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Nevada schools face new rules on cellphones and teacher hiring
1+ hour, 25+ min ago (655+ words) Thursday, July 2, 2026 | 2 a. m. Nevada's latest batch of laws took effect Wednesday, including a classroom cellphone policy, a new route for some foreign-trained doctors to seek a Nevada medical license and a housing measure that could make accessory dwelling units easier to…...
Clark County launches expedited training courses to meet urgent need for foster parents
1+ hour, 25+ min ago (313+ words) Thursday, July 2, 2026 | 2 a. m. With more than 100 children " many of them infants and toddlers " currently in its emergency shelter, Clark County is fast-tracking foster parent training to move its youngest residents into homes. Of the more than 100 children at Child Haven, the…...
41 is a generous ranking for Trump
1+ hour, 25+ min ago (187+ words) By Mark Bird, Las Vegas Thursday, July 2, 2026 | 2 a. m. The 2026 World Almanac'has a C-SPAN ranking of presidents. Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, and Franklin D. Roosevelt are ranked as the three best. President Donald Trump was ranked 41st.' Just as leading golf experts determine the…...
250 years in, and we are losing sight of the common goals that built the USA
1+ hour, 25+ min ago (690+ words) By Brian Greenspun (contact) Thursday, July 2, 2026 | 2 a. m. Happy Birthday, United States of America. This July 4th our country celebrates its 250th birthday. Way back in 1776, our Founding Fathers declared their independence from King George III and Great Britain " for a whole host of…...
Station Casinos celebrates 50 years in Las Vegas
1+ hour, 25+ min ago (516+ words) Content presented by Station Casinos Thursday, July 2, 2026 | 2 a. m. Powered by Station Casinos Palace Station kicked off the festivities this past Wednesday night, on the exact day of Palace Station kicked off the festivities this past Wednesday night, on the exact day…...
The wrong man is being forced out of US military
1+ hour, 25+ min ago (160+ words) By Peter Mc Murran, Henderson Thursday, July 2, 2026 | 2 a. m. The forced early retirement of Gen. Christopher Donahue, Commander of U. S. Army Europe and Africa, is a troubling blow to American military expertise and readiness. The contrast between the two men's qualifications is stark....
Education officials warn that Nevada schools will continue to suffer without new funding sources
1+ hour, 25+ min ago (701+ words) Thursday, July 2, 2026 | 2 a. m. The state's commission on school funding is preparing an updated recommendation to bring Nevada's education funding up to the national average " work that lawmakers have chipped away at but are still far from achieving, especially after nearly static…...
Supreme Court's term reshapes presidential power, voting rights and privacy
1+ hour, 25+ min ago (219+ words) Thursday, July 2, 2026 | 2 a. m. Editor's note: "Behind the News" is the product of Sun staff assisted by the Sun's AI lab, which includes a variety of tools such as Anthropic's Claude and Google Gemini. The U. S. Supreme Court closed out its 2025-26 term this…...
Nevada announces a new state park along the Carson River and invites the public to name it
8+ hour, 24+ min ago (343+ words) Thursday, July 2, 2026 | 2 a. m. From Pony Express routes to a 1940s divorce ranch, a 4. 5-mile stretch of the Carson River steeped in Nevada history is now the state's newest park, Gov. Joe Lombardo announced Wednesday. The 1, 627-acre park, which spans both the north…...
Facing barbs and pressure from Trump, Europe's leaders close ranks
3+ hour, 12+ min ago (890+ words) Thursday, July 2, 2026 | 12: 13 a. m. ROME " U. S. President Donald Trump's attacks on Italy's premier have had an unintended consequence. After Trump questioned'Italy's reliability as a wartime ally'and claimed Giorgia Meloni'had groveled for his attention,'European leaders rallied to Meloni's side, thawing what had been…...