ATLANTA -- An experimental diet pill helped about half the people who tried it lose some weight and keep it off a year later, without the heart problems that some earlier drugs caused, a study found. Arena Pharmaceuticals' lorcaserin is one of three drugs that are boosting hope for a new generation of more effective weight-loss medicines.
The U.S. Supreme Court allows Education Secretary Linda McMahon to cut nearly 1,400 bureaucrats as American confidence in public schools bottoms out.
Crews fighting a wildfire were focused on stopping the flames from consuming nearby cabins, a water pumping station, mule stables and other structures, fire officials said.
The number of deaths in Southern Nevada where heat has been a factor has reached 29 this year, according to a Clark County release.
Nicole Cannizzaro said she is running to “keep Nevadans safe, protect our rights, and fight for a fairer economy where Nevadans can actually get ahead.”
The Las Vegas Bomb Squad conducts sweeps and monitors special events and visits from dignitaries, and provides training throughout the valley.
Clark County is warning the community about a scam involving citations. The citations may look legitimate, but a county official said they are not from Clark County.
Nevada is suing the Trump administration for freezing more than millions in after-school, English language and other education grants, the state’s attorney general said.
ICE lost one of four Nevada contracts for detention facilities in November after Nye County lost a medical services provider at its jail, according to county officials.
A commercial vehicle caught fire on Interstate 15, causing all northbound lanes to close just south of Baker, Calif., according to the CHP.
A wildfire that tore through a historic Grand Canyon lodge and raged out of control had been allowed to burn for days before erupting over the weekend.
