Titus leads effort to kill sports betting tax

A bipartisan bill to repeal the “handle tax” on legal sports bets was filed in the House by the Congressional Gaming Caucus with members citing the pandemic’s economic impact as the reason to eliminate the tax.

MLB moves All-Star Game in response to voting law

Atlanta lost Major League Baseball’s summer All-Star Game on Friday over the league’s objections to sweeping changes to Georgia voting laws.

Challengers lining up for Sisolak, Cortez Masto in 2022

Republican candidates are already making decisions about the two top races for 2022, governor and U.S. Senate, as the Democratic incumbents prepare for political battle.

1 officer, driver die after car rams US Capitol barrier

A Capitol Police officer was killed Friday after a man rammed a car into two officers at a barricade outside the U.S. Capitol and then emerged wielding a knife.

Fully vaccinated people can travel again, CDC says

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that fully vaccinated people can travel within the U.S. without getting tested for COVID or going into quarantine.

US, Iran say indirect talks will begin on nuclear program

The United States and Iran said Friday that they would begin indirect talks with other major world powers to try to get both countries back into an accord limiting Iran’s nuclear program.

Kneeling on Floyd’s neck ‘totally unnecessary,’ says homicide chief

Kneeling on George Floyd ‘s neck while he was handcuffed and in the prone position was “top-tier, deadly force” and “totally unnecessary,” the head of the Minneapolis Police Department’s homicide division testified Friday.

 
Captured mountain lion freed into Spring Mountains

A Clark County video shows a mountain lion captured in the western Las Vegas Valley Thursday being released into the wild of the Spring Mountain Range.

Electric cars are better for the planet and your wallet

Earth Day is April 22, and if you’re trying to find a balance between a car that’s good for the planet and one that’s good for your wallet, good news — you don’t have to choose at all.

Globe’s only crusing ship basks in Mediterranean sun

After cruise ships were early sources of highly publicized coronavirus outbreaks, the Grandiosa has tried to chart a course through the pandemic with strict anti-virus protocols approved by Italian authorities that seek to create a “health bubble” on board.

Pilgrimages missing, but Easter closer to normal in pandemic

The virus is still raging in the Philippines, France, Brazil and other predominantly Christian countries, where worshippers are marking a second annual Holy Week under various movement restrictions amid outbreaks fanned by more contagious strains.

 
Toasty Easter weekend could see a record Las Vegas high

A record high temperature is possible this weekend as Las Vegas residents and visitors will bask in a warm Easter weekend, says the National Weather Service.

 
‘Chad’ star Nasim Pedrad blooms into a ‘sweet groove’

Former “SNL” star Nasim Pedrad has taken her inner dweeb to the next level. She created, wrote and stars in the new TNT comedy “Chad,” debuting April 6, and already garnering rave reviews.

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