Updated: 10:12 PM Nevada's attorney general was asked Tuesday to review the validity of signatures needed to ensure that a plan to raise the minimum wage qualifies for the November ballot.

Updated: 10:10 PM Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry on Tuesday selected former rival John Edwards to be his running mate, calling the rich former trial lawyer and rookie senator a man who showed "guts and determination and political skill" in his unsuccessful race against Kerry for the party's nomination.

Updated: 10:09 PM A union that represents 3,350 of the state's 12,000 workers hopes to increase its membership by expanding its representation of local government employees in Nevada.

Updated: 10:06 PM Up to 39 soldiers in Nevada are among 5,600 nationwide being recalled to active duty in Iraq or Afghanistan, an Army spokeswoman said Tuesday.

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Updated: 4:41 PM Sparks police have arrested a man accused of breaking into his ex-girlfriend's apartment and stabbing her.

Updated: 4:39 PM An advocacy group for climbers is urging its members to temporarily refrain from scaling Cave Rock at Lake Tahoe through the summer while its lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service is pending.

Updated: 11:14 PM A former Nevada wildlife commissioner and his son who already are in trouble in Churchill and Pershing counties now face felony charges in Lincoln County alleging unlawful killing or possession of an elk without a valid tag.

Updated: 11:10 PM The Fourth of July was a day for parades, picnics, fireworks and summer stunts such as the annual hot dog-eating contest, but it also included sober reminders of a nation at war and of the ongoing threat of terrorism.

Updated: 5:09 PM A 45-year-old Reno woman was arrested on suspicion of trying to hire an undercover detective to cut off her husband's penis, officers said.

Updated: 11:26 AM A 20-ton slab of granite, inscribed to honor "the enduring spirit of freedom," was laid Sunday at the World Trade Center site as the cornerstone of the skyscraper that will replace the destroyed towers.

Updated: 11:22 AM A militant group denied on Sunday that it killed U.S. Marine Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun, injecting hope into his family's tense wait for news. The fate of the Lebanese-born Marine remains unknown, though Lebanon's Foreign Ministry says he is believed dead.

Updated: 12:23 AM Iraqi militants claimed on a Web site Saturday that they beheaded a captive U.S. Marine, in what would be the fourth decapitation of a foreign hostage in the region since May.

Updated: 12:20 AM Two of five firefighting air tankers cleared to return to service after being grounded over safety concerns are headed for Nevada and California, federal officials said Saturday.

Updated: 12:17 AM Iraq's prime minister, less than a week after taking power, may offer amnesty to insurgents and could extend it to those who killed American troops in an apparent bid to lure Saddam Hussein loyalists from their campaign of violence.

Updated: 12:05 AM Fewer high school students bought cigarettes at Nevada stores in 2003, according to a study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Nevada Department of Education.

Updated: 12:03 AM The Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe is pushing for a higher level of federal protection for three prehistoric sites in Churchill County.

Updated: 11:54 PM Actor Marlon Brando has died at age 80. The death occurred at an undisclosed Los Angeles hospital Thursday, attorney David J. Seeley said Friday. The cause of death was being withheld, Seeley said, noting the actor "was a very private man."

Updated: 7:19 PM Firefighters west of Reno are getting a break from the weather as light winds, slightly higher humidity and a lack of new lightning strikes helped them gain ground on a 1,200-acre complex of wildfires.

Updated: 7:18 PM The economy created just 112,000 jobs in June, slowing from the torrid pace of the previous three months and raising new misgivings about the strength and endurance of the rebounding jobs market.

Updated: 7:15 PM The Secretary of State's Office postponed certification Friday of two petitions dealing with public school funding and a higher minimum wage.

Updated: 7:12 PM Veterans will help elect Democrat John Kerry because he was a hero in combat while President Bush's costly missteps in Iraq show he doesn't understand war, ex-Sen. Max Cleland said Friday.

Updated: 7:11 PM In another omen of deepening drought, the most popular public boat ramp on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe is closing a week from Sunday because of the falling level of the lake.

Updated: 11:10 PM Saddam Hussein scoffed at charges of war crimes and mass killings Thursday, making a defiant first public appearance since being hunted down seven months ago.

Updated: 10:14 AM The Washoe County School District received nearly $1 million Thursday to help better educate students about U.S. history.