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‘Potter’ star Emma Watson to transfer from Brown

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

April 23, 2011 - 3:25 pm

A spokeswoman for Harry Potter star Emma Watson says she will be transferring from Brown University to another university in the autumn.

Vanessa Davies denied reports that the 21-year-old actress was "bullied out" of the Rhode Island university, saying there was no truth in reports by a number of online publications who cited classmates and "insiders".

Davies said Saturday that Watson, who plays Hermione in the wizard movie series, has decided to pursue a different course not offered at Brown.

The rare earth mine owned and operated by Las Vegas-based company MP Materials, on April 29, 20 ...

Your next iPhone could come from this mine. It also has billions in Pentagon contracts

By Alan Halaly / RJ

August 11, 2025 - 3:52 pm

Both Apple and the feds have boosted the only operational rare earth mine in North America.

Assembly Majority Floor Leader Sandra Jauregui and Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager, both D-Las Ve ...

Nevada Democratic Assembly leaders will not seek re-election

By Jessica Hill / RJ

August 11, 2025 - 2:25 pm

Speaker Steve Yeager and Majority Floor Leader Sandra Jauregui will not seek re-election in 2026.

CCSD Superintendent Jhone Ebert speaks during the Frank F. Garside Junior High School ribbon cu ...

CCSD, teachers union reach tentative agreement on contract

By Spencer Levering / RJ

August 11, 2025 - 3:25 pm

CCSD Superintendent Jhone Ebert says the tentative contract will put qualified educators in each classroom and addresses veteran teacher salaries.

Emergency crew gather after an explosion at the Clairton Coke Works, a U.S. Steel coking plant, ...

1 dead, dozens hurt or trapped after explosion at US Steel plant in Pennsylvania

By Marc Levy, Michael Casey and Patrick Whittle The Associated Press

August 11, 2025 - 10:56 am

The explosion sent black smoke spiralling into the midday sky in the Monongahela Valley, a region of the state synonymous with steel for more than a century.

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the Whit ...

Trump says he’s placing Washington police under federal control and deploying the National Guard

By Josh Boak and David Klepper Associated Press

August 11, 2025 - 10:51 am

Donald Trump said Monday that he’s taking over Washington’s police department and deploying 800 members of the National Guard across the city in the hopes of reducing crime, even as city officials stressed that crime is already falling in the nation’s capital.

FILE - A board outlining the case against Ghislaine Maxwell is seen during a news conference to ...

Grand jury testimony that indicted Ghislaine Maxwell won’t be unsealed, judge says

By Larry Neumeister, Michael R. Sisak and Jennifer Peltz The Associated Press

August 11, 2025 - 7:51 am

Transcripts of the secret grand jury testimony that led to the sex trafficking indictment of Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell won’t be released, a judge decided Monday.

Clark County School District Superintendent Jhone Ebert, right, is greeted by South Career and ...

Red carpets and cheers for some students as Clark County goes back to school

By Spencer Levering and Megan Howard / RJ

August 11, 2025 - 2:34 pm

Tens of thousands of students across the county filed into classrooms on Monday morning for the Clark County School District’s first day of school.

A portion of the Airport Connector Tunnel westbound roadway is deteriorated on March 14, 2024. ...

What is that white residue in the Airport Connector Tunnel?

By Mick Akers / RJ

August 11, 2025 - 8:54 am

If you’ve driven in the Airport Connector Tunnel you’ve probably noticed drops of water falling on your windshield, a white residue on the ceiling of the tunnel and on the road.

A ribbon is cut during the Frank F. Garside Junior High School ribbon cutting ceremony at Frank ...

As a new school year begins, officials see hope amid challenges

By Megan Howard and Spencer Levering / RJ

August 11, 2025 - 7:24 am

The Clark County School District faces declining enrollment, traffic safety concerns and aging school buildings.

A lineman works beneath an umbrella along West Owens Avenue Friday, May 30, 2025, in Las Vegas. ...

Nevada’s new worker heat protections could be model for U.S.

By McKenna Ross / RJ

August 11, 2025 - 6:00 am

Nevada started implementing rules to address extreme heat illness in workplaces. Now, national employer groups and businesses are recommending them to the federal government.