Pentagon finds fault with anthrax inactivation procedures

An investigation into how U.S. Defense Department labs sent live anthrax spores to researchers failed to find a single root cause, but concluded that protocols to inactivate the bacteria were deficient.

Agency proposes more net metering capacity

The state Bureau of Consumer Protection has proposed that state regulators authorize a minimum of an additional 17.5 megawatts of net metering capacity so that the rooftop solar industry is not disrupted in Nevada.

 
John Kerry speaks out against critics of Iran nuclear deal

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday mounted a furious counterattack against critics of the Iran nuclear deal, telling skeptical lawmakers it would be fantasy to think the United States could simply “bomb away” Tehran’s atomic know-how.

 
Fresno minor league team to change team name to Tacos

Fresno, Calif., has long been the butt of jokes for its poor quality of life, but the city boasts top-quality tacos. Fresno’s Triple-A baseball team will celebrate that fact Aug. 6 with a seriously awesome promotion.

 
Northern Calif. wildfire prompts home evacuations

A rapidly expanding wildfire in Northern California is threatening about 150 structures and has forced evacuations in several rural areas as the wind-whipped blaze rips across parched vegetation, officials said on Wednesday.

Police seek man in northwest valley robbery

Las Vegas police are asking for the public’s help in finding a man involved in the July 10 robbery of a northwest valley 7-Eleven, the department announced Wednesday.

Literary Las Vegas: Yetta Yvette

Las Vegas author Yetta Yvette shares her life story in poetry and prose in “Age Ain’€™t Nothing but a Number.”€ She said writing was therapeutic for her, and the story will go a long way toward helping people understand how she became a strong woman and entrepreneur. Yvette said people often ask, “Why are you so driven?” After reading her book, she’€™s convinced they’€™ll understand.

Vegas PBS to show atomic documentary ‘The Test’

Revisit those carefree days, long before the Fountains of Bellagio, when the city’s most famous free entertainment was the occasional mushroom cloud, as Vegas PBS presents “€œThe Test.”

State gaming regulators approve Golden Gaming-Lakes merger

State gaming regulators said Thursday they wished all mergers were this easy. Golden Gaming’s $341 million combination with Minnesota-based Lakes Entertainment was approved Thursday by the Nevada Gaming Commission.

 
Pharmacy owners can’t deny medicine because of religion, court rules

The state of Washington can require a pharmacy to deliver medicine even if the pharmacy’s owner has a religious objection, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday, the latest in a series of judgements on whether religious believers can opt out of providing services.

 
White House opposes bill on immigration sanctuary cities

The White House on Thursday said it strongly opposes a bill being considered in the U.S. House of Representatives that seeks to restrict federal funds from cities that do not deport undocumented immigrants.

Simon Keith’s “Change of Heart” debuts Tuesday on ESPN — VIDEO

By now you may be familiar with the amazing story of former UNLV soccer star Simon Keith — how as a young man he received a heart transplant, and how for the longest time he didn’t tell anybody about it, and how he went on to make history, becoming the first to play competitive professional sports with a transplanted heart.

Sandra Bland’s death ruled suicide by hanging

An autopsy on a black woman found hanged in a Texas jail after being arrested following a traffic stop is consistent with suicide, the Waller County assistant district attorney told a news conference on Thursday.

Ex-BYU star Jimmer Fredette signs with Spurs

Four years later, “€œJimmermania” has long since subsided, but Jimmer Fredette should have a chance to win an NBA title with the Spurs, who announced Wednesday they’€™ve signed the sharp-shooting guard.

7-year-old Massachusetts boy starved, forced to bleach floors

A Massachusetts man is now facing multiple charges for what he’s accused of doing to his seven year old son. According to court documents, a 7-year-old Hardwick boy was brought to Baystate Mary Lane Hospital in Ware with burns and bruises, weighing 38 lbs.

 
Postal worker charged after hoarding 22,500 pieces of mail

About 22,500 pieces of undelivered mail are making their way to their intended recipients this week, more than a year after a Philadelphia postal carrier began hoarding them in his home, federal authorities said.

New citizens don’t have to say ‘bear arms’ in oath anymore

People who want to be part of this country no longer have to promise to “fight” for it. New U.S. citizens always take a sworn oath to “bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law.” But as of this week, they don’t have to say that anymore.

 
First full-length trailer for ‘Mockingjay Part 2’ debuts — VIDEO

Jennifer Lawrence dominates the first full-length trailer for “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2” as Katniss Everdeen and her allies storm the Capitol with the aim of taking down Donald Sutherland’s thoroughly evil President Snow.

 
Kobe Bryant hasn’t talked to new Lakers teammates yet — VIDEO

At the Los Angeles Lakers’€™ introductory news conference Wednesday for center Roy Hibbert, forward Brandon Bass and guard Lou Williams, Bass said one reason he signed with the team was for the chance to play with Kobe Bryant, who he called “€œone of the greatest to ever play the game.”

NYPD cops punch man with his hands up over pizza — VIDEO

A man who was accused of stealing a slice of pizza was punched in the head repeatedly by New York police officers after he had his hands up in surrender.

Judge postpones trial in Tammy Meyers killing

Trial was postponed Thursday for two men charged in the slaying of 44-year-old mother of four Tammy Meyers, who was shot outside her home after following a car she thought had hit hers.

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