State and local governments are facing unprecedented budget shortfalls that make the Great Recession look like an empty swimming pool next to the Grand Canyon. But some states and municipalities are finding opportunities to innovate and modernize revenue structures, as shown in a recent report by a team of graduate students from the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy.
Many of us visit and reside in the Spring Mountains because we are inspired and humbled by the natural world — a world where native plants and animals haven’t been wholly displaced in the name of urbanization.
Multiple peer-reviewed studies and experiments indicate the masks can prevent the wearer from spreading the virus to others, which will limit transmission rates.
What follows is a heartfelt letter to friends written by a doctor in the trenches who is just reporting what he sees every day and the fears it engenders. It it represents a truth that …
Less than three weeks before she was slain by her neighbor, Mildred Olivo hosted a birthday pool party for her great-grandson. She reveled in putting smiles on the children, so she bought a variety of snacks, as well as floaties and goggles with ...
About 1,500 UNLV students have less than a week remaining to accept awards of up to $1,000 provided under a federal coronavirus relief program.
Players from Southern Nevada have become prominent fixtures in Major League Soccer, which restarted its season with a tournament in Florida.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's approach to curbing COVID-19 has slammed the breaks on the economy and caused untold pain for millions Filipinos, with hunger and begging on the rise.
The Beinecke Library of Yale University will make public the largest known collection of material related to Frederick Douglass, including scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and letters.
The Supreme Court prepares to end a blockbuster term, and decisions on whether Congress and a New York grand jury can access President Trump's tax and financial information loom.
New transcripts from bodycam footage shows George Floyd telling officers that he cannot breathe and they are killing him numerous times before he died. Floyd's death ignited nationwide protests.
NPR's David Greene speaks with Dr. Jeffrey Koplan, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about President Trump's criticism of the agency's school reopening guidelines.
An HIV outreach worker makes the rounds in a slum in Nairobi, Kenya, checking that clients are taking their medication and doing what they can to protect themselves against the coronavirus.
After starting out in pop music, singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright spent a decade writing operas and classical pieces. For his new album, "Unfollow the Rules," he returned to his first love.
Disaster recovery workers cleaning up after major flooding in Michigan tested positive for the coronavirus. The outbreak shined a light on working conditions in the fast-growing industry.
"What we're seeing now is that lots more people who are unemployed are going to be unemployed for a longer period of time," economist Nick Bunker says.
Previously unheard interviews from the police probe of Breonna Taylor's shooting reveal new details and a sympathetic police interview with a fellow cop.
(Telecompaper) Digital security specialist Cyan has announced a new contract with Virgin Mobile for the acquisition of 83 million end user licences in Latin America...
(Telecompaper) NTT Data UK, consultancy and IT services company, has appointed former Amdocs regional vice president (VP) Roei Haberman as the new SVP Sales...
(Telecompaper) German advisory firm Umlaut, formerly P3 group, has picked the TEMS Paragon product by Infovista, a provider of network planning, testing and...
Arvind Fashions Ltd clocked volume of 8.84 lakh shares by 14:19 IST on NSE, a 10.82 times surge over two-week average daily volume of 81669 shares
Toronto Police Services Board holds first of four marathon virtual town halls Thursday. Hundreds of members of the public will discuss racism, use of force, mental health crisis response, police accountability and defunding.
Three-and-a-half years after Miller lost his eye to an assault by an off-duty officer, an outside probe can now begin it’s review of how police handled of the high-profile incident.
“I am asking you to help us stop the spread of COVID-19 in vulnerable and impacted communities,” Toronto board of health chair says in letter to Ontario’s health minister and chief medical officer of health.
Some feel afraid to go out, or to cooler areas, and are stuck working from home on overheating computers.