More than 90 percent of plastic waste has never been recycled

The world’s burgeoning plastic waste crisis has won the attention of Britain’s Royal Statistical Society, which chose 90.5 percent — the proportion of plastic waste that has never been recycled — as its international statistic of the year.

 
Rare, powerful tornado leaves major damage near Seattle

An extremely rare tornado that touched down west of Seattle was the strongest to hit Washington state since 1986, the National Weather Service said Wednesday.

Pope accepts resignation of LA bishop accused of misconduct

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Los Angeles auxiliary bishop Monsignor Alexander Salazar, following allegations of misconduct with a minor in the 1990s.

 
Nevada Preps Preview: 2018 Tarkanian Classic

The Tarkanian Classic starts on December 19th through the 22nd and features some of the best high school basketball talent from around the country.

EDITORIAL: Time for transparency in collective bargaining

Taxpayers should be able to see how government spends their money. That’s the idea behind Nevada’s transparency laws. There’s one important area where taxpayers are left in the dark — collective bargaining.

Women most responsible for gender-pay gap

The gender pay gap is overwhelmingly, if not entirely, the result of choices women make. Those choices aren’t right or wrong. They’re just different than the choices men make.

Senate passes sweeping criminal justice reform bill

The Senate passed a sweeping criminal justice bill Tuesday that addresses concerns that the nation’s war on drugs had led to the imprisonment of too many Americans for non-violent crimes without adequately preparing them for their return to society.

Henderson D-Day veteran receives highest honor from France

Henderson World War II veteran William Kendall insists he’s “an average guy,” even after receiving the highest honor the French government bestows upon military personnel for their work in France during wartime.

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