Liquor stores in unincorporated Clark County will now be able to deliver package alcohol while their doors remain closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. “We’re doing our best to work with the industry and …
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Nevada firearm background checks skyrocketed in March
Las Vegas gun stores, which are permitted to stay open during the statewide closure of nonessential businesses, have reported a spike in sales in the past few weeks, especially …
Las Vegas trucker delivers the goods in midst of global pandemic
Over 71% of freight in the country is shipped by truck, and with the spread of the coronavirus and panic-buying of goods an issue in stores across the country, truckers are an integral part of the supply chain in America. Bare shelves have caused pe…
Lives Lost: A mismatched pair’s love story ends with virus
He was a by-the-book, buttoned-up conservative whose opinions could be quick and blunt. She was a free-thinking, authority-snubbing liberal who would draw stories out in meandering conversation.
Modeling coronavirus: ‘Uncertainty is the only certainty’
A statistical model cited by the White House generated a slightly less grim figure Monday for a first wave of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.
Financial hits pile up for colleges as some fight to survive
Colleges across the nation are scrambling to close deep budget holes and some have been pushed to the brink of collapse after the coronavirus outbreak triggered financial losses that could total more than $100 million at some institutions.
Cardinal Pell welcomes court’s dismissal of abuse conviction
Cardinal George Pell welcomed Australia’s highest court clearing him of child sex crimes Tuesday and said his trial had not been a referendum on the Catholic Church’s handling of the clergy abuse crisis
Pandemic politics: Wisconsin primary moving forward
Wisconsin is asking hundreds of thousands of voters to ignore a stay-at-home order in the midst of a pandemic to participate in Tuesday’s presidential primary election …
Hackers’ new target during pandemic: video conference calls
Ceri Weber had just begun to defend her dissertation when the chaos began: Echoes and voices interrupted her. Someone parroted her words. Then Britney Spears music came on, and someone told Weber to shut up. Someone threatened to rape her.
165 VIPs urge 20 economic powers for billions for COVID-19
Many former global leaders and other VIPs urged the world’s 20 major industrialized nations to approve $8 billion in emergency funding to speed the search for a vaccine …