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The bombing has quieted in Iran’s 12-day conflict with Israel. Now its battered theocracy and 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei must regroup and rebu ...

Clark County foundations say that community relationships and fundraising are at the heart of serving their missions.

A series of high-profile incidents of political violence — targeting members of both major political parties — have grabbed the nation’s attention.

Operation Desert Storm was 10 seconds away. Tom O’Neal was about to fire the first shot in the war that would end Saddam Hussein’s occupation of Kuwait.

Youth sports are a big part of Karli Casamento’s life. Her son, Jax, 15, golfs and plays on three baseball teams. Her youngest son, Colt, 7, plays baseball and basketball.

The nation’s federal judges — including appointees of presidents of both parties, Donald Trump’s among them — have been the bulwark against Trump’s reign of lawlessness on deportations, spending, fede ...

Schools across the country are concerned about the upcoming year and federal cuts that may come with the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education.

Senate Republicans would like to sell some of your land. Although the proposal is on hold — at least temporarily — citizens should loudly protest the idea.

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