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Former Nevada prisoner loses civil case

A federal jury has ruled against a former prisoner in a civil rights case involving a 2008 incident at the Southern Desert Correctional Center in Indian Springs.

 
Effects, plot just two reasons to see this year’s best sequel

Oh, sure, they’re adorable when they’re little, wearing tiny outfits, learning sign language and scampering about the house like itty-bitty Parkour experts. Then, the next thing you know, they’re all grown up and taking the world by storm in “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.”

USS Nevada
 
USS Nevada

A host of dignitaries, U.S. Navy veterans and others turned out at the state Capitol on Friday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the launching of the famed battleship U.S.S. Nevada.

Strong quake hits Japan, triggers small tsunami

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Japan’s northern coast near the nuclear power plant crippled in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The earthquake early Saturday triggered a small tsunami.

CDC Anthrax scare reveals more lab safety problems

Citing an anthrax scare and other safety problems, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday said it shut down two research labs and stopped shipping highly dangerous germs to other labs.

Inventor pushes solar panels for roads, highways

The solar panels that Idaho inventor Scott Brusaw has built aren’t meant for rooftops. They are meant for roads, driveways, parking lots, bike trails and, eventually, highways.

Hate Hobby Lobby ruling? Then repeal the RFRA!

This week, Reps. Dina Titus and Steven Horsford joined with other House Democrats to support a bill aimed at blunting the effect of last week’s decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby allowing churches and religious nonprofits to continue to avoid the contraceptive mandate.

Postcard from Brazil: Exploring Jericoacoara

Last Sunday, my cousin Drew and I hopped a bus bound for Jericoacoara, a prized beach town 150 miles to the northwest of Fortaleza.

Florida man sentenced for evading taxes

A Florida man convicted of evading taxes on hundreds of thousands of dollars from the sale of stock in a much-scrutinized diamond company has been sentenced to four years in federal prison.

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