Las Vegas Sun Currently: 77° — EDITORIAL:Evan Vucci / APPresident Donald Trump delivers remarks on healthcare at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, in Charlotte, N.C. Add “patriotic education” to the list of Orwellian terms that have oozed out of the Republican Party during the past four years. President Donald Trump’s call for new standards for American history education — to sanitize it by downplaying or removing references to slavery, the genocide of Native Americans and God knows what else — is the indoctrination playbook of dictatorial regimes....…Las Vegas Sun Currently: 77° — EDITORIAL:Evan Vucci / APPresident Donald Trump delivers remarks on healthcare at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, in Charlotte, N.C. Add “patriotic education” to the list of Orwellian terms that have oozed out of the Republican Party during the past four years. President Donald Trump’s call for new standards for American history education — to sanitize it by downplaying or removing references to slavery, the genocide of Native Americans and God knows what else — is the indoctrination playbook of dictatorial regimes....WW…

Las Vegas Sun Currently: 42° —Sam Morris/Las Vegas News BureauDisplays fill the parking lot during the World of Concrete show Tuesday, February 4, 2020, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. By () The coronavirus pandemic brought Las Vegas conventions to a jarring stop last year, but tourism officials hope trade shows gradually return in 2021. The World of Concrete gathering in June will likely be a good measuring stick for a comeback, said Steve Hill, president and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. It is also the first large-scale trade show planned for the Las...…Las Vegas Sun Currently: 42° —Sam Morris/Las Vegas News BureauDisplays fill the parking lot during the World of Concrete show Tuesday, February 4, 2020, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. By () The coronavirus pandemic brought Las Vegas conventions to a jarring stop last year, but tourism officials hope trade shows gradually return in 2021. The World of Concrete gathering in June will likely be a good measuring stick for a comeback, said Steve Hill, president and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. It is also the first large-scale trade show planned for the Las...WW…

Las Vegas Sun Currently: 71° — WASHINGTON (AP) — White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany says she has tested positive for COVID-19, days after Trump diagnosis. Locally owned and independent since 1950; Winner of the , & © Las Vegas Sun, , All Rights Reserved ,…Las Vegas Sun Currently: 71° — WASHINGTON (AP) — White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany says she has tested positive for COVID-19, days after Trump diagnosis. Locally owned and independent since 1950; Winner of the , & © Las Vegas Sun, , All Rights Reserved ,WW…

METRO POLICEByron Williams is shown in police custody after reportedly violating traffic laws while riding a bike in the area of Martin L. King Boulevard and Bonanza Road, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. By Ricardo Torres-Cortez METRO POLICE Byron Lee Williams On their own, heart disease, scarred lungs or methamphetamine could’ve killed Byron Williams the morning he died in Metro Police custody. But being cuffed behind his back as he lay on his stomach uttering “I can’t breathe” for the 24th time as officers awaited an ambulance contributed to his death on Sept. 5, 2019, a medical examiner...…METRO POLICEByron Williams is shown in police custody after reportedly violating traffic laws while riding a bike in the area of Martin L. King Boulevard and Bonanza Road, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. By Ricardo Torres-Cortez METRO POLICE Byron Lee Williams On their own, heart disease, scarred lungs or methamphetamine could’ve killed Byron Williams the morning he died in Metro Police custody. But being cuffed behind his back as he lay on his stomach uttering “I can’t breathe” for the 24th time as officers awaited an ambulance contributed to his death on Sept. 5, 2019, a medical examiner...WW…

APThis Aug. 21, 2019 image shows Glen Canyon Dam in Page, Arizona. Environmental groups that have long pushed to bring down the dam along the Colorado River filed a lawsuit Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2019. They allege the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation ignored climate science when approving a 20-year operating plan for the dam. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan) By Hillary Davis Lake Powell isn’t in Southern Nevada. Rather, it’s about four hours away by car in southern Utah.  But some environmentalists say the water consumption of St. George, Utah, and neighboring communities could have a direct...…APThis Aug. 21, 2019 image shows Glen Canyon Dam in Page, Arizona. Environmental groups that have long pushed to bring down the dam along the Colorado River filed a lawsuit Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2019. They allege the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation ignored climate science when approving a 20-year operating plan for the dam. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan) By Hillary Davis Lake Powell isn’t in Southern Nevada. Rather, it’s about four hours away by car in southern Utah.  But some environmentalists say the water consumption of St. George, Utah, and neighboring communities could have a direct...WW…

Las Vegas Sun Currently: 78° —Ross D. Franklin / APPresident Donald Trump acknowledges the crowd after participating in a Latinos for Trump Coalition roundtable Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, in Phoenix. By Sheryl Gay Stolberg, The New York Times Company WASHINGTON — When Donald Trump first ran for the White House, he promised to “come up with a great health plan,” one that would repeal the Affordable Care Act but replace it with something better, while maintaining its biggest selling point: protecting people with preexisting medical conditions. Once elected, he swore he had a “wonderful...…Las Vegas Sun Currently: 78° —Ross D. Franklin / APPresident Donald Trump acknowledges the crowd after participating in a Latinos for Trump Coalition roundtable Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, in Phoenix. By Sheryl Gay Stolberg, The New York Times Company WASHINGTON — When Donald Trump first ran for the White House, he promised to “come up with a great health plan,” one that would repeal the Affordable Care Act but replace it with something better, while maintaining its biggest selling point: protecting people with preexisting medical conditions. Once elected, he swore he had a “wonderful...WW…

Las Vegas Sun Currently: 80° — BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's leading steward of public lands has been serving unlawfully, blocking him from continuing in the position in the latest pushback against the administration's practice of filling key positions without U.S. Senate approval. U.S. Interior Department Bureau of Land Management acting director William Perry Pendley served unlawfully for 424 days without being confirmed to the post by the Senate as required under the Constitution, U.S. District Judge Brian Morris determined. The ruling...…Las Vegas Sun Currently: 80° — BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's leading steward of public lands has been serving unlawfully, blocking him from continuing in the position in the latest pushback against the administration's practice of filling key positions without U.S. Senate approval. U.S. Interior Department Bureau of Land Management acting director William Perry Pendley served unlawfully for 424 days without being confirmed to the post by the Senate as required under the Constitution, U.S. District Judge Brian Morris determined. The ruling...WW…

Sun Editorial: Clark County Registrar of Voters Joe Gloria answers a question during a press briefing at the Clark County Election Department in North Las Vegas, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020. With the nation’s eyes on the vote count in Nevada, we thought America might like to meet the man who’s at the center of the issue in Las Vegas. He’s Joe Gloria, the Clark County registrar of voters, and we consider him one of the treasures of our community and our state. Gloria has been our registrar for seven years, during which time he’s revolutionized our voting access. Under Gloria, the county...…Sun Editorial: Clark County Registrar of Voters Joe Gloria answers a question during a press briefing at the Clark County Election Department in North Las Vegas, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020. With the nation’s eyes on the vote count in Nevada, we thought America might like to meet the man who’s at the center of the issue in Las Vegas. He’s Joe Gloria, the Clark County registrar of voters, and we consider him one of the treasures of our community and our state. Gloria has been our registrar for seven years, during which time he’s revolutionized our voting access. Under Gloria, the county...WW…

Las Vegas Sun Currently: 72° —John Locher / APIn this Oct. 30, 2020 file photo people wait in line to vote at a polling place on the final day of early voting in Las Vegas. By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press More than 1.1 million people in Nevada have already cast ballots in the presidential battleground state where two incumbent Democratic will try to hold on to their seats in the U.S. House and voters will decide dozens of races for statewide, legislative and judicial offices along with five statewide ballot questions. A Republican presidential candidate has not carried Nevada...…Las Vegas Sun Currently: 72° —John Locher / APIn this Oct. 30, 2020 file photo people wait in line to vote at a polling place on the final day of early voting in Las Vegas. By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press More than 1.1 million people in Nevada have already cast ballots in the presidential battleground state where two incumbent Democratic will try to hold on to their seats in the U.S. House and voters will decide dozens of races for statewide, legislative and judicial offices along with five statewide ballot questions. A Republican presidential candidate has not carried Nevada...WW…

Las Vegas Sun Currently: 41° — Voters cast their ballots Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, at Roy Martin Middle School. By () A growing Latino population. The rise of the modern Culinary Workers Union. The state’s growing polar urbanization. Californians turned Nevadans. This combination of factors has colored Nevada’s political hue a deeper blue, says UNLV political historian Michael Green, and within a few years the swing state will put down stronger blue roots, he predicts. Nevadans picked Democrat Joe Biden over Donald Trump in the general election, marking the fourth consecutive election...…Las Vegas Sun Currently: 41° — Voters cast their ballots Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, at Roy Martin Middle School. By () A growing Latino population. The rise of the modern Culinary Workers Union. The state’s growing polar urbanization. Californians turned Nevadans. This combination of factors has colored Nevada’s political hue a deeper blue, says UNLV political historian Michael Green, and within a few years the swing state will put down stronger blue roots, he predicts. Nevadans picked Democrat Joe Biden over Donald Trump in the general election, marking the fourth consecutive election...WW…