News

A real mobile device

Al Gibes

November 21, 2008 - 1:35 pm

The new Nissan Cube, a stylish, boxy vehicle that's due to hit the road next Spring, isn't being called a car, crossover, SUV or anything else in today's automotive lexicon. Nope. This is a "mobile device."

Talk about marketing to the mobile world. Brilliant. The car kinda looks like an iPod on wheels. It's reminiscent of the Scion, but sleeker and more refined. It has some mobile device features built-in, just as many other new cars do. You can easily plug-in to your iPod or other MP3 player, connect to your mobile phone via built-in Bluetooth, and I'm hoping for more. I'm hoping for a model that incorporates a WiFi hot spot, but the site doesn't mention this. Yet.

See the car -- er... Mobile Device for yourself at the Nissan Cube site.

People sit among the wildflowers along Badwater Road in Death Valley National Park, Calif., on ...

Superbloom watch: When to expect wildflowers in Death Valley

By Alan Halaly / RJ

January 14, 2026 - 6:01 am

All eyes are on Death Valley as people hope for a superbloom.

Kiefer Sutherland arrives at the 29th Critics Choice Awards Jan. 14, 2024, at the Barker Hangar ...

Hollywood star arrested for allegedly assaulting a ride-hail driver, police say

By Jaimie Ding and Andrew Dalton The Associated Press

January 13, 2026 - 9:26 pm

Authorities say actor Kiefer Sutherland has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a ride-hail driver in Los Angeles.

U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., delivers remarks after winning re-election Nov. 9, 2024, in Las ...

Rosen bill targets mining industry’s ‘aging workforce’ with exchange program

By Alan Halaly / RJ

January 13, 2026 - 6:06 pm

The U.S. may start looking outside the country for mining expertise.

FILE - Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson, center, answers questions during a news confere ...

Official: DOJ sees no basis for civil rights probe in Minnesota ICE shooting

By Alanna Durkin Richer and Eric Tucker The Associated Press

January 13, 2026 - 3:12 pm

The decision to keep the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division out of the investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Good marks a sharp departure from past administrations.

Actor Timothy Busfield smiles before an NFL football game in Detroit, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo ...

‘West Wing’ actor turns himself in to face child sex abuse charges in New Mexico

By Susan Montoya Bryan Associated Press

January 13, 2026 - 1:57 pm

Director and Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield turned himself to authorities on Tuesday to face child sex abuse charges in New Mexico stemming from allegations that he inappropriately touched a minor on the set of a TV series he was directing.

Protesters wave transgender pride flags outside the Supreme Court as it hears arguments over st ...

Supreme Court seems likely to uphold state bans on transgender athletes in girls and women’s sports

By Mark Sherman The Associated Press

January 13, 2026 - 12:02 pm

At least five of the six conservatives on the nine-member court indicated they would rule that the laws don’t violate either the Constitution or the landmark Title IX law.

Scott Adams, creator of the the comic strip "Dilbert," pictured in his Pleasanton, Ca ...

Scott Adams, ‘Dilbert’ cartoonist and author who pushed on through cancellation, dies at 68

By Christie D’Zurilla Los Angeles Times

January 13, 2026 - 8:33 am

He revealed his Stage 4 cancer diagnosis in May 2025, shortly after former President Joe Biden’s metastatic prostate cancer diagnosis went public.

Iranians attend an anti-government protest in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo)

‘Help is on its way,’ Trump tells Iranian protesters amid a state crackdown

By Aamer Madhani The Associated Press

January 13, 2026 - 12:23 pm

President Donald Trump also said that he’s cutting of the prospect of talks with Iranian officials.

PBS Kids show characters including the title character from "Arthur" decorate boxes at the Ariz ...

PBS weekend newscasts shut down due to funding cuts

By David Bauder Associated Press

January 12, 2026 - 8:34 pm

PBS will premiere separate programs next weekend after shutting the doors on its Saturday and Sunday breaking newscasts due to the federal government’s funding cut to public broadcasting.

Handcuffs hang from the wall in the North Las Vegas jail in 2012. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Lawsuit: Inmate died of fentanyl overdose at North Las Vegas jail in 2024

By Casey Harrison / RJ

January 12, 2026 - 2:09 pm

A 25-page complaint alleges the City of North Las Vegas, its police department and jail employees or contractors failed to protect the inmate from the known risk of exposure to fentanyl.