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Conservationists fight Ruby Mountains oil development

Conservationists are bashing the latest move to open more federal land in Nevada to oil exploration, this time in the Ruby Mountains of Elko County.

Firm to review jet fuel tanks after Las Vegas shooting

A leading aviation consultant has been hired to review the safety of McCarran International Airport’s fuel system after one of its jet fuel tanks was struck by rifle fire during the deadly mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip.

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Podesta Group, co-founder caught up in special counsel’s investigation

Tony Podesta had cause to ask Tony Podesta just what happened to him. He stepped down from the firm Monday after it was caught up in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 election.

Trump urges House to pass tax reform bill by Thanksgiving

President Donald Trump rallied with business leaders at the White House Tuesday as Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill took shots at each other on the eve of a tax reform bill in the House.

 
Utah nurse reaches settlement over arrest caught on video

A Utah nurse who was arrested for refusing to let a police officer draw blood from an unconscious patient is settling with Salt Lake City and the university that runs the hospital for $500,000.

 
New York terror attack leaves 8 dead, more injured

A man in a rented truck drove onto a busy bicycle path near the World Trade Center memorial Tuesday, killing at least eight people and injuring several others in what the mayor called “a particularly cowardly act of terror.”

Bergdahl was ‘gold mine’ of intelligence on enemy, agents say

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was a “gold mine” of intelligence, helping the military better understand insurgents and how they imprison the enemy, two agents testified Tuesday as defense attorneys sought to show the soldier’s contributions since he was returned in a prisoner swap.

Titus on bill to regulate ‘bump stocks’ like machine guns

A bipartisan bill that would provide a framework to restrict and regulate “bump stocks” was filed Tuesday — a day before the one month anniversary of the Las Vegas Strip shooting massacre.

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