5 new laws that take effect in 2025 in Nevada Five new laws will take effect Jan. 1, 2025, from a tax exemption for diapers to a prohibition on the purchase of drones made by Chinese military companies. 12/31/2024 - 12:00 am | View Link
Nevada's wild horses and burros still the subject of awe, inhumane treatment Driving over the cattle guards that mark the boundaries of the Las Vegas Valley, Southern Nevadans are likely to come across an equine friend or two. Or a herd of them. 12/23/2024 - 1:30 am | View Link
Almost 32M acres are available for solar in the West. Will Trump push back? Another source of conflict for the plan has been the proposed monument of Bahsahwahbee, or Swamp Cedars, located near Ely. About a third of the 25,000-acre site, or roughly 7,000 acres, could be ... 12/21/2024 - 9:57 am | View Link
Immigration advocates rally Nevadans to protect families amid Trump’s deportation threats In Las Vegas, where 33% of the population is Latino, advocates are urging residents to be part of the resistance in protecting their neighbors form Donald Trump's pending deportation orders. Activists ... 12/14/2024 - 9:03 pm | View Link
Some rural Nevadans want Trump to stop the state's solar energy boom "It's the Biden administration at the moment that has told the state of Nevada we have to comply." Aerial view of a Solar Farm near Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 24, 2018. (Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP ... 12/5/2024 - 10:03 am | View Link
Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Pisces.
Happy Birthday for Saturday, Jan. 4, 2024:
You’re hardworking, organized and empathetic. You’re supportive to friends and loved ones. This year will bring exciting changes that will give you increased freedom in your life! Learn to be more flexible and let go of whatever holds you back.
Today is Saturday, Jan. 4, the fourth day of 2025. There are 361 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Jan. 4, 2007, Nancy Pelosi was elected the first female speaker of the House as Democrats took control of Congress.
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In 1853, New Yorker Solomon Northup regained his freedom after being kidnapped in Washington, D.
If it wasn’t already clear, Nikola Jokic vs. Victor Wembanyama will remain appointment viewing for the duration of Jokic’s prime.
Wembanyama went for 35 points and 18 rebounds as the Spurs won a 113-110 thriller over the Nuggets on Friday night at Ball Arena. The European bigs will run it back on Saturday in San Antonio to complete a back-to-back.
Michael Malone took a timeout with 17 seconds to go, down one, to let Jokic go to work against Wembanyama, but San Antonio sent a late double-team, and Jokic turned the ball over trying to find an open Michael Porter Jr.
Sarah Palin wasn't born until five years later, but in 1959, Pres. Eisenhower made it official.
In 1867, Secretary of State William Seward closed the deal acquiring Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million under Pres. Lincoln's purview. It was dubbed Seward's Folly.
Seward negotiated the deal in an extended bargaining session with Russian minister to the United States Eduard de Stoeckl on March 30, 1867.
Since its launch in 1996, Fox News has been the leading source of conservative misinformation and propaganda. As part of its mission to bolster the right and attack the left, the cable news network frequently ventures into strange territory that’s more cringeworthy than politically effective. And that was truer than ever during its slanted coverage of the 2024 election.
Here are 13 of the worst full-cringe moments from this past election cycle.
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Scott Morgenstern, University of Pittsburgh
Donald Trump has made clear his intent to supercharge his “America First” approach to foreign policy in his second term – and Mexico looks set to be at the tip of the spear.
While many of Trump’s predecessors have also followed a “realist” strategy – that is, one where relative power is at the forefront of international relations, while diplomatic success is viewed through how it benefits one’s own nation – the incoming president has displayed an apparent unwillingness to consider the pain that his plans would inflict on targeted countries or the responses this will engender.read more