Rise in state taxable sales is first in two years

Nevada’s taxable sales posted their first real increase in nearly two years in April, according to the latest numbers from the state Department of Taxation.

Judge approves Black Gaming reorganization plan

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Bruce Markell approved Black Gaming’s reorganization plan Monday, setting the stage for the Mesquite casino operator to emerge from bankruptcy later this year.

Florida estate battle features $3 million for Chihuahuas

MIAMI (AP) — Conchita, Lucia and April Marie are used to a luxurious life in an island mansion. With a $3 million trust fund from the will of an heiress, they’ll never have to worry about a thing.

Comeback night at BET Awards: Chris Brown, DeBarge

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It was comeback night at the BET Awards. Kanye West opened Sunday’s show in his first TV appearance since dissing Taylor Swift at last year’s MTV Video Music Awards. And 1980s hitmaker El DeBarge blazed back onto the stage to play old hits and the title track from his first new album in 16 years. But most unexpected was Chris Brown, who offered an emotional tribute to Michael Jackson.

Justices extend gun owner rights nationwide

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court held Monday that the Constitution’s Second Amendment restrains government’s ability to significantly limit “the right to keep and bear arms,” advancing a recent trend by the John Roberts-led bench to embrace gun rights.

Rocker arrested on DUI charge

“You can’t change me,” Vince Neil sang on his 1993 solo album single.

BET Awards see Chris Brown, Kanye West return to spotlight

LOS ANGELES — It was a night of comebacks at the BET Awards, and none more un­expected than Chris Brown performing an emotional tribute to Michael Jackson.

Decades-old water claims, battles over rights remain in limbo

WHITEFISH, Mont. — The fight over natural resources is taking center stage at a meeting of governors from the West, led off by straight talk about the water that has been the source of bitter battles that predate many of the states themselves.

Criticism of federal government well-deserved

To the editor: In John L. Smith’s Friday column, he seems upset that Sharron Angle, whose husband earned a pension working for the Bureau of Land Management, is critical of the size and effectiveness of the federal government.

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