Nevada hospitals nearing capacity as state adds 2,448 COVID-19 cases
Nevada’s hospitals drew nearer capacity over the preceding day as the state recorded 2,448 new cases of COVID-19 and four additional deaths, according to state data posted...
Titus pushing bill to halt government medical tests on cats, kittens
Lawmakers have rushed to introduce legislation before the end of the current Congress that would halt taxpayer-sponsored testing by the Veterans Affairs Department on cats and kittens....
Millions of hungry Americans seek help from food banks
Feeding America, the nation’s largest anti-hunger organization, has never handed out so much food so fast — 4.2 billion meals from March through October. The organization has...
Mysterious illness kills 1, sickens hundreds in India
At least one person has died and 200 others have been hospitalized due to an unidentified illness in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, reports said...
Man robbed, stabbed in central Las Vegas; suspects sought
A man walking through a central Las Vegas apartment complex was robbed and then stabbed early Monday, police said. Original article: https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/stabbings/man-robbed-stabbed-in-central-las-vegas-suspects-sought-2208008/
Will US ever have a national COVID-19 testing strategy?
As the coronavirus epidemic worsens, U.S. health experts hope Joe Biden’s administration will put in place something Donald Trump’s has not — a comprehensive national testing strategy....
Thanksgiving traffic drops at California-Nevada border
Traffic volume on I-15 at the Nevada-California state line on Nov. 25-29 was down 20 percent compared with 2019. Original article: https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/news-columns/road-warrior/thanksgiving-traffic-drops-at-california-nevada-border-2207915/
Sisolak orders flags to half-staff for ‘Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day’
The governor’s proclamation also recognizes the state’s namesake battleship, the USS Nevada, which was stationed at Pearl Harbor during the 1941 attack. Original article: https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/sisolak-orders-flags-to-half-staff-for-pearl-harbor-remembrance-day-2207629/
COVID-19 relief bill: No $1,200 checks but more unemployment aid
With time running out, lawmakers on Sunday closed in on a proposed COVID-19 relief bill that would provide roughly $300 in extra federal weekly unemployment benefits but...
As virus cases soar, many Californians brace for new lockdown
The new rules take effect before midnight in the vast region of Southern California, much of the San Francisco Bay Area and a large swath of the...