North Korean diplomat says Trump tweet a ‘declaration of war’

North Korea’s top diplomat said Monday that a weekend tweet by U.S. President Donald Trump was a declaration of war and North Korea has the right to retaliate by shooting down U.S. bombers, even in international airspace.

Suspect in Tennessee church shooting charged with murder

The pastor shouted “Run, run, gunshots!” and congregants hid under pews or in bathrooms as a masked man armed with two guns opened fire at a Tennessee church, killing one person and wounding six before being subdued.

New Uber CEO apologizes in London for past mistakes

The new CEO of Uber apologized for past mistakes on Monday in a public attempt to show London authorities that the company is willing to change to retain its right to operate in the city.

 
Target to raise minimum wage to $15 per hour by end of 2020

Target Corp said on Monday it would increase its minimum hourly wage this year by a dollar to $11, vowing to raise this by the end of 2020 to $15 an hour — the so-called “living wage” labor advocates across the United States are campaigning for.

Anthony Weiner sentenced to 21 months in prison for sexting

Former Rep. Anthony Weiner was sentenced Monday to 21 months in prison for sexting with a 15-year-old girl in a case that rocked Hillary Clinton’s campaign for the White House in the closing days of the race and may have cost her the presidency.

WWII veteran kneels in support of NFL anthem protests

On a day when NFL teams grabbed the nation’s attention by coordinating demonstrations during the national anthem, a 97-year-old World War II veteran went viral with a solitary show of support for the protests.

 
Search continues for earthquake survivors in Mexico

Search teams were still digging in dangerous piles of rubble, hoping against the odds to find survivors at collapsed buildings, while officials say they have so far cleared only 103 of Mexico City’s nearly 9,000 schools to reopen Monday.

Man wanting to ‘blast it out’ with police is killed by officer

A man who told 911 dispatchers Sunday night that he wanted to “blast it out” with police died early Monday when a Metropolitan Police Department officer shot him inside a hospital emergency room.

Are you just doing your job? Or developing your career?

Let’s try an experiment. For a moment, let’s remove the following sections from your resume: summary, skills/expertise, selected accomplishments, work history, education (degrees) and community involvement. Now, how strong is your resume?

McCain says Trump hasn’t apologized for belittling his war record

Sen. John McCain said President Donald Trump still hasn’t apologized for disparaging his war record on the campaign trail, but signaled he had put the matter behind him and would be open to reconciling with the president.

US-based actor Jan Triska dies after fall from Czech bridge

Jan Triska, an actor who moved to the U.S. after being banned by the Czechoslovak Communist regime, has died, more than a day after he fell from Prague’s iconic Charles Bridge. He was 80.

Little Rock Nine remains symbol of heroism, 60 years later

On Sept. 25, 1957, two days after a large, white mob turned violent outside Little Rock Central High School, nine black teenagers returned with federal troops.

Vision of Las Vegas as hub for cancer treatment returns

Dr. Parvesh Kumar, head of the cancer program at the newly opened UNLV School of Medicine, discusses his desire to create a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in Southern Nevada.

 
Vegas Nation social sound off: Raiders lose to Redskins

The Review-Journal’s Bryan Salmond and handicapper Kelly Stewart (@kellyinvegas) go over the best social posts of tonight’s game against the Washington Redskins.

Kim’s atrocities far outweigh Trump’s speech transgressions — ANALYSIS

President Donald Trump amped up the energy at the United Nations this past week. In his maiden speech before the General Assembly Tuesday, Trump called North Korean strongman Kim Jong Un “rocket man” and he threatened “to totally destroy” the hermit kingdom.

In Nevada, poor eighth-grade math scores come with asterisk

Classmates who take high school-level math course while still in middle school aren’t included in state’s results, making a bad statistic look even worse.

September 2017
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
 123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
252627282930  
MOST READ