Nevada lawmakers appointed to House committees

Democratic lawmakers from Nevada received committee assignments Tuesday as the U.S. House rumbled into its first week of the 115th Congress.

Nevada Congress members want McCarran statue removed from US Capitol

Nevada’s three Democratic House members have written a letter to Gov. Brian Sandoval and legislative leaders asking them to take action to provide for the removal of the statue of Patrick McCarran from the Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol.

Jury sentences Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof to death

Dylann Roof was sentenced to death Tuesday for killing nine black church members during Bible study in a racially motivated attack, the first person to face execution for federal hate crime convictions.

Las Vegas area ranks 21st among worst for pedestrian safety

The Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise metropolitan area was ranked the 21st worst for pedestrian safety, while Nevada was listed as the 12th deadliest state for walkers, according to a national study released Tuesday.

 
Illinois Dairy Queen closes after owner uses slur

Dairy Queen has closed one of its stores in Illinois and terminated its relationship with the franchise owner after police say he used racial slurs in an angry confrontation with a customer.

 
Bill O’Reilly sexual harassment claims settled by Fox News

Fox News settled claims of sexual harassment by a longtime employee against Bill O’Reilly, shortly after the network’s chairman, Roger Ailes, was removed from his post as he faced similar allegations, The New York Times reported on Tuesday.

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