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Search-and-rescue efforts continue after deadly Texas blast

Firefighter conduct search and rescue of an apartment Thursday destroyed by an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, on Wednesday night.

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By JOHN L. MONE and MICHAEL BRICK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

April 18, 2013 - 11:20 am

WEST, Texas — Rescuers searched the smoking remnants of a Texas farm town Thursday for survivors of a thunderous fertilizer plant explosion, gingerly checking smashed houses and apartments for anyone still trapped in debris or bodies of the dead. The accident killed as many as 15 people and injured more than 160 others.

‘Navigation Center’ for unhoused adults in Las Vegas celebrates anniversary

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

July 10, 2025 - 6:00 am

Clark County renovated the old east Las Vegas motel and turned it into a 70-bed complex. It’s served as an intake facility where people admitted can stay for a month.

Biden’s former doctor refuses to answer questions in House Republican probe

The Associated Press

July 9, 2025 - 6:49 pm

President Joe Biden’s former White House physician refused to answer questions as part of the House Republican investigation into Biden’s health in office.

Audit finds misuse of state resources in Nevada Department of Transportation

By McKenna Ross / RJ

July 9, 2025 - 5:28 pm

Weak controls in equipment repair shops in the Nevada Department of Transportation led to misuse of state resources, an audit found.

Las Vegas seeks development ideas for pocket of Symphony Park

By Eli Segall / RJ

July 9, 2025 - 2:26 pm

Officials are seeking a project that is at least three stories, features ground-floor retail or another active use and offers a “seamless look” for that block of Symphony Park.

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Las Vegas police sued for not releasing immigration enforcement records at county jail

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

July 9, 2025 - 5:07 pm

The Metropolitan Police Department has been sued in an effort to compel it to release public records related to the expanded federal immigration enforcement at the county jail.

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Ritz Crackers are being recalled nationwide for this life-threatening reason — here’s what to know

By Nathan Hutsenpiller Parade

July 9, 2025 - 11:28 am

Mondelēz Global LLC announced a voluntary recall of four carton sizes of Ritz Peanut Butter Cracker Sandwiches. The affected products were made in the U.S. and sold nationwide.

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Harrowing stories of rescue emerge from Texas floods as crews search for over 160 reported missing

By Sean Murphy, Nadia Lathan and John Seewer The Associated Press

July 9, 2025 - 10:58 am

Public officials in the area have come under repeated criticism amid questions about why widespread warnings were not sounded and more preparations were not made ahead of the flooding.

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Police: Baby dies after mom leaves him in car to get lip filler on 101-degree day

Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times

July 9, 2025 - 10:54 am

A baby died after his mother left him and his 2-year-old sibling inside a car while she was getting lip filler at a medical spa on a 101-degree day, authorities said.