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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

April 20, 2010 - 7:47 am

NEW YORK -- Michael Douglas says his family's fame and history of substance abuse helped drive his troubled son into drug addiction and crime, and the Academy Award-winning actor is asking a judge to show leniency toward him.

Student walkouts against ICE, new bell schedule discussed at School Board meeting

By Spencer Levering / RJ

January 23, 2026 - 9:30 am

Trustees questioned the decision to change school start times and community members spoke about recent anti-ICE high school walkouts during Thursday’s School Board meeting.

Romero holds massive fundraising lead over Chadwick in Henderson mayoral race

By Casey Harrison / RJ

January 23, 2026 - 6:00 am

Henderson Mayor Michelle Romero’s political contributions are dwarfing those of the former city police chief who is running against her, campaign finance filings show.

‘Absurd’: Tony Hsieh’s father wants Nevada Supreme Court involved with probate case

By Eli Segall / RJ

January 23, 2026 - 5:30 am

Richard Hsieh is looking to reverse a ruling that gave two outside lawyers a role in his son’s estate.

More than half the US threatened with ice, snow and cold in massive winter storm

By Emilie Megnien, Jeffrey Collins and Jamie Stengle The Associated Press

January 23, 2026 - 9:26 am

Forecasters warned that the damage, especially in areas pounded by ice, could rival a hurricane.

Lance D. Austin, left, and William Johnson, right. (Courtesy of Nevada Department of Corrections)

Two inmates die at Nevada prisons, corrections officials say

By Bryan Horwath / RJ

January 22, 2026 - 7:31 pm

Both inmates came to northern Nevada prisons from Clark County.

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Southern Nevada food pantries saw need surge in 2025. This year could be worse

By McKenna Ross and Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

January 22, 2026 - 1:24 pm

As changes to federal food stamp benefits go into effect, food pantry users and nonprofits worry that food insecurity will only get worse.

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Trump sues JPMorgan for $5B, alleges bank closed his accounts for political reasons

The Associated Press

January 22, 2026 - 10:54 am

“JPMC does not close accounts for political or religious reasons,” a bank spokesperson said. “We do close accounts because they create legal or regulatory risk for the company.”

Federal agents on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

Federal officers detain 5-year-old boy; School official says he was used as ‘bait’

By HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press

January 22, 2026 - 9:12 am

A 5-year-old boy arriving home from preschool in Minnesota was taken by federal agents along with his father to a detention facility in Texas, school officials and the family’s lawyer said.

‘The law required that he be held to account’: Jack Smith testifies about his Trump investigations

By Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro and Alanna Durkin Richer The Associated Press

January 22, 2026 - 1:54 pm

Jack Smith on Thursday defended his investigations of Donald Trump insisting that he had acted without regard to politics and had no second thoughts about the criminal charges he brought.

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‘Sinners’ makes history, setting Oscars nomination record

By Jake Coyle The Associated Press

January 22, 2026 - 8:51 am

Paul Thomas Anderson’s father-daughter revolutionary saga “One Battle After Another,” the favorite coming into nominations, trailed in second with 13 nominations of its own.