Las Vegas

Little Julian Quintana visited his daddy in Iraq today, the second such visit in his three days of life. Marine Lance Cpl. Jeremy Quintana, 20, who is stationed in Iraq, visited with his newborn son and his wife, Crystal, through a satellite video conference arranged through Freedom Calls, a charity that facilitates hundreds of “baby conferences” for military families each month.

CORRECTION

A story in Monday’s Review-Journal about several College of Southern Nevada satellite centers that will remain open should have said changes to how they are administered will save the college a total of $1 million over the next two years.

UNR plan for student aid unveiled

RENO — The University of Nevada, Reno will set aside a portion of an approved tuition increase to provide aid for low-income students.

Gibbons, lawmakers fail to fund volunteer program

CARSON CITY — Nevada’s AmeriCorps volunteer program is threatened because Gov. Jim Gibbons and lawmakers didn’t approve $365,000 in state funds to qualify for $7.5 million in federal money.

Maher sees more than hanky-panky

Bill Maher has a theory on why Republican Sens. John Ensign and David Vitter and Gov. Mark Sanford all have been outed for cheating on their wives.

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Court schedules bond hearing for Simpson

A state Supreme Court panel will hear oral arguments on O.J. Simpson’s bid to get out of a Nevada prison pending his appeal to overturn a conviction in an armed hotel room heist, officials said Monday.

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