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Fed prosecutor pushes back against Barr, says he’s not resigning

The Justice Department said Friday the U.S. attorney who oversaw key prosecutions of President Donald Trump’s allies and an investigation of his personal lawyer Rudy Giulani had left his job, but he insisted he had not resigned and his ongoing investigations would continue.

Clark County supports mail-in general election in November

The recommendation to conduct the November general election primarily by mail was made by the county’s top election official who said he expects the coronavirus to create challenges for an anticipated massive turnout in the fall.

DETR director Heather Korbulic leaving job due to threats

Heather Korbulic, the veteran state administrator tapped in late April to lead Nevada’s overwhelmed unemployment program at the height of COVID-19 pandemic, will leave the agency “due to threats to her personal safety.”

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Democrats call for replacing McCarran statue, renaming airport

All five Democrats in Nevada’s congressional delegation have written a letter to Gov. Steve Sisolak and legislative leaders, calling on them to replace the statue of former Sen. Pat McCarran in the U.S. Capitol.

With 3,246 on Friday, Arizona’s COVID cases continue surge

Arizona has become a national coronavirus hotspot since Gov. Doug Ducey lifted stay-home orders last month. Ducey on Wednesday reversed himself and allowed local governments to mandate use of face masks in public to slow spread of the coronavirus.

Scientists urge US not to resume nuke tests

A group of prominent scientists urged Congress to halt renewed nuclear weapons testing in Nevada after funds were tucked into a Senate version of the defense bill.

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