Pamela Austin, a recruiter at Adventist Health Bakersfield in California, made seven job offers to foreign nurses in February and just finished a first round of interviews with 12 more candidates. They are from all over the world, including the United…
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Somber Congress delivers nearly $500B more in virus aid
President Donald Trump will be holding a signing ceremony Friday for a bill providing a nearly $500 billion infusion of coronavirus spending, rushing new relief to employers and hospitals buckling under the strain of a pandemic that has claimed almost…
Teens give Titans coach unique backdrop during NFL draft
Many NFL general managers and coaches had their children appear with them on camera from home as teams made selections on the opening night of a most unusual NFL draft during the coronavirus pandemic.
Canada mass shooting erupted from argument, official says
Canada’s worst mass shooting erupted from an argument between the gunman and his girlfriend, who survived the attack, a police official said.
Passenger dies after falling under RTC bus in south valley
A passenger who fell beneath a Regional Transportation Commission bus suffered fatal injuries Thursday night in the south valley …
Clark County superintendent presents plans for ongoing distance learning
With schools slated to remain closed for the rest of the school year, the Clark County School District is putting together a “comprehensive digital learning plan” for all students moving forward …
ACLU: Releasing more Clark County inmates could save 1,500 lives locally
If officials don’t significantly reduce the inmate population at the Clark County Detention Center, the estimated death rate from the coronavirus in the Las Vegas area could more than double in the next six months …
NFL Draft coming back to Las Vegas in 2022, league announces
Las Vegas is getting an NFL draft after all. It will just be two years later than expected. The NFL announced during the draft Thursday night that Las Vegas will host the draft in 2022, two years after …
One constant in this unique NFL draft: Joe Burrow at the top
In this most unique of drafts, filled with technological concerns and even uncertainty when real football might return, there was one constant Thursday night: Joe Burrow.
Doctors struggle to stay true to science but not cross Trump
It’s becoming a kind of daily ritual: President Donald Trump and a phalanx of doctors file into the White House briefing room each evening to discuss the coronavirus, producing a display of rhetorical contortions as the medical officials try to stay t…