Obama pushing for more clean energy choices for consumers
By NANCY BENAC Pushing back against fossil fuel interests, President Barack Obama is pressing to give ordinary Americans more power to choose what kind of power they use. The president,…
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Clinton seeks distance from Obama on climate change issues
By JOSH LEDERMAN and KEN THOMAS Hillary Rodham Clinton is voicing opposition to President Barack Obama’s authorization for oil drilling in the Alaska Arctic and his delays on Keystone XL,…
Former Nevada attorney general to run for Reid’s Senate seat
By MICHELLE RINDELS Former Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto announced Wednesday that she will run for Harry Reid’s Senate seat, less than two weeks after the Democratic leader said…
‘Spider-Man’ producer sees better fit in Las Vegas
By MARK KENNEDY FILE – In this March 9, 2011, file photo, people line up to enter the Foxwoods Theatre for a matinee showing of “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,”…
Scientists oppose logging bills in Congress
By SCOTT SONNER RENO, Nev. (AP) — More than 200 biologists, ecologists and other scientists are urging Congress to defeat legislation they say would destroy critical wildlife habitat by setting…
POLICE: NEV. SCHOOL SHOOTER, 12, GOT GUN FROM HOME
By SCOTT SONNER This undated photo provided by Chandra Landsberry shows Sharon and Michael Landsberry. Police said Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, the student who wounded two classmates and killed Michael…
POLICE: STUDENT KILLED STAFFER AT NEVADA SCHOOL
By SCOTT SONNER A Sparks Middle School student, back to camera, cries with family members after being released from Agnes Risley Elementary School Monday Oct. 21, 2013, in Sparks Nev.,…
2 DEAD, 2 BOYS HURT IN NEVADA SCHOOL SHOOTING
By SCOTT SONNER Swat team members secure the scene near Sparks Middle School in Sparks, Nev., after a shooting there on Monday, Oct. 21, 2013. Authorities are reporting that two…