The first nuclear test in Operation Upshot-Knothole, Annie was a 16-kiloton tower shot conducted in Yucca Flat on March 17, 1953. It was the first test in Operation Doorstep part of a civil defense study involving houses, cars and other civilian structures. See more test shot videos in the Nevada Test Site 60th Anniversary interactive with historic footage, maps, timeline and more.
Four bills have passed both chambers of the Nevada Legislature and could soon be signed by the governor as a special legislative session enters its fourth day on Sunday.
Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin said Saturday that Brazilian exported goods to the U.S. including coffee, beef and tropical fruits would still be tariffed 40%, despite President Donald Trump’s decision to remove some import taxes.
The proposal followed the funding lapse in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, during the federal government shutdown. Senate Democrats said they wanted to create a similar system run by the state in case of future funding lapses.
The administration insisted Trump, who mercilessly mocked his predecessor’s use of an autopen, had originally signed all the pardons himself and blamed “technical” and staffing issues for the error.
Jimmy Kimmel’s lifelong friend and the band leader of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Cleto Escobedo III, passed away on Tuesday, November 11, at just 59 years old. Condolences poured in for Kimmel throughout the week, and Escobedo’s cause of death has now been revealed.
A Mega Millions player in Georgia won the $980 million jackpot on Friday, overcoming abysmal odds to win the huge prize.
The footage, according to authorities, is the video Cox captured when they say she secretly recorded fellow Henderson Councilwoman Monica Larson at City Hall on Jan. 9.
Proponents say the legislation is necessary due to lawmaker’s security concerns, but journalism and open government groups oppose the move to hide public information.
The bill would also require that the developer be hired for other related work, without a formal bidding process.
Most people have lost sight of the timeline surrounding the insidious, late sex offender, who took a plea deal in 2008 and killed himself in 2019.
