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Washington judge opens door for immigrants seeking asylum

A federal judge in Seattle opened the door Thursday for thousands of immigrants to apply for asylum, finding that the Department of Homeland Security has routinely failed to notify them of a deadline for filing their applications.

Congressional candidates surprised media blocked from debate

Most of the Congressional District 4 candidates who spoke at a Democratic forum Wednesday said they had no clue the event was closed to the press and expressed surprise after a Review-Journal reporter was asked to leave.

America’s mass killers in 2017 had at least 1 thing in common, report says

A profile of people responsible for 28 mass attacks last year — including the Las Vegas shooting — found that most were motivated by grievances, a majority had mental health symptoms and all were men, according to a U.S. Secret Service report released Thursday.

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Questions surface after family dies in California cliff plunge

Nobody answered the door when a child-welfare worker went to the Washington state home of the big, free-spirited Hart family to investigate a neighbor’s complaint that the youngsters were going hungry.

3 Las Vegas students killed by suspected DUI driver in California

Three Centennial High School students were killed Thursday morning in Southern California when their vehicle was struck by a suspected drunken driver while they were enjoying their spring break, a sister of one victim said.

Story of Henrietta Lacks used for cross-discipline teaching at CSN

The story of Henrietta Lacks began almost 100 years ago, but professors at the College of Southern Nevada are working this year to revive and bring meaning to her story through a new campus-wide program.

Emotional funeral for Stephon Clark draws large crowds in Sacramento

A standing-room-only crowd packed into a church Thursday to celebrate the life of a 22-year-old black man who was shot to death by Sacramento police, prompting angry protests and a resolve to force changes in police departments around the country.