Tax increases are the last thing Nevada businesses need now, Gov. Brian Sandoval told a receptive audience Wednesday during a speech to the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce.
MESQUITE — About 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, Mesquite City Councilwoman Donna Fairchild shot her husband, Bill, as he lay in bed. About 50 minutes later, at 4:20 a.m., she sent an e-mail to her close friend and neighbor. At 4:33 a.m., she called the city police department. After giving her address and saying her front door would be unlocked, she told the dispatcher that she would be “post-suicide” when officers arrived.
ATLANTA — U.S. health officials have raised their estimate of how many Americans have diabetes to nearly 26 million. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says about 1 in 12 Americans have diabetes, a disease in which the body has trouble processing sugar. The new figure marks a 9 percent increase from the 2008 estimate of 23.6 million.
