Trump looks to restore waiver for service academy athletes

The president said he is looking into offering a waiver that would allow athletes attending the nation’s military academies to play pro sports upon graduation.

Nevada inmate on death row 34 years back in Reno court

A former Reno detective who says he’s prejudiced in favor of the death penalty is among the 19 prospective jurors dismissed from a panel that will decide whether a murder convict who’s been on death row for 34 years should serve life in prison instead.

Israel’s Gaza blockade questioned after worst fighting since ‘14

For 12 years, Israel has maintained a blockade over the Gaza Strip, seeking to weaken the territory’s militant Hamas rulers. And for 12 years, Hamas has remained firmly in power, developing a thriving homegrown weapons industry along the way.

US military sends resources to Middle East over Iranian threat

The U.S. is rushing an aircraft carrier and other military resources to the Middle East after seeing Iranian troops and proxy forces making preparations for attacks against U.S. forces and interests in the region, a defense official told The Associated Press.

Kentucky Derby appeal denied; Maximum Security out of Preakness

The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has denied the appeal of Maximum Security’s disqualification as Kentucky Derby winner for interference, saying the stewards decision is not subject to appeal.

Trump backers plan ‘Jexit’ rally to attract Jewish voters

As the situation between Palestinian militants and Israeli military forces in Gaza heats up, along with the 2020 election, pro-Trump organizers are holding a “Jexit” rally in front of the U.S. Capitol Tuesday with the goal of calling out what they see as increasing anti-Semitism on the left.

Humans accelerating extinction of species, UN report says

People are putting nature in more trouble now than at any other time in human history, with extinction looming over 1 million species of plants and animals, scientists said Monday.

Microsoft details software effort to secure US elections

Microsoft announced an ambitious effort it says will make voting secure, verifiable and more transparent with open-source software. Two of the three top U.S elections vendors have expressed interest in potentially incorporating the software into their voting systems.

Trump’s ex-lawyer decries lies, arrives for 3-year prison term

President Donald Trump’s ex-lawyer and fixer has arrived at an upstate New York prison to start a three-year sentence for crimes including campaign finance violations related to hush-money payments made on Trump’s behalf.

Chance of rain midweek in Las Vegas Valley

It will be sunny in the Las Vegas Valley until midweek, when the possibility of thunderstorms creeps into the picture, according to the National Weather Service.

Prosecutor: Murder suspect was ‘boy next door killer’

An air conditioning repairman charged with murdering a Chicago-area teenager and two California women, one the ex-girlfriend of actor Ashton Kutcher, would “watch, shadow, stalk and hunt down” his victims before fatally stabbing them for sexual pleasure, a Los Angeles prosecutor said during opening statements Thursday.

Dems set Wednesday contempt vote for Barr over Mueller report

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler on Monday scheduled a vote Wednesday to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress, escalating the battle between the Democrat-led House and President Donald Trump’s administration.

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