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Who is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and why is he running for president?

Mar. 18, 2024 16:07 PM EDT

The lack of excitement many Americans feel about a presidential rematch has heightened interest in alternatives to the major-party candidates, none more so than Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose famous name has helped him build buzz for his independent bid. Kennedy is a huge longshot to...

It's March Madness and more people than ever can legally bet on basketball games

Mar. 17, 2024 00:29 AM EDT

People in North Carolina may have a little more riding on this year's NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments, as they will be able to legally bet on the games through their smartphone apps and computers for the first time. For the sixth straight year, the number of states...

Abortion story from wife of Nevada Senate hopeful reveals complexity of issue for GOP candidates

Mar. 16, 2024 00:19 AM EDT

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Last month, when the wife of a Republican U.S. Senate candidate from Nevada talked candidly about the abortion she had before the two met — and the long journey of regret and healing that followed — many Republicans welcomed it as a more compassionate approach to an issue...

Energy Department conditionally approves $2.26 billion loan for huge lithium mine in Nevada

Mar. 15, 2024 19:36 PM EDT

RENO, Nev. (AP) — President Joe Biden's administration has conditionally agreed to loan more than $2 billion to the company building a controversial lithium mine in Nevada with the largest known U.S. deposit of the metal critical to making batteries for electric vehicles key to his renewable...

Colorado State knocks No. 23 Nevada out of Mountain West Conference tournament

Mar. 15, 2024 02:29 AM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jalen Lake scored 16 points, Isaiah Stevens added 15 and Colorado State beat No. 23 Nevada 85-78 on Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference tournament. The Rams (24-9), the No. 7 seed, never trailed after the 17:06 mark of the first...

Nevada Republican who lost 2022 Senate primary seeking Democratic Sen. Rosen's seat in key US match

Mar. 14, 2024 16:54 PM EDT

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Retired Army Capt. Sam Brown, who lost Nevada’s 2022 GOP Senate primary, filed his formal candidacy Thursday for the seat held by first-term Sen. Jacky Rosen in a race Republicans have targeted nationally as one of their best chances to knock off an incumbent Democrat....

Nevada takes on Colorado State in MWC Tournament

Mar. 14, 2024 03:55 AM EDT

Colorado State Rams (23-9, 11-8 MWC) vs. Nevada Wolf Pack (26-6, 13-5 MWC) Las Vegas; Thursday, 9 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wolf Pack -3; over/under is 138.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 23 Nevada takes on Colorado State in the MWC Tournament. ...

Officers kill armed man outside of Las Vegas-area complex before finding 3 slain women inside

Mar. 13, 2024 13:46 PM EDT

NORTH LAS VEGAS. Nev. (AP) — Police near Las Vegas shot and killed a man who refused orders to drop a gun while walking toward them outside of an apartment complex where they later found three women who had been shot to death, authorities said. The officers were responding to a...

Conference tournaments begin in earnest with plenty of teams on the NCAA tourney bubble

Mar. 12, 2024 10:57 AM EDT

There were plenty of men's college basketball teams sitting on the NCAA Tournament bubble Monday that saw Drake beat Indiana State for the Missouri Valley Tournament title and did not know whether that was a good thing. Had the Sycamores done enough to earn at at-large bid? Would the...

Nevada defeats UNLV 75-65

Mar. 10, 2024 01:51 AM EST

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Jarod Lucas had 26 points in Nevada's 75-65 victory over UNLV on Saturday night. Lucas shot 8 for 16 (4 for 9 from 3-point range) and 6 of 7 from the free-throw line for the Wolf Pack (26-6, 13-5 Mountain West Conference). Kenan Blackshear added 16 points while...