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Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department headquarters (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Las Vegas police sued over ‘racially motivated’ encounter

By Max Michor / RJ

November 20, 2019 - 8:00 am

A retired Las Vegas firefighter claims a racially motivated encounter with Las Vegas police left him with nerve damage in his wrists and hands.

In an April 5, 2017, file photo, the Capitol is seen at sunrise in Washington. At a time when ...

Facts missing from American democracy, Americans say

By Nicholas Riccardi and Hannah Fingerhut The Associated Press

November 20, 2019 - 7:05 am

A meager 9% of Americans believe that campaign messages are usually based on facts, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Opinion Research and USAFacts. Only 14% think policy decisions are often or always fact-based, or that Americans’ voting decisions are rooted in facts.

Sondland says Guiliani pushed ‘quid pro quo’ with Ukraine — LIVESTREAM

By Gary Martin / RJ

November 20, 2019 - 7:11 am

Ambassador Gordon Sondland told House impeachment investigators Wednesday that Rudy Giuliani was pushing a “quid pro quo” with Ukraine that he had to go along with it because it’s what President Donald Trump wanted.

Democratic presidential candidate South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks during a fundra ...

7 key questions heading into Democratic debate Wednesday

By Steve Peoples The Associated Press

November 20, 2019 - 5:19 am

New uncertainty hangs over the Democratic presidential primary as 10 candidates meet on the debate stage once again.

Remains of 17 unclaimed veterans laid to rest in Southern Nevada

By Briana Erickson / RJ

November 19, 2019 - 7:50 pm

The remains of the veterans were escorted to the cemetery by the Patriot Guard Riders of Southern Nevada.

Clark County Government Center in Las Vegas (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Clark County backs public land site for senior affordable housing

By Shea Johnson / RJ

November 19, 2019 - 6:10 pm

Negotiations are underway to build 195 affordable senior citizen apartment units northwest of the intersection of Pebble Road and Eastern Avenue.

A Southwest Airlines plane takes off from McCarran International Airport on Thursday, July 25, ...

FAA seeks public input on Las Vegas Metroplex Project

By Mick Akers / RJ

November 19, 2019 - 5:58 pm

The FAA proposes to address the inefficiencies by implementing new routes that are more direct, automatically separated from each other, and have efficient climb and descent profiles.

Suspect in 2 killings pleads not guilty in North Las Vegas case

By Katelyn Newberg / RJ

November 19, 2019 - 5:51 pm

Rita Colon, a 44-year-old extradited from Peru in late October, pleaded not guilty Tuesday in one of two Las Vegas Valley cases where she has been charged with murder.

Fight leads to fatal stabbing aboard San Francisco area train

The Associated Press

November 19, 2019 - 4:50 pm

Transit officers searched the area and were able to apprehend a suspect.

The main gate of Camp Pendleton Marine Base at Camp Pendleton, Calif. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi, ...

Ruling threatens human smuggling cases against Marines

By Julie Watson The Associated Press

November 19, 2019 - 3:25 pm

SAN DIEGO — Marine Corps prosecutors were scrambling Tuesday to save numerous cases tied to a human smuggling investigation after a military judge ruled it was illegal for the military to arrest the Marines during a morning battalion formation and accuse them in front of their peers.