Legislation introduced to rename Laughlin VA clinic for Navy vet

The Laughlin VA Health Clinic would be renamed under legislation introduced in Congress Thursday to honor the late Jesse Dean, a Navy veteran and prominent member of American Legion Post 60.

 
Deadly toxin leads Calif. to suspend fishing season for Dungeness, rock crab

California authorities are moving to suspend the fishing season for Dungeness and rock crabs due to high levels of a toxin found in the crustaceans that could cause illness or even death in people who eat them, officials said on Wednesday.

Thursday Night Football: How to watch Browns at Bengals

The Cleveland Browns visit the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium tonight for Thursday Night Football. Here’s what you need to know to catch the game.

Now we know what happened to Mars’ atmosphere

NASA announced on Thursday several major scientific findings by its MAVEN spacecraft that reveal significant details on the fate of the Martian atmosphere.

 
Attacker who stabbed 4 at UC Merced identified

The male student killed by campus police after he stabbed four people at University of California, Merced, has been identified as freshman Faisal Mohammad, school officials said Thursday.

Gaming regulators tentatively OK Eldorado’s purchase of MGM’s Reno casinos

Eldorado Resorts’ $72.5 million purchase of Circus Circus Reno and the remaining half of the Silver Legacy from MGM Resorts International drew praise from Nevada gaming regulators Thursday as the perfect transaction for the resurgent Northern Nevada casino market.

Clinton’s worst nightmare: Fiorina as an opponent

Bernie Sanders blew the first dog whistle of the 2016 election season during the first Democratic presidential debate, and Hillary Clinton heard it loud and clear.

Allegiant begins major expansion; new flights include McCarran

Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air began one of its largest expansions in years Thursday with the launch of several new flights, including six a week to and from McCarran International Airport.

Detroit Lions fire team president, general manager

Detroit Lions president Tom Lewand and general manager Martin Mayhew were fired Thursday and the fate of head coach Jim Caldwell is being determined.

 
Stapleton, Lambert, Bryan big winners at CMA awards — PHOTOS

The divorce of country music superstars Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert might be final, but it was Lambert who came out on top at Wednesday’s Country Music Association Awards, copping a top prize while her ex went home empty-handed.

 
DNA of dismembered body matched to missing Illinois boy

The remains of a toddler found in a Chicago lagoon over the Labor Day weekend match the DNA of a missing 2-year-old boy from Rockford, Illinois, Chicago police said.

Author now believes judge didn’t leak info to mob

Retired FBI agent and author Gary Magnesen has changed his mind. He no longer believes the late U.S. District Judge Harry Claiborne was leaking materials from FBI search warrant affidavits to the mob in the early 1980s, as he wrote in his 2010 book, “Straw Men.”

Prosecutors won’t charge Blackhawks’ Kane in rape case

Patrick Kane, star of the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks, will not face rape charges related to an incident in New York state involving a woman he met at a nightclub because her account was not backed up by “credible evidence,” a county prosecutor said on Thursday.

Officials gearing toward more commercial drone use

The board that oversees operations for the state’s fledgling drone industry is continuing to reset the direction of the organization as it adjusts to rapidly changing federal goals.

NASA wants you to apply for its astronaut program

In an Instagram post Wednesday, NASA announced that it’s looking for a new batch of potential astronauts and explained the application process.

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