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Employees at all public universities and colleges in Nevada are now required to get COVID-19 vaccinations by Dec. 1 or face potential termination under a new policy adopted by the state board of regents.

Joe Robbins begins most days with a walk around Heritage Park in Henderson. Even in the heat of the Southern Nevada summer, Robbins is up at the crack of dawn and on the trail near his home. He always stops at “Q’s Court,” a memorial at the edge of th…

“It’s always emotional. There are so many people who think we should be over it,” Jill Winter said. “This is not something you ever get over. It’s forever changed us.”

Despite a long night of frantic negotiations, Democrats were unable to reach an immediate deal to salvage President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion government overhaul, forcing leaders to call off promised votes on a related public works bill. Action is to …

A federal judge on Friday will consider whether Texas can leave in place the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S., which since September has banned most abortions and sent women racing to get care beyond the borders of the nation’s second-largest…

After eight years of planning and billions of dollars in spending, the Middle East’s first ever World Fair opened on Friday in Dubai, with hopes the months-long extravaganza draws …

Curbside weeds in Rome grow so tall, they cover car door handles, giving new meaning to the term urban jungle.

Ex-President Jimmy Carter, the oldest former U.S. chief executive ever, will quietly mark his 97th birthday at home in southwest Georgia on Friday, an aide said.

There was some novelty to Thursday’s preseason game, in that it was in Salt Lake City, a locale that had hosted only lower-level hockey in the past.

Diana Taurasi scored a playoff career-high 37 points and the Phoenix Mercury overwhelmed the Las Vegas Aces 117-91 on Thursday night to even the best-of-five WNBA semifinal series at a game apiece.