The state of Nevada announced its first known case of the omicron variant on Dec. 14 after a woman tested positive. Scientists at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas detected the variant a week before.

The race to trace the unfold of COVID-19 is taking scientists into the sewers.

The race to track the spread of COVID-19 takes scientists down the drain.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene invested in Treasury bills right around a time of uncertainty about the debt ceiling—uncertainty that Greene helped foment. The investment paid off.

Last September, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) called for a shutdown to stop government spending. Four days later, she lent the government money.

Wastewater surveillance is becoming more widespread in the U.S. to fight COVID-19.

While the numbers of people infected by the new variant of the virus increase, university students prepare for the start of a new two-month period in person.

Harry Reid died Dec. 28 at age 82, leaving behind a legacy of securing millions of acres of protected wilderness, creating Nevada’s first and only national park and keeping nuclear waste out of Yucca Mountain.