A Nevada jury has found a 20-year-old man guilty of first-degree murder and sexual assault with a deadly weapon in the death of a Spring Creek teenager two years ago. The same jury was scheduled to return to district court Monday for the penalty phase after convicting Bryce Dickey Thursday …

Washington — The House of Representatives passed two bills to address the nationwide baby formula shortage Wednesday night as families continue to face bare shelves across the nation. One measure would help enable recipients to buy formula by giving the Agriculture secretary the permanent flexibility to waive certain requirements the special supplemental nutrition …

Louisiana authorities are searching for three juvenile inmates who escaped from a detention facility, allegedly with the help of a 21-year-old security guard, the state police said Saturday.  Tyjuan Lafitte, 17; Na’varaya Lane, 17; and Jeremiah Durham, 15; all escaped from the Ware Youth Center in Coushatta just before 3:00 …

Taxpayers awaiting refunds from Uncle Sam may find some solace in knowing they’ll earn 4% interest on payments from the Internal Revenue Service that are behind 45 days or more. That’s more than double what savings accounts and money market funds currently fetch. The IRS began this year’s tax filing …

Washington – An attorney with close ties to former President Donald Trump unsuccessfully urged the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to help overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential election victory by recalculating vote counts and appointing a new slate of “Trump electors,” emails sent in the weeks following the election show.  Trump …

A judge ordered a Hawaii man into house arrest Friday after a prosecutor argued his wealth makes him a flight risk and he poses a danger to his wife after allegedly killing her lover. Prosecutors wanted Eric Thompson behind bars after a grand jury indicted him for murder. Thompson was …

Job growth in the U.S. held steady in April despite concerns about inflation and the impact of the Ukraine war on the global economy. Employers added 428,000 new jobs in April, on par with growth in March. The unemployment rate stayed unchanged at 3.6%. “After just over two years of …

Washington — President Biden said he is “taking a hard look” into forgiving some federal student loan debt on Thursday, but the amount he is considering is less than $50,000 per borrower, lower than some top Democrats have been seeking since he took office.  “I am considering dealing with some …

Nike’s first collection of shoes for the metaverse is fetching astronomical sums. The collection, known as CryptoKicks, is being auctioned off as non-fungible tokens (NFT) on online marketplace OpenSea. Customers are paying between $4,000 and $9,500 in cryptocurrency for the shoes, but some pairs have sold for well over six …

Three alleged Orange County Mexican Mafia members and 28 alleged associates are facing a series of charges as a result of a years-long investigation, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday. The defendants are facing charges that include murder, attempted murder, drug and gun related charges as well as racketeering offenses.  …