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Congress OKs historic bailout bill; Bush signs it

October 3, 2008 - 9:20 am

WASHINGTON (AP) -- With the economy on the brink and elections looming, Congress approved an unprecedented $700 billion government bailout of the battered financial industry today and sent it to President Bush who quickly signed it.

Reps. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev., and Jon Porter, R-Nev., voted for the bill. Rep. Dean Heller, R-Nev., voted against it.

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Henderson Mayor Michelle Romero, left, speaks during a forum at Black Mountain Recreation Cente ...

Romero, Chadwick take questions in Henderson mayoral forum

By Casey Harrison / RJ

February 3, 2026 - 8:19 pm

Henderson Mayor Michelle Romero and challenger Hollie Chadwick urged residents to support a proposal that seeks to continue funding for the city’s parks facilities.

Global water advocate Mina Guli stands atop Hoover Dam following a press conference on Tuesday, ...

Woman to run 1,800-mile length of Colorado River for drought awareness

By Alan Halaly / RJ

February 3, 2026 - 6:00 pm

“It’s not an Upper Basin or a Lower Basin issue,” global water advocate Mina Guli said. “It’s an all-of-basin problem that all of us need to come together to solve.”

The Clark County Government Center in Las Vegas. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Clark County moves forward with $31M animal shelter to ease overcrowding

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

February 3, 2026 - 5:45 pm

Clark County is planning to build its own supplemental animal shelter to tackle overpopulation and overcrowding in recent years at the space it contracts along with regional cities.

A male gray wolf from the Harvey pack is released close to where he was captured with a new col ...

Gray wolf crosses into Nevada after breaking from California pack

By Alan Halaly / RJ

February 3, 2026 - 3:56 pm

The young, male wolf is seeking new territory or a mate, biologists say.

A meeting of the Nevada interim joint committee on growth and infrastructure takes place on Tue ...

Nevada lawmakers: Boring Co. no-show ‘disappointing’

By Mick Akers / RJ

February 3, 2026 - 6:16 pm

State lawmakers were disappointed that representatives from Boring Co. and Gov. Lombardo’s office weren’t present during a meeting about violations during the construction of the Vegas Loop.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., center, joined from left by Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich ...

House passes bill to end partial government shutdown, sending measure to Trump

By Kevin Freking Associated Press

February 3, 2026 - 11:35 am

The House on Tuesday passed a roughly $1.2 trillion spending package to end the partial government shutdown, sending the measure to President Donald Trump.

William "Bill" Carns' mugshot from his 2015 arrest. Carns was arrested on Jan. 31, 2026 on chil ...

Former Nye County Republican chairman arrested on child pornography, weapons charges

By Elijah Dulay Pahrump Valley Times

February 3, 2026 - 11:18 am

William “Bill” Carns, a former Nye County Republican Central Committee chairman, was arrested last weekend by the Nye County Sheriff’s Office on multiple offenses.

FILE - A U.S. flag hangs at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, Sept. 17, 2025, over the site ...

Defense seeks to block videos of Charlie Kirk’s killing in murder case, claims bias

By Matthew Brown and Hannah Schoenbaum The Associated Press

February 3, 2026 - 3:31 pm

Prosecutors, attorneys for news organizations, and Kirk’s widow urged state District Judge Tony Graf to keep the proceedings open.

Starbucks slashes its menu, removing 13 drinks

Daniel Kline AMG-TheStreet

February 3, 2026 - 10:46 am

Starbucks has removed 13 drinks as it slashes its menu.

Don Lemon arrives at the 68th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. (Ph ...

Don Lemon says a dozen agents came to arrest him even though he offered to turn himself in

By Audrey McAvoy The Associated Press

February 3, 2026 - 9:18 am

“I was walking up to the room and I pressed the elevator button, and then all of a sudden, I feel myself being jostled and and people trying to grab me and put me in handcuffs,” he said Monday on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”