Nevada’s unemployment rate rises slightly to 6.1 percent

Nevada’s unemployment rate ticked up in May to a seasonally adjusted 6.1 percent when payrolls dropped by 3,800 from April, marking the largest monthly jobs decline since September 2010.

Highlighting achievements, June 16, 2016 — PHOTOS

Ph.D. graduate: Erin Beeman Stutelberg of Henderson was awarded a Ph.D. in Education, Curriculum and Instruction: Literacy Education from the University of Minnesota.. She has accepted a faculty position at Salisbury University in Maryland.

‘Quiet Power’ helps introverts seek acceptance

“Quiet Power” author Susan Cain is an introvert; so is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Beyoncé, Emma Watson and Steve Wozniak, creator of Apple computers.

Literary Las Vegas: Raegen Pietrucha

Las Vegas poet Raegen Pietrucha’s debut chapbook, “An Animal I Can’t Name,” won the 2015 Two of Cups Press annual chapbook contest, a prize that includes publication.

NRA says gun sales to those on terrorist watch lists should be delayed

The National Rifle Association said on Wednesday it stood by its position on terrorism watch lists and access to firearms, saying sales to potential buyers who are on the lists should be delayed while they are investigated by the FBI.

Las Vegas Comic Con coming to town this weekend

The Amazing Las Vegas Comic Con returns to the valley, giving fans the chance to meet animators and comic book artists and writers, check out exhibitors’ wares, play video games and dress up as their favorite comics characters.

Injured Bogut out for the rest of NBA Finals

Golden State center Andrew Bogut will need six to eight weeks to recover from a left knee injury, ruling him out for the remainder of the NBA Finals and almost certainly affecting his Olympic plans as well.

World Series of Poker: Day 15

Here’s what to expect today in the World Series of Poker.

 
Authorities trace Orlando gunman’s movements before deadly shooting

Omar Mateen drove around the Orlando area the night before the nightclub massacre, visiting several places, the mayor said Wednesday as investigators tried to piece together the killer’s movements and zeroed in on how much his wife may have known about the plot.

Fitness remains key part of baby boomers’ routine

More boomers are looking for personalized exercise based on abilities and goals, and embracing the idea of fitness as a means to better health and overall quality of life, not just sculpting the body, according to Colin Milner, founder and CEO of the International Council on Active Aging.

 
Oscar Pistorius walks on his stumps during court hearing

Oscar Pistorius removed his prostheses and hobbled on his stumps in court Wednesday as part of his defense team’s argument that the double-amputee athlete is a vulnerable man who deserves leniency when he is sentenced.

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