May 18, 2013

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Iraq Militants Behead S. Korean Hostage

Islamic militants Tuesday beheaded a South Korean who pleaded in a heart-wrenching videotape that "I don't want to die" after his government refused to pull its troops from Iraq. He was the third foreign hostage decapitated in the Middle East in little over a month.

Judge OKs Wal-Mart Class-Action Lawsuit

Creating the largest private civil rights case in U.S. history, a federal judge approved a class-action sex-discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. representing as many as 1.6 million current and former women workers.

House Approves Payment To Shoshone For Land

The House voted Monday to unlock more than $145 million in Western Shoshone settlement funds, marking the closest the Indians have come to receiving payment for millions of acres lost to Western settlers.

Lawmakers Recommend Rural Justice System Improvements

A new $9 million courthouse and a juvenile detention facility were recommended Tuesday for the small eastern Nevada town of Ely by a legislative panel studying the criminal justice system in rural areas of the state.

Schwarzenegger Signs Tribal Gaming Agreement

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed new Indian gambling compacts with representatives of five California tribes Monday in a deal that’s estimated to bring in at least $1 billion for the current budget and annual payments afterward of at least $250 million a year.

Horse, Livestock Advocates Butt Heads

Wild horse advocates who reject the government's claim that 32,000 horses are overrunning parts of the West say some of the millions of cattle grazing public rangeland should be removed before any more mustangs are rounded up.

HMOs Win Supreme Court Malpractice Case

The Supreme Court said Monday that patients who claim their HMOs wouldn't pay for recommended medical care cannot sue for big malpractice damages, removing a weapon that trial lawyers and patient rights advocates said was crucial to keep the insurers honest.

Kerry Plans 'Many' Visits to Nevada

Not to be outdone by President Bush, John Kerry plans a Nevada campaign blitz beginning after the Democratic National Convention, party officials said.

Kerry Outspends Bush in May

Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry outspent President Bush by about $10 million in May and started this month with less than half as much campaign cash left as his GOP rival.

New Fallon Leukemia Study Funded

The U-S Environmental Protection Agency has awarded 224 thousand dollars to an Arkansas research institute to study a leukemia cluster found in Fallon.

Scrutiny of Kerry's VP Hunt Intensifies

John Kerry has begun interviewing potential running mates, including Rep. Dick Gephardt of Missouri who spent about 90 minutes in the Democratic presidential candidate's Capitol office Wednesday.

Nevada Lawmakers Want to Expand Federal Land Auctions

A measure to sell federal government land in a rural Nevada county to pay for economic development, infrastructure, recreation and conservation was being introduced Wednesday by the state's congressional delegation.

Feds Tout 10-Year Plan to Reduce Homeless in Nevada

Increasing housing and consolidating social services can reduce the number of homeless in Nevada within the next decade, a Bush administration official said in a meeting this week with state officials.

Islamic Group Shows Tape of U.S. Hostage

An Islamic Web site showed videotape Tuesday of a blindfolded American hostage in Saudi Arabia, and said abductors threatened to kill him unless Saudi authorities free al-Qaida prisoners within three days.

Bush Is 11th President to Visit Nothern Nevada

Friday's campaign stop by President Bush in Reno marks only the 13th visit to northern Nevada by a sitting president and the first since Bill Clinton attended the Lake Tahoe summit seven years ago.

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