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Nevada Senator Jacky Rosen speaks during a campaign event in Las Vegas Friday, Jun 28, 2024.

Rosen advocates for ‘commonsense’ gun safety measures at Las Vegas roundtable

Jun 29, 2024 (2 a.m.)

ByAyden Runnels

Enacting “commonsense” gun safety measures doesn’t mean taking away people’s firearms, but some conservatives have falsely framed any steps as a move toward gun-grabbing, U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen said ...

• A private call of top Democrats fuels more insider anger about Biden's debate performance

  By Steve Peoples, Associated Press

  A sense of concern is growing inside the top ranks of the Democratic Party that leaders of Joe Biden’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee are not taking seriously enough the impact of ...

• Arizona wildfire advances after forcing evacuations near Phoenix

  By Associated Press

  More than 200 firefighters were battling a wildfire northeast of Phoenix that threatened scores of homes and has forced dozens of residents to evacuate. As of Saturday, no structures have been damaged as the wildfire traversed nearly ...

• Arizona man gets life sentence on murder conviction in starvation death of 6-year-old son

  By Associated Press

  A northern Arizona man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole in the 2020 starvation death of his 6-year-old son. A Coconino County judge sentenced 28-year-old ...

• US and Europe warn Lebanon's Hezbollah to ease strikes on Israel and back off from wider Mideast war

  By Associated Press

  U.S., European and Arab mediators are pressing to keep stepped-up cross-border attacks between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants from spiraling into a wider Middle East war that the world has feared for months ...

• So long to the NHL's centralized draft, which is set to be held remotely next year

  By John Wawrow, Associated Press

  So long, Sphere. And say goodbye to the NHL’s centralized draft — for now, at least. The league is planning to shift from its current setup, in which team ...

• Sphere wows draft picks, GMs and fans on the opening night of the NHL Draft

  By W.G. Ramirez, Associated Press

  Incredible. Amazing. Unreal. That was the consensus Friday about the opening night of the 2024 NHL Draft as the $2.3 billion Sphere wowed draft picks, general managers and fans. The vibrant 18,000-seat building ...

• Biden makes appeals to donors as concerns persist over his presidential debate performance

  By Associated Press

  President Joe Biden looked to recapture his mojo and reassured donors that he’s fully up to the challenge of beating Donald Trump. He told attendees at the home of ...

• A San Francisco store is shipping LGBTQ+ books to places where they are banned

  By Associated Press

  A bookstore in San Francisco is sending boxes of LGBTQ+ books to places in the country where they are banned. The effort at Fabulosa Books seeks to counter increasing ...

• Draft recap: Vegas Golden Knights select 6 players; trade away 2

  By Jack Williams

  It was a busy weekend for the Vegas Golden Knights at the 2024 NHL Draft at Sphere as it drafted four players and acquired two through trade. On the other side of its two trades ...

• Golden Knights trade Logan Thompson to Capitals for draft pick

  By Jack Williams

  The Vegas Golden Knights gained one more draft pick in this year's NHL Draft than expected, selecting goalie Pavel Moysevich from St. Petersburg SKA of Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) with a 75th overall pick in the ...

• Donald Trump’s amnesia of his record shows he is unfit to lead

  By LeBron Antonio Hill

  The past four years in our country, U.S.A stood for the United States of Amnesia. It appeared that people had forgotten the mess we were in during the ...

• There is more to leading than economics

  By Kimball Shinkoskey, Woods Cross, Utah

  Some folks look at Donald Trump and see an orange Jesus, others see an orange jump suit. Many Americans claim to care about the difference between good and evil, right and ...

• As AI gains a workplace foothold, states are trying to make sure workers don't get left behind

  By Susan Haigh, Associated Press

  With many jobs expected to eventually rely on generative artificial intelligence, states are trying to help workers beef up their tech skills before they become outdated and get outfoxed by machines that are becoming increasingly smarter.

• Takeaways: How Trump's possible VP pick shifted on LGBTQ+ issues as his presidential bid neared

  By Jack Dura, Associated Press

  North Dakota Republican Gov. Doug Burgum is little-known on the national stage but is now a top choice to be former President Donald Trump' s vice presidential running mate.

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