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Injured Copperfield trick participant loses lawsuit appeal

The Nevada Supreme Court has upheld a jury’s findings that illusionist David Copperfield and the MGM Grand hotel-casino were not financially responsible for a British tourist’s injuries.

Ex-Nevada inmate gets another life sentence in Colorado

Jurors found Alex Ewing guilty in the death of Patricia Smith in Lakewood, eight months after he was found guilty of killing three members of a family in another Denver suburb.

Suspect in rural Nevada kidnapping, killing denied bail

Troy Driver, 41, appeared by video from the Lyon County jail in Fernley, where he has been held since March 25 on a kidnapping charge following the disappearance of Naomi Christine Irion.

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White House to extend student loan pause again

The Biden administration plans to freeze federal student loan payments through Aug. 31, extending a moratorium that has allowed millions of Americans to postpone payments during the coronavirus pandemic, according to an administration official familiar with the White House’s decision-making.

Nevada toad declared endangered at site of geothermal plant

In a rare emergency move, the U.S government temporarily declared a northern Nevada toad endangered, saying a geothermal power plant in the works could result in its extinction.