The discovery in England of the bodies of 39 people believed to be from China lays bare some crucial but sometimes overlooked facts about China's development as a rising global power that has elevated hundreds of millions of its citizens to the middle classes.

Opponents of an initiative to split California into three states are asking the state Supreme Court to pull the measure from the ballot.  

Female members of Congress recognized "Equal Pay Day" Tuesday by calling attention to the gender wage gap across the country. The deputy director of the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) said the pay disparity is a big problem in Nevada, too.

There's a lot issues on the minds of Northern Nevadans, with high hopes for this new session of Congress.