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July 29, 2008 - 9:00 pm

•The occupation of John Hambrick, candidate for the Assembly District 2, was misidentified in Sunday's editions of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. He is a retired member of federal law enforcement.

•An error occurred in the Almanac column of Saturday's Review-Journal. The item regarding Britain's Prince Charles being made the Prince of Wales at age 9 in 1958 by his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, incorrectly stated his investiture occurred the following year. The investiture did not occur until July 1, 1969.

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Rep. Susie Lee speaks during a press conference and celebration event, hosted by Opportunity 18 ...

Are Nevada members of Congress getting paid during the shutdown?

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

October 31, 2025 - 5:31 pm

A U.S. Senate amendment introduced this week proposes stripping Congressional pay during any government shutdown.

This undated photo provided by Katherine Rees Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, shows her mother, Suzann ...

Cruise passenger, 80, found dead after being abandoned on island

By Rod McGuirk Associated Press

October 31, 2025 - 1:44 pm

An 80-year-old cruise passenger has been found dead on a Great Barrier Reef island, a day after she was accidentally abandoned there by the ship’s crew.

A volunteer prepares meals at the Philabundance Community Kitchen in Philadelphia, Thursday, Oc ...

Judges order Trump administration to use contingency funds for SNAP payments

By Michael Casey, Geoff Mulvihill and Kimberlee Kruesi The Associated Press

October 31, 2025 - 4:25 pm

Two federal judges ruled on Friday that the Trump administration must continue to pay for SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using emergency reserve funds during the government shutdown.

Dr. Pepper bottles are seen in this AP file photo. (Jim Cole/AP)

Coca-Cola drops popular soda flavor from key venues, restaurants

Daniel Kline AMG-TheStreet

October 31, 2025 - 10:48 am

Coca-Cola has dropped Dr. Pepper from key venues and restaurants. Here’s what to know about the change.

Former President Joe Biden listens to a speaker before receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award ...

SAUNDERS: The bumbling cover-up of Biden’s decline reads like Hollywood comedy

By Debra J. Saunders / RJ

October 31, 2025 - 10:10 am

House Republicans produce a report that reveals how far Biden’s inner circle went to hide his poor cognitive function — and try to get him re-elected anyway.

FILE - Kevin Roberts, president of The Heritage Foundation, speaks at the National Religious Br ...

Heritage Foundation head defends Tucker Carlson for hosting white nationalist with antisemitic views

By Matt Brown The Associated Press

October 31, 2025 - 8:59 am

The former Fox News host has been critical of the U.S.’s support for Israel in its war with Hamas and has come under fire for his own far-right views.

President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives on Air Force One, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, at Joi ...

Republican leaders reject Trump’s demands to scrap the Senate filibuster to end the shutdown

By Lisa Mascaro and Mary Clare Jalonick The Associated Press

October 31, 2025 - 11:51 am

The president pushed his Republican Party to get rid of the Senate rule that requires 60 votes to overcome objections and gives the minority Democrats a check on GOP power.

Mason Voehl, of the Amargosa Conservancy, attempts to identify a plant growing on the edge of a ...

‘You can’t drink money’: Mine drilling near Death Valley stokes groundwater fears

By Alan Halaly / RJ

October 31, 2025 - 7:00 am

Another mining fight is brewing in the Amargosa Desert outside of Las Vegas.

FBI director Kash Patel speaks during a roundtable on criminal cartels with President Donald Tr ...

FBI director says multiple people arrested in Halloween weekend attack plot

The Associated Press

October 31, 2025 - 6:57 am

Multiple people who had been allegedly plotting a violent attack over the Halloween weekend were arrested Friday morning in Michigan, FBI Director Kash Patel said in a social media post.

Metropolitan Police Department officers search a man who was detained near the Fashion Show Mal ...

Critics say this court program targeted the homeless. Here’s why Strip casinos want it back

By Katelyn Newberg and Noble Brigham / RJ

October 31, 2025 - 9:56 am

The Resort Corridor Court led to an increase in the number of orders banning criminal defendants from the Strip. It could be revived in a special session.