Clinton and Bush administration officials engaged in lengthy, ultimately fruitless diplomatic efforts instead of military action to try to get Osama bin Laden before the Sept. 11 attacks, a federal panel said Tuesday. Top Bush officials countered that the terror attacks would have occurred even if the United States had killed the al-Qaida leader.

Nevada voters want more public school funding and say the state education budget should be the first priority for Nevada lawmakers, a newspaper survey found.

President Bush is trusted on national security and seen as a strong leader but vulnerable on job creation; Democrat John Kerry is strong on the jobs issue, viewed as the candidate more caring about ordinary people but vulnerable on national security.

State environmental regulators studying uranium contamination at an old Nevada copper mine oppose making it a federal Superfund site despite growing evidence it's more polluted than they thought.

Israel killed Hamas founder Ahmed Yassin in a helicopter missile strike outside a Gaza City mosque Monday, prompting threats of unprecedented revenge by Palestinian militants against Israel and the United States.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a Nevada Supreme Court ruling that said the state Legislature didn't need a two-thirds majority to pass new taxes.

The Nevada Wolf Pack is enjoying unprecedented success in the NCAA Tournament but coach Trent Johnson wasn't entirely happy Monday.

A group of business owners has filed a lawsuit over the Reno City Council's site for a homeless shelter.

President Bush enjoys a clear lead over Democrat John Kerry in Nevada, according to a statewide poll out Sunday.

Reno-Tahoe International Airport's passenger counts soared high in February, airport officials reported.

A Nevada rancher who ran afoul of the law for refusing to identify himself to officers will have his day in the U.S. Supreme Court.

The state Board of Education has endorsed an initiative that calls for Nevada schools to be funded at or above the national average.

U.S. Supreme Court justices could announce Monday whether they will take up a controversial Nevada court ruling that critics contend could make it easier to raise state taxes.

Thousands of Nevada college and university students who have paid out-of-state tuition will receive refunds because they should have qualified for cheaper, in-state rates, the Board of Regents decided Friday.

For nearly a year, Nevadans have donated pennies, dollar bills and even $10,000 checks to a statewide fund for families who have lost a soldier in the Iraq war.

A federal jury awarded $52 million in damages Friday to the family of a young Nevada boy who was killed nearly 10 years ago when a Ford pickup truck rolled over him because of a defective parking brake.

The suspect in a 10-month string of deadly highway shootings will be transported from Nevada to Ohio on Saturday to face his first court appearance Monday, the prosecutor in the case said.

Chelle Pokorney will never forget the shock and pain of learning that her "gentle giant," the strapping 6-foot-6 Marine who kept her fears at bay and made the world bright, would not be coming back.

Regents overseeing Nevada's state colleges and universities have tightened the rules that govern the schools' legislative lobbying.

President Bush marked the anniversary Friday by urging resolve in the war against terrorism and saying it is "the duty of every government to fight and destroy this threat to our people."

The Nevada Wolf Pack trailed by as many as 16 early, then rallied late to upset Michigan State 72-66 Thursday night for Nevada's first victory in NCAA tournament play.

The U.S. Justice Department has recognized an area of southeast Reno as worthy of federal assistance to fight crime.

A 30-year-old Sparks woman who telephoned police to report an accidental shooting has been charged in the shooting death of her teenage boyfriend.

A Reno pilot who parachuted to safety moments before his amateur-built biplane fell apart said Thursday he didn't expect to survive the crash.

A career criminal serving three life prison terms in Nevada has been linked to the killing of a Chicago florist more than 15 years ago.