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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz: former House speaker and husband killed in politically motivated shooting

Smoke rises up after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

US-Iran talks over Tehran’s nuclear program won’t take place after Israel’s surprise attack

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5 biggest issues Nevada legislators aimed to fix with new laws

‘I do not like using the veto pen’: Nevada governor sets new record

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March 7, 2011 - 12:42 pm

U.S. Senator John Ensign announced he would not seek re-election for U.S. Senate in 2012 at the Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse on Monday. Ensign cited the reason for not seeking re-election as he did not want to drag his family through an ugly campaign.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz: former House speaker and husband killed in politically motivated shooting

By Tim Sullivan Associated Press

June 14, 2025 - 11:09 am

A man posing as a police officer shot and killed a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband in a brazen attack at their home early Saturday, and a second lawmaker and his wife were wounded in a separate shooting in what Gov. Tim Walz described as targeted political violence.

US-Iran talks over Tehran’s nuclear program won’t take place after Israel’s surprise attack

By Jon Gambrell, Melanie Lidman and Julia Frankel Associated Press

June 14, 2025 - 11:02 am

The latest U.S.-Iran talks on Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program will not take place Sunday, mediator Oman said Saturday, as Israel and Iran traded blows a day after Israel’s blistering attack on Iranian nuclear and military sites.

5 biggest issues Nevada legislators aimed to fix with new laws

By Jessica Hill / RJ

June 13, 2025 - 6:31 pm

Gov. Joe Lombardo signed more than 500 bills into law. Here’s what they aim to do.

‘I do not like using the veto pen’: Nevada governor sets new record

By McKenna Ross / RJ

June 13, 2025 - 6:30 pm

Politicians and observers say the record-breaking number of vetoes suggests disagreement in the divided government in Carson City.

Brig. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, the deputy chief of staff of Iran's armed forces, right, and Brig. ...

Iran launches new retaliatory wave at Israel as conflict widens

By Golnar Motevalli Bloomberg News

June 13, 2025 - 6:09 pm

Iran fired hundreds of ballistic missiles against Israel following an unprecedented direct attack on its nuclear facilities, ramping up a conflict between sworn enemies that threatens to engulf the Middle East and disrupt global oil supplies.

Alex Wiest (center) is celebrated as the Zion Canyon Shuttle System's 100 millionth rider (NPS ...

Zion National Park marks 100M shuttle riders, 25 years of sustainable transit

By Kevin J. Barr / RJ

June 13, 2025 - 12:36 pm

Zion National Park celebrated a major milestone on Thursday with the 100 millionth rider of the Zion Canyon Shuttle System.

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo vetoed a bill aimed to protect such infertility treatments as in vitro ...

Lombardo vetoes IVF protections bill, cites fiscal concerns

By Jessica Hill / RJ

June 13, 2025 - 10:44 am

Gov. Joe Lombardo vetoed a bill that would have established a statutory right to IVF treatment, citing the state’s fiscal woes.

The State Bar of Nevada wants to relitigate a disciplinary case against Clark County Commission ...

Nevada bar wants new disciplinary hearing against Commissioner Jones

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

June 13, 2025 - 10:24 am

The State Bar of Nevada wants to relitigate a disciplinary case against Clark County Commissioner Justin after an independent panel declined to strip his law license earlier this year.