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Holiday Closures for Monday – Presidents Day

February 12, 2010 - 10:00 pm

Federal offices: closed

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College of Southern Nevada: closed

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Republic Services of Nevada: regular trash collection; office open

Southwest Gas: open

Nevada Power: customer service open

Review-Journal: delivery as usual; office open

Banks: call individual bank.

FILE - Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at a Google I/O event in Mountain View, Calif., Tuesda ...

Google teams up with Walmart and other retailers to enable shopping within Gemini AI chatbot

By Anne D’Innocenzio The Associated Press

January 11, 2026 - 2:37 pm

Google is expanding the shopping features in its Gemini AI chatbot by teaming up with Walmart, Shopify, Wayfair and other big retailers

FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gives a press co ...

$400K payout after Maduro’s capture is putting prediction markets in the spotlight

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips The Associated Press

January 11, 2026 - 11:00 am

The bulk of the trader’s bids on the platform Polymarket were made mere hours before President Donald Trump announced the surprise nighttime raid that led to Nicolás Maduro’s capture.

This photo provided by Beth Israel Congregation shows damage sustained during a fire, Saturday, ...

Suspect arrested after a fire damages a historic Mississippi synagogue

By Charlotte Kramon and Jake Offenhartz The Associated Press

January 11, 2026 - 2:52 pm

The blaze erupted early Saturday at the Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson. Authorities believe it was an act of arson.

Bob Weir, founding member of Grateful Dead in an undated photo. (AMG-Parade)

Grateful Dead musician dies at 78

Whitney Danhauer, AMG-Parade

January 10, 2026 - 4:23 pm

In a statement shared by Chloe Weir, the family confirmed that the legendary musician “transitioned peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, after courageously beating cancer as only Bobby could.”

This photo provided by the U.S. Air Force shows a U.S. Airman preparing an A-10 Thunderbolt II ...

U.S. launches new retaliatory strikes against ISIS in Syria after deadly ambush

By Associated Press

January 10, 2026 - 3:54 pm

The large-scale strikes, conducted by the U.S. alongside partner forces, occurred around 12:30 p.m today.

FILE - Actor Timothy Busfield smiles before an NFL football game in Detroit, Sept. 14, 2025. (A ...

Actor from ‘Thirtysomething’ accused of child sex abuse in New Mexico

By Audrey McAvoy Associated Press

January 10, 2026 - 11:27 am

Authorities in New Mexico issued an arrest warrant Friday for director and Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield to face a child sex abuse charge.

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, right, and Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik ...

How the US could take over Greenland and the potential challenges

By Emma Burrows and Ben Finley Associated Press

January 10, 2026 - 10:47 am

U.S. President Donald Trump wants to own Greenland. He has repeatedly said the United States must take control of the strategically located and mineral-rich island, which is a semiautonomous region that’s part of NATO ally Denmark.