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Lake Mead stores water from the Colorado River on the Nevada, Arizona border.

Dry And Getting Drier: Southwestern Water Scarcity The New Norm, Climate Study Says

The effects of climate change are not far off problems for future generations. They are existential problems for everyone alive today.That’s one big…

Medicare's new program will alter a year's worth of payments to 14,959 skilled nursing facilities across the U.S., based on how often in the past fiscal year their residents ended up back in hospitals within 30 days of leaving.

Medicare To Cut Payments To Nursing Homes Whose Patients End Up Back In The Hospital

Medicare's incentive program to discourage nursing homes from discharging patients too quickly will also give bonuses to facilities that have fewer rehospitalizations.

Pacioretty Scores Twice As Golden Knights Beat Canucks 4-3

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Marc-Andre Fleury turned 34 this week and was happy to be asked after Thursday night's win whether he's getting quicker…

The Food and Drug Administration has seen a sharp increase in applications for drug to treat rare diseases. An oversight report found problems with how agency is handling them.

FDA Faulted For Lapses In Orphan Drug Program

The Government Accountability Office found breakdowns in the way the Food and Drug Administration evaluates drugs for rare diseases. The analysis came after an investigation by Kaiser Health News.

Tougher Gun Laws Among New Nevada Governor's Top Priorities

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gov.-elect Steve Sisolak says tougher gun laws are one of his top priorities as he takes the top office in Nevada.Sisolak told The…

Sikh worshippers gather outside their holiest site, the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur. It is believed to be the place where the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak, died in the 16th century. In a rare goodwill gesture this week, India and Pakistan broke ground on a corridor that will allow visa-free travel for Indian Sikhs to the holy site.

In Gesture To India, Pakistan To Open Cross-Border Pathway To Sikh Holy Site

For decades, India's Sikhs have longed to reach one of their holiest sites, a soaring white temple, built on a river bank. A new corridor will allow them visa-free access to the temple.

Backcountry Avalanche Warning At Lake Tahoe

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The National Weather Service has issued a backcountry avalanche warning for most of the central Sierra, including the Lake Tahoe area.…

The Trump administration said Thursday it wants states to innovate in ways that could produce more lower-cost health insurance options — even if those alternatives do not provide the same level of financial or medical coverage as an ACA plan.

Trump's Move To Give States More Flexibility Undercuts Obamacare, Critics Say

The Trump administration offered states specific examples Thursday of how they could change the way they implement the Affordable Care Act. Critics say Trump's plan could drive up premiums for many.

Heidi Kyser at the Rain Tree on Mount Charleston

My Weekend Was Better than Yours: November 22-25

A long weekend of tacos, ice, dancing children, and the view from 10,000 feet

Up To 5 Feet Of Snow Possible South Of Tahoe

RENO, Nev. (AP) — As much of 5 feet of snow is expected on the top of the mountains south of Lake Tahoe by the weekend as a series of winter storms make…

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