Lower rates help push up US home sales 7.1% in August

The Commerce Department said Wednesday that new homes sales increased to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 713,000, up from a revised 666,000 in July. So far this year, sales have risen a healthy 6.4%.

Trump says Dems’ impeachment drive a plus as he tweets with fury

An official House impeachment inquiry was a step more than 2½ years in the making, and one that moves the president farther down the path of self-styled political martyrdom.

Unrepentant PM Boris Johnson faces raucous Parliament

Johnson emphatically defended his intention to withdraw Britain from the European Union on Oct. 31, with or without a separation agreement with the EU.

Grim climate report details melting of Earth’s icy areas

“The oceans and the icy parts of the world are in big trouble and that means we’re all in big trouble, too,” said one of the report’s lead authors, Michael Oppenheimer, professor of geosciences and international affairs at Princeton University. “The changes are accelerating.”

‘Alexa, help me get a job at McDonald’s’

The fast-food restaurant chain announced Wednesday that job seekers can simply summon Alexa or Google Assistant to help begin the application process for a job with the company.

Wynn Nightlife executive VP Alex Cordova leaves post

Alex Cordova, a highly prominent veteran Las Vegas nightlife veteran, has left his post as executive vice president of Wynn Nightlife.

Ex-FBI Director James Comey recalls controversial call

Former FBI Director James Comey discussed lessons he’d learned about leadership during his career as a federal prosecutor and top law-enforcement official at a William S. Boyd Law School event at UNLV on Tuesday.

Boris Johnson avoids Brexit talk during eclectic UN address

The British prime minister said he was optimistic about technology’s future — if humanity finds “the right balance between freedom and control.”

Nevada Press Association lauds approval of public records bill

The Nevada Press Association recognized the efforts of several state lawmakers — state Sens. David Parks, Melanie Scheible, Ben Kieckhefer, Jason Frierson — and Gov. Steve Sisolak for their efforts in passing a bill to strengthen the state’s public records laws.

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