Reno’s motels were built in the 1950s and ’60s as rest stops for Lincoln Highway travelers. The properties have become a fallback for people who can’t find other housing …
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Biden pushes electric vehicle chargers as energy costs spike
President Joe Biden is highlighting billions of dollars in his giant bipartisan infrastructure deal to pay for the installation of electric vehicle chargers across the country …
Coming off climate talks, US to hold huge crude sale in Gulf
The U.S. Interior Department on Wednesday will auction vast oil and gas reserves in the Gulf of Mexico estimated to hold up to 1.1 billion barrels of crude, the first such sale under President Joe Biden and a harbinger of the challenges he faces to re…
China, US to ease restrictions on each other’s media workers
China and the U.S. have agreed to ease restrictions on each other’s media workers amid a slight relaxation of tensions between the two sides.
Rittenhouse jurors to return for Day 2 of deliberations
Jurors weighing charges against Kyle Rittenhouse were to return Wednesday for a second day of deliberations in his murder trial ….
Staples Center is changing its name to Crypto.com Arena
Staples Center is getting a new name. Starting Christmas Day, it will be Crypto.com Arena.
Shocked tennis star Osaka posts: Where is Peng Shuai?
Tennis star Naomi Osaka says she’s been shocked to hear about a fellow player who has gone quiet since making a sexual assault allegation against a former top government official in China.
US Northwest, Canada devastated by flood, 1 death reported
As many parts of western Washington began drying out Tuesday after a storm that dumped rain for days, waters in some areas continued rising, more people were urged to evacuate and crews worked to restore power and reopen roads.
League-leading Hurricanes too much for Golden Knights
Some losses can get a team fired up. Players break sticks, throw equipment, fire off a snarky comment in the postgame news conference after a particularly jarring defeat. Tuesday night was not one of those.
U.S. judge in Las Vegas begins hearings on Nevada execution plan
A federal judge in Las Vegas began a series of hearings Tuesday about the constitutionality of the never-before-tried method and combination of drugs that prison officials want to use for Nevada’s first lethal injection in more than 15 years.