Accusing her of betrayal and insubordination, President Donald Trump on Monday fired Sally Yates, the acting attorney general of the United States and a Democratic appointee, after she publicly questioned the constitutionality of his controversial refugee and immigration ban and refused to defend it in court.
The French Canadian university student charged with killing six Muslim men during evening prayers at a mosque was known for far-right, nationalist views and his support of the French rightist party led by Marine Le Pen.
Four refugees approved for resettlement and due to arrive in the Las Vegas Valley in the next two weeks have had their flights canceled following President Donald Trump’s executive order freezing the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, a representative of their sponsor organization said Monday.
The family of Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson has withdrawn as investors in a proposed $1.9 billion, 65,000-seat domed football stadium intended to bring the NFL’s Oakland Raiders to Southern Nevada.
Billionaire casino owner Steve Wynn will become finance chairman of the Republican National Committee at the behest of President Donald Trump. The RNC would not confirm reports by LifeZette and Fox News.
Two-thirds of the completed applications for the state’s Education Savings Account program come from households making less than $50,000 a year, data provided Monday by the state treasurer’s office shows.
Brandy Stutzman was convicted Monday of first-degree murder and burglary charges in the 2010 killing of her husband.
A federal appeals court Monday revived a lawsuit filed by a Nevada inmate alleging excessive force by prison officers and assigned the case to a new judge, saying U.S. District Judge Robert Jones would have “substantial difficulty” putting previous expressed views out of his mind.
North Las Vegas Youth Legislature member Da’Vione Lomax isn’t old enough to vote, but she can still have her voice heard.
Samantha Ostrovsky got into in politics the same way many others do. She had connections.
