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People walk through Santa Cruz, Jamaica, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, after Hurricane Melissa pass ...

Hurricane Melissa leaves dozens dead in trail of destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica

Displaced Palestinians inspect the damage after an Israeli army strike on their tent camp in De ...

Israel’s military says ceasefire is back on as death toll from overnight strikes in Gaza reaches 104

The Nevada Legislature building on April 23, 2025, in Carson City. (Liv Paggiarino/Las Vegas Re ...

Did your elected Nevada lawmaker vote to protect the environment?

Jeanne Llera, right, the mother of Jorge Gomez, and her daughter Jazmin Gomez arrive at the Llo ...

Officer testifies he saw fatally shot protester’s rifle ‘come up,’ but didn’t initially tell investigators

By HOPE YEN and CALVIN WOODWARDASSOCIATED PRESS

October 30, 2010 - 1:32 pm

WASHINGTON -- In the shadow of the Capitol and the election, comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert entertained a huge throng Saturday at a "sanity" rally poking fun at the nation's ill-tempered politics, fear-mongers and doomsayers.

Hurricane Melissa leaves dozens dead in trail of destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica

By Ariel Fernandez, Andrea Rodriguez, John Myers Jr. and Evens Sanon The Associated Press

October 29, 2025 - 9:49 am

Melissa made landfall Tuesday in Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm with top winds of 185 mph, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, before weakening and moving on to Cuba.

Israel’s military says ceasefire is back on as death toll from overnight strikes in Gaza reaches 104

By Wafaa Shurafa and Josh Boak The Associated Press

October 29, 2025 - 7:11 am

The strikes, the deadliest since the ceasefire began on Oct. 10, marked the most serious challenge to the tenuous truce to date.

Did your elected Nevada lawmaker vote to protect the environment?

By Alan Halaly / RJ

October 29, 2025 - 9:59 am

A new environment-focused scorecard ranks state lawmakers and the governor on their recent record.

Officer testifies he saw fatally shot protester’s rifle ‘come up,’ but didn’t initially tell investigators

By Noble Brigham / RJ

October 28, 2025 - 8:38 pm

An officer said Tuesday that he did not initially tell investigators about seeing an armed protester raise or point a gun before police killed the protester.

Mourners look on as the casket of 12-year-old Jovonn “JoJo” Magee-Thomas is loaded at Abund ...

Family, friends say goodbye to popular Las Vegas 12-year-old killed in e-scooter crash

By Bryan Horwath / RJ

October 28, 2025 - 8:21 pm

About 400 people attended Abundant Life Seventh-day Adventist Church to remember Jovonn “JoJo” Magee-Thomas, a student and standout athlete at Mater Academy East Las Vegas.

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani greets some people in a car while surrounded by ...

SAUNDERS: Will New York voters back Mamdani, turn Gotham into Detroit?

By Debra J. Saunders / RJ

October 28, 2025 - 4:26 pm

If Big Apple residents think things can’t get any worse, they should look closely at the positions of the democratic socialist front-runner for mayor.

The Metropolitan Police Department's new fleet of Tesla Cybertruck patrol vehicles were on disp ...

Sheriff showcases new Cybertrucks to be used by Las Vegas police

By Spencer Levering / RJ

October 28, 2025 - 1:08 pm

The 10-car, all-electric fleet announced in February will hit the streets in the next few weeks with the ability to carry more special equipment meant to deescalate critical calls.

Emergency food providers brace for need as Nevada joins lawsuit to avert SNAP shutdown

By McKenna Ross and Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

October 28, 2025 - 7:55 pm

Nevada on Tuesday joined a lawsuit against the Trump administration aiming to release emergency funding to a food program that helps feed nearly 500,000 residents as the federal government shutdown stretches on.

Palestinians watch as Egyptian machinery and workers search for the bodies of hostages in Hamad ...

Gaza ceasefire tested as Israel and Hamas exchange fire and blame

By Wafaa Shurafa The Associated Press

October 28, 2025 - 1:30 pm

The slow return of hostages’ bodies is posing a challenge to implementing the next stages of the ceasefire, which will address even knottier issues.

Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. (Las Vegas Review-Journal/File)

Why Gaming Commission denied licensing to this Rio parent company executive

By Richard N. Velotta / RJ

October 28, 2025 - 8:22 am

Dreamscape Companies Inc. President and Chief Financial Officer John Eder had been recommended for licensing by the Gaming Control Board. But he ended up being denied.