EDITORIAL: Bernie Sanders’ honesty refreshing, albeit crazy

Socrates once said that he was “really too honest a man to be a politician and live.” While Vermont senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders appears to be in good health, his unabashed honesty means his White House campaign is dead on arrival.

Is executive action best way to fix immigration?

President Barack Obama’s expansion of executive action for illegal immigrants was kept on hold last week when the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied the government’s request to allow the deferral initiatives to take effect. The debate surrounding the case has been cast as a clash between a president’s will and his administration’s limits as described in the Constitution. But the court’s opinion sheds light on the real issue: staying power.

Ask why parole gets delayed in Nevada and you’ll get multiple answers

Ask Nevada officials why prisoners who have been granted parole are still behind bars, and they’ll say prisoners are refusing to leave. But their numbers don’t match, and prisoners themselves have a different answer.

With the big work done, Legislature expected to adjourn Monday

With a critical Assembly vote Sunday approving Gov. Brian Sandoval’s controversial new gross receipts tax, all of the moving pieces were falling into place to ensure that the 2015 legislative session will adjourn by midnight Monday.

Assembly OKs Sandoval’s big tax package

The Nevada Assembly late Sunday approved Gov. Brian Sandoval’s $1.1 billion package of new and extended taxes, embracing the popular Republican governor’s ambitious education agenda and determination to position Nevada’s workforce for a high-tech economy.

Elizabeth Smart had baby girl 3 months ago, father says

Ed Smart, the father of a Utah teenager who was kidnapped and found nine months later, visited east Idaho Thursday to attend a screening of a documentary about child sex trafficking.

 
Parts of Patriot Act that let NSA collect data expire

The legal authority for U.S. spy agencies’ collection of Americans’ phone records and other data expired at midnight on Sunday after the U.S. Senate failed to pass legislation extending the powers.

Bowling great Petraglia looks to break Vegas jinx

Of his many accomplishments in bowling over half a century, there is one thing Johnny Petraglia has yet to achieve. He has never won a tournament in Las Vegas.

UNLV men’s golf team fails to advance in NCAA tourney

UNLV picked the most inopportune time to play its worst round of golf this season. The Rebels, who needed to play decently Sunday at the NCAA men’s golf championship to land a spot in the top 15, went the opposite way.

CCSD senior clears hurdles; graduations set to start this week

Foster child Anna Goga devoted herself to school and dreamt of the day she would attend an Ivy League school. After her graduation from Sierra Vista High School, that dream will come true.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West expecting 2nd child

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian and rapper Kanye West are expecting their second child. The news was revealed in a video clip about upcoming episodes of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” the E! reality show.

Son kills mother over argument about college grades

A 22-year-old man home from college killed his mother after they argued about his grades, authorities in Alabama said Saturday.

Las Vegas ties record high of 104 degrees

The Las Vegas Valley reached a toasty 104 degrees Sunday afternoon, tying a 2002 record for May 31, the National Weather Service said.

Marriage exposes us, good and bad

Don’t get married unless you think it’s a good thing to be totally, radically exposed. Because you will be. Love grows intimacy. And intimacy exposes us.

Raise a glass to summer … and prevent dehydration

Eight glasses a day of water? It’s a good start for preventing summertime dehydration, but daily fluid intake will vary depending upon lifestyle, medications and medical conditions.

9-year-old boy run over by father identified by coroner

The 9-year-old boy who died after his father accidentally ran him over in Henderson Saturday afternoon was identified by the Clark County coroner’s office Sunday as Austen Russell.

 
Video allegedly shows 3 soccer players in ‘racist orgy’

Three Leicester City players apologized Sunday after a video surfaced that reportedly shows them participating in a racist orgy in Thailand. The tape was first obtained and reported by the Sunday Mirror.

Ex-deputy AG arrested on drug charges in Nye County

Two men, including a former deputy attorney general, were arrested on drug-selling charges in Pahrump on Saturday, the Nye County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday.

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