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The head of a government agency combating the coronavirus pandemic alleged Wednesday that he was ousted for opposing politically connected efforts to promote a malaria drug that President Donald Trump touted without proof as a remedy for COVID-19.

Two pet cats in New York state have tested positive for the coronavirus, marking the first confirmed cases in companion animals in the United States, federal officials said Wednesday.

A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed actor Jussie Smollett’s malicious prosecution lawsuit against the city of Chicago and several police officers.

Nevada on Wednesday reported 15 additional coronavirus deaths, marking the steepest one-day increase since the first death was counted early last month …

For those who haven’t mastered the odds of Belarussian soccer or Russian table tennis, this week’s NFL draft gives U.S. gamblers their first opportunity in weeks to bet on an event about which they actually know something.

Harvard University announced Wednesday it will turn down $8.7 million in federal coronavirus relief, a day after President Donald Trump excoriated the wealthy Ivy League school over taxpayer money it stood to receive.

As of Tuesday, 14 Metro Police employees had tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the latest department figures …

Many small gaming businesses have been shut out of federal disaster loans, but Nevada’s congressional delegation is pushing for them to be included in future legislation. Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., said today she is pressing to …

For more than a month, Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman has decried Gov. Steve Sisolak’s mandated shutdown of all nonessential businesses due to coronavirus, calling for the reopening of Las Vegas’ casinos, restaurants, bars and “boutiques.”

In anticipation of reopening Nevada casinos, state gaming regulators issued a six-page memo outlining steps to resuscitate an industry shuttered amid the coronavirus pandemic. “A safe, thoughtful, and …