Pahrump man accused of luring child for sex

A Pahrump man was arrested Tuesday during a covert investigation in which detectives with the Nye County Sheriff’s Office posed as a 15-year-old girl on Facebook.

 
Melania Trump wins damages from Daily Mail over modeling rumors

U.S. first lady Melania Trump has accepted an apology and damages from the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper for reporting rumors about her time as a model, the two parties in the lawsuit said Wednesday.

 
Nigeria thwarts Boko Haram attacks at US, UK embassies

Nigerian security officials have thwarted plans by Islamic State group-linked Boko Haram members to attack the embassies of the United States and Britain, authorities said Wednesday.

Amazon introduces new parental control features for tablets

Amazon is introducing new tools to help parents see what their kids are doing on the company’s Fire tablets. As a bonus, the e-commerce giant says its service will also help spark discussions about the books kids read and the videos they watch.

Bill would establish regulatory framework for Nevada lithium

Assembly Bill 52 would establish a regulatory framework for lithium, which has a strong presence in Nevada and is in heavy demand. The Assembly Committee onNatural Resources, Agriculture and Mining heard the bill Tuesday.

San Bernardino school tries to recover after shooting

Ruben Gutierrez did not hesitate. A day after his 7-year-old grandson’s good friend was gunned down in a classroom at their school, he took the boy right back to the small San Bernardino campus of North Park Elementary, even though school was closed.

United CEO promises ‘this will never happen again’

United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz on Wednesday underlined his remorse in an interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America,” saying he felt “ashamed” when he saw videos of a passenger getting dragged off a full United Express flight by airport police.

Wal-Mart takes aim at Amazon, will discount 1M online items

Wal-Mart will offer discounts on more than a 1 million online-only items that customers then pick up at stores, part of an effort by the world’s largest retailer to challenge Amazon.

Tillerson says there’s a ‘low level of trust’ between US and Russia

Relations between the United States and Russia are at a low point with a low level of trust, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

 
Surveyors battle elements, skirt dangers to measure snow

The arduous work of snow surveyors is largely unknown to most Californians, even as measurements they compiled of a near-record snowpack bolstered Gov. Jerry Brown’s decision last week to lift an emergency declaration after five years of drought.

 
‘None of us will ever forget’ doomed crew’s chilling audio

For months, investigators have listened to 26 hours of conversations of the El Faro’s crew, captured by the ship’s voyage data recorder as they rode to their doom. The 790-foot ship sank on Oct. 1, 2015, after losing propulsion in Hurricane Joaquin. The bodies of the crew were never found

David Letterman’s mother, Dorothy, dies at age 95

David Letterman’s mother Dorothy Mengering, a Midwestern homemaker who became an unlikely celebrity in her 70s as she baked mystery pies and covered the Olympics for her son’s late-night show, has died. She was 95.

51s blast Fresno in home opener

The 51s demolished Fresno 21-6 on Opening Night at Cashman Field, scoring 12 more runs in one game than they did in their first five.

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