A headline in Thursday's Review-Journal attributed to Rep. Jon Porter, R-Nev., a suggestion that a premature withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq could result in the rise in the price of gasoline to $9 a gallon. In fact, Porter merely was relaying such a suggestion, which originated with officials with whom he spoke during his recent trip to Iraq.
President Donald Trump says he launched a “powerful and deadly” U.S. strike against Islamic State forces in Nigeria.
Another powerful storm system that could soak Southern California with its wettest Christmas in years rolled into the region.
Last year, about 10,000 Christmas trees transformed into 86 tons of mulch for use in city parks.
The first U.S. pontiff addressed some 26,000 people from the loggia overlooking St. Peter’s Square for the traditional papal “Urbi et Orbi” address, Latin for “To the City and to the World.”
Rosa Cortez was unanimously ratified as a deputy city manager on Aug. 20, becoming the first Latina at the post in the municipality’s history.
A lawyer for Carrie Cox asked a judge to dismiss a felony charge against the Henderson councilwoman for allegedly recording another councilwoman’s private conversation due to insufficient evidence.
A winter storm swept across California, with heavy rains and gusty winds bringing mudslides and debris flows that has led to some water rescues and evacuation orders.
The Christmas Eve announcement came hours after a dozen U.S. senators called on the Justice Department’s watchdog to examine its failure to meet the deadline.
A 16-year-old boy being investigated in the death of his stepsister on a Carnival cruise ship last month has no recollection about what happened, according to text message exchanges between his parents filed in a custody court case.
A District Court judge this month dismissed a lawsuit that sought to stop construction of an upcoming Las Vegas housing and resource facility.
