Dec 08 UNLV students won't return for in-person classes this semester after shooting that killed 3 By Rio Yamat, Ben Finley, Associated Press Authorities say Polito appeared to be struggling financially. He taught some classes last year at Roseman University in Henderson, where he lived, but was let go after his program was canceled. Continue reading
Dec 08 The Christmas Eve bonfire tradition that almost wasn't By Roby Chavez A statewide burn ban, which was a response to unusually dry weather, threw into question whether this year’s 300-year-old tradition of lighting up bonfires would move forward in Louisiana. Continue reading
Dec 08 Man fired shotgun outside New York synagogue, citing Mideast violence By Associated Press The episode in New York’s capital happened on the first night of Hanukkah amid rising fears of antisemitism worldwide and fallout from Israel’s intensifying war in Gaza. Continue reading
Dec 08 Woman arrested for attempted arson of birthplace of Martin Luther King Jr. By Associated Press Video shot by a witness and broadcast by local television stations shows a young woman dressed in black pants, a black shirt and a black knit cap holding a large red gas canister standing on the front porch of the… Continue reading
Dec 07 WATCH: Marking start of Hanukkah, Emhoff condemns antisemitism, says Biden and Harris 'have your back' By Associated Press Emhoff, the first Jewish person to be the spouse of one of the country's nationally elected leaders, highlighted fear in the Jewish community, moments before the menorah was lit on the Ellipse, just south of the White House. Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch 4:13 News Wrap: U.S. military grounds all Osprey aircraft amid crash investigation In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. military began a full-scale investigation of its V-22 Ospreys after grounding all of the tilt-rotor aircraft, UNLV says the victims in Wednesday's shooting attack were faculty members, the last of three Palestinian students… Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch 7:30 Texas judge allows emergency abortion despite statewide ban By Amna Nawaz, Maea Lenei Buhre A district judge in Texas stepped in to allow a woman to terminate her pregnancy despite a statewide abortion ban. It’s believed to be the first case since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade where a woman has asked… Continue watching
Dec 07 Adults can now legally possess and grow marijuana in Ohio — but there's nowhere to buy it By Samantha Hendrickson, Associated Press/Report For America, Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press Ohioans are waking up in a land of recreational marijuana limbo. Home growing and possession became legal for adults Thursday, but people still can't legally buy cannabis. Continue reading
Dec 07 In the nation's smallest national park, a big push to preserve history By Gabrielle Hays Along with building updates, new exhibits will be open to the public about the courthouse’s history — including 300 freedom suits filed there, the most famous of which, from Dred and Harriet Scott, made it to the Supreme Court. Continue reading
Dec 07 U.S. touts new era of collaboration with Native American tribes to manage public lands By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press Hundreds of tribal leaders gathered in Washington this week for an annual summit where the Biden administration is celebrating nearly 200 new agreements to boost cooperation with the tribes. Continue reading