Nevada

There are also major wildfires in five other states.

• By Emily Moon

In only the second-ever case of its kind, a pharmaceutical company sued Wednesday to stop the state of Nevada from using an untested drug in a lethal injection.

• By Emily Moon

Unions in the state have been unable to force public-employees to contribute to collective bargaining funds for almost 65 years, and yet they have managed to thrive.

• By Ruben J. Garcia

From 1999 through 2016, suicide rates increased in nearly every state, according to a new report.

• By Jack Denton

To much of the outside world, gambling is a vice not worthy of mercy: It is a symptom of recklessness, of compulsiveness, of greed. But compulsive gambling is also an addiction—one that affects some three to four million people in the United States alone.

• By Max Ufberg

New research points to the inherent limitations of state-level firearm-control laws.

• By Tom Jacobs

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Anthem has announced plans in recent months to withdraw from ACA exchanges in a number of states.

• By Dwyer Gunn

Simpson was convicted of 12 offenses in 2008, including kidnapping and armed robbery.

• By Katie Kilkenny

The behavior of former Las Vegas prosecutor Bill Kephart was repeatedly lambasted by the Supreme Court of Nevada. But that didn't stop him from becoming a judge in 2010. This month he was charged with misconduct in that position too.

• By Megan Rose

Amid vigorous public lands activism, Representative Mark Amodei, a leader of the right-wing land transfer movement, retreats.

• By Jimmy Tobias

Casino operators are changing blackjack payouts to give the house an even greater advantage. Is this a sign that Vegas is on its way back from the recession, or that the Strip’s biggest players are trying to squeeze some more cash out of visitors before the well runs dry?

• By Chris Opfer