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Rush of applications come at health care deadline

A flood of last-minute applicants rushed to sign up for health insurance on Monday, deadline day for President Barack Obama’s health care law, with more than 100,000 people at a time using the fragile system. After early stumbles, the website is up and running again.

Nevada’s same-sex marriage ban still could end up in high court

A court challenge to Nevada’s ban on same-sex marriage is no longer at the top of the queue in efforts nationally to legalize gay unions after a hearing date initially set by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for April 9 was postponed but the Nevada case is still in the mix as more courts around the country continue to weigh in on the controversial issue, a lawyer for Lambda Legal said last week.

Clark County GOP steps away from strict marriage definition

The Clark County Republican Party removed language from its platform saying marriage should be defined as “between a man and a woman,” a major change acknowledging a growing gay rights movement, the party’s political director said Monday.

GM recalls 1.5 million cars for electronic power-steering defect

General Motors Co. said Monday it is recalling 1.5 million vehicles worldwide because the electronic power-steering assist can suddenly stop working, making them harder to steer.

 
New Mexico governor calls for calm after protest

A day after hundreds of people clashed with Albuquerque riot officers over police shootings, Gov. Susana Martinez said Monday that she understands the public’s frustration but called on protesters to remain calm while federal officials investigate.

Woman killed boyfriend with stiletto heel, prosecutor says

A Houston woman attacked her boyfriend in a fit of rage, sat on him after knocking him down and then stabbed him to death with the stiletto heel of her shoe, striking him at least 25 times in the face, a prosecutor told jurors Monday.

Kids to get technical with library programs through April

Children are scheduled to build with Lego, mix colors, make paper airplanes, experiment with static, create a lava lamp and more during science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs planned through April in libraries around the valley.

Program helps improve school’s neighborhood at grass-roots level

Each year, Paul Jones spends a lot of his free time collecting and recycling cans and then donates the proceeds to a charity he feels is worthy. This year, he chose the Keeping Everyone’s Eyes on the Neighborhood program.