WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve delivered a vote of confidence in the economy Wednesday, saying it would slow the pace of an emergency rescue program and indicating the recession appears to be ending.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. trade deficit edged up in June as imports rose for the first time in 11 months and exports rose for the second straight month, confirming that the global recession is easing its grip.
LAS VEGAS (AP) - University researchers say that despite "substantial investment," school segregation trends are getting worse in the neighborhood of West Las Vegas.
In my kitchen, dry lentils get about the same treatment as dry beans. That is, on the rare occasion that I buy them, they land at the back of the pantry where they are promptly forgotten for months or years.
Sometimes you stumble across a team in early August and get a feeling. Rankman felt a dull, nagging tug in his lower back as he hunched over a desk and flipped a preseason magazine page that landed on Nevada.
The road to the national title game has run through the Southeastern Conference recently.So while perfection would be nice for Tim Tebow and Florida, it's not necessarily necessary. And the Gators know it.
LAKE TAHOE - You may have no idea what an Apple iPhone application is, but iPhone and other smartphone users do, which is why organizations are starting to create applications specifically for the Lake Tahoe area.
With households watching every penny, a growing number of Americans are ditching their takeout menus and heading into the kitchen to cook dinner at home. The trouble is, many don't know how.
For the past 21⁄2 months I have been working at the Boys & Girls Club running a cooking class for the kids. It has been exciting, uplifting, exhausting, sometimes frustrating and more rewarding than I ever thought possible.
In my kitchen, dry lentils get about the same treatment as dry beans. That is, on the rare occasion that I buy them, they land at the back of the pantry where they are promptly forgotten for months or years.
The Carson City chapter of Relay for Life is set to raise $110,000 this year, according to organizers, but it is making one final push to meet its goal of $125,000.
Nevada Health Centers is challenging Carson City-area businesses to find out who can create the biggest team for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure on Oct. 4.
When an April 5 earthquake shook down buildings in L'Aquila, Italy, it also destroyed all but a few buildings on the campus of the University of L'Aquila. The 27,000-student school couldn't function and students would be left...
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Nevada's two universities have made Forbes' list of America's 500 best colleges this year.The University of Nevada, Las Vegas placed 486 and the University of Nevada, Reno 406.
Carson City Business Licenses, as of July 31Anything Grows, new general business, 2578 S. Curry St., Stan PardueBack On Track Inn, new general business, 801 N. Carson St., Betty BrinsonBBDC, new general business, 4233 Shelbyville Dr.
Why talk about Social Security when Medicare is on life support? Because having examined the problems in Social Security professionally for many years, I find myself almost as concerned.
Heritage Bank of Nevada became the first bank in the state to make a loan under a Small Business Administration effort to help small businesses weather the recession.
When the general public thinks of small airports such as those in Carson City and Carson Valley, too often their thoughts run to the noise made by the planes, not the dollars they pump into the local communities.
Fall has become a popular second season for planting, particularly for spring-blooming flower bulbs. Trowel-carrying gardeners return to action once the summer heat abates to set more tulips, crocus or daffodils into the ground.
The long-awaited tomato harvest has begun. Tomatoes are ripening, but what's with the blackened leathery spot on the bottom? We put in all kinds of time and energy to grow lovely, delicious tomatoes and these are ugly.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Notre Dame offensive line coach Frank Verducci drew the biggest crowd of all the Fighting Irish assistant coaches at media day Friday."Usually we're way over in the corner," Verducci joked.
WASHINGTON - It's the clearest sign yet the recession is finally ending: Employers laid off far fewer workers in July, the jobless rate dipped for the first time in 15 months and workers' hours and pay edged upward.
RENO - A nationally recognized effort to provide health services to uninsured residents of Washoe County is ready to roll its partnership of the private and public sectors into Carson City and rural Nevada.
ATLANTA (AP) - Get ready to roll up your sleeve three times for flu shots.Most people will need one shot for the regular seasonal flu and probably two others to protect against the new swine flu.
Since the end of the 2008-09 season, there have been many questions surrounding the Nevada football team: Will Colin Kaepernick become more of a passing quarterback? What can the running game do with two premier running backs in the backfield? How...
Nevada athletic director Cary Groth lashed out against the NCAA on Thursday after it approved a policy earlier in the day that bans states from hosting championship events if they allow people to bet on single games.
Las Vegas OKs casino, big sign at Strip city lineLAS VEGAS (AP) - An Arizona developer has City Council approval to put a huge sign and a new casino, restaurant and stores at the city line on the Las Vegas Strip.
CRYSTAL BAY - A buyer for the Cal Neva Resort, Spa and Casino in Lake Tahoe could be found by September, said a vice president of the firm hired to sell the storied property.
Green bean salads generally are bit players on the summer food scene. But a few carefully chosen ingredients can transform them into scene stealers that let one of the season's best offerings shine.
WASHINGTON - "Cash for clunkers" could have the same effect on global warming pollution as shutting down the entire country - every automobile, every factory, every power plant - for an hour per year. That could rise to...
