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Trump set to take oath of office, assume presidency Friday

Shortly before noon Friday, Donald J. Trump will raise his right hand and take the oath of office, becoming the 45th president of the United States.

Las Vegas women head to D.C. to send a message to Trump

While they could have marched at a sister event in Las Vegas, some 300 Nevadans are on their way to the nation’s capital to raise their concerns within earshot of President Donald Trump on Saturday.

Obama commutes sentences of 330 federal inmates

Barack Obama cut short the sentences of 330 federal inmates convicted of drug crimes on Thursday, bringing his bid to correct what he’s called a systematic injustice to a climactic close.

US government releases last of documents from bin Laden compound

The Obama administration is releasing the last of three installments of documents belonging to Osama bin Laden that were found in the terrorist’s secret compound in Pakistan in 2011.

Feds slow to assess health impacts of Camp LeJeune’s toxic water

The federal government has been in no hurry to assess the health impacts of two harmful chemicals found in a water supply that Marine veterans from Camp LeJeune, North Carolina blame on cancer and other maladies.

 
Debate over ‘Hamilton’ speech exposes divisiveness after US election

President-elect Donald Trump demanded an apology from the cast of the Broadway musical “Hamilton” a day after an actor in the hit show delivered a pointed message about diversity to his running mate who was in attendance.

Ceremonies mark big change for Nevada National Guard squadron — PHOTOS

The Nevada Army National Guard’s “Wildhorse” 1st Squadron, 221st Cavalry Regiment — the same one that returned from a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan in 2010 — is expanding to become part of the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team in Boise, Idaho.

 
Half of millennials more likely to lean Democratic

Most of America’s young adults are single, don’t go to church and while half say they have no loyalty to a political party, when pushed they tend to swing further left politically than those before them.

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