April 23, 2021

The Latest: Las Vegas strip clubs given OK to reopen May 1

LAS VEGAS — Topless dancers can shed coronavirus restrictions beginning next weekend in Las Vegas and get face-to-face with patrons again. But masks still will […]
April 23, 2021

Jill Biden hears from Navajo women on needs, priorities

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Jill Biden spent the first day of a two-day trip to the Navajo Nation on Thursday hearing from female leaders about […]
April 23, 2021

Biden taps Montana environmentalist for US public lands boss

BILLINGS, Mont. — President Joe Biden has nominated a longtime environmental advocate and Democratic aide to oversee the vast expanses of federally owned land in […]
April 22, 2021

Judge sets deadline for rare Nevada plant-listing decision

RENO, Nev. — A federal judge has given the Fish and Wildlife Service just 30 more days to make an overdue decision on whether to […]
April 22, 2021

Oscar slate holds 'firsts' for Asian actors, filmmakers

It may be hard to believe that there are still many “firsts” left to check off after 93 years of the Academy Awards, and yet […]
April 22, 2021

Airlines waiting for word from Boeing on fixing Max planes

More than 100 new Boeing 737 Max jetliners remain grounded by problems with an electrical issue in some components, and airlines are waiting for Boeing […]
April 22, 2021

S Carolina quirky liquor laws give sour grapes to wine giant

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The biggest winemaker in the U.S. wants to open an East Coast bottling and distribution center in South Carolina, investing $400 million […]
April 22, 2021

Housing agency ends Trump-era anti-transgender shelter rule

WASHINGTON — The Department of Housing and Urban Development is withdrawing a Trump-era policy that would have allowed taxpayer-funded homeless shelters to deny access to […]
April 22, 2021

World leaders pledge climate cooperation despite other rifts

WASHINGTON — The leaders of Russia and China put aside their raw-worded disputes with U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday long enough to pledge international […]
April 22, 2021

The Latest: Mayors ask Biden for consult on climate migrants

WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Joe Biden’s global climate summit (all times local): 2:30 p.m. The mayors of a dozen major U.S. cities, including […]