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Bill adds to court-ordered mental health treatment

The Nevada Assembly has approved allowing courts to order mentally ill defendants who have regular run-ins with the law to complete tailored outpatient treatment plans.

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Bill puts extra information on mammogram reports
Some Nevada lawmakers say doctors should tell women with dense breast tissue that mammogram results are inconclusive, but some doctors say there's no need.
A general view of the Houses of Parliament in London, Great Britain. (Dan Kitwood, Getty Images)
Lawmaker's wife posted libelous tweet, court rules
Britain's High Court has ruled that a tweet posted by the wife of the speaker of Parliament about a politician wrongly linked to child sex abuse was libelous.
Internal Revenue Service Director of Exempt Organizations Lois Lerner listens to opening statements during a hearing of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee before refusing to testify and being excused May 22, 2013 in Washington, DC.  (Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images)
IRS replaces department chief who oversaw targeting
The Internal Revenue Service official, who publicly revealed that the agency targeted conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status, has been replaced.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building which houses the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Rockville, MD. (Getty Images)
FDA warns of infections tied to Tennessee pharmacy
Government health officials are investigating several health problems reported with potentially contaminated medications that came from a Tennessee specialty pharmacy.
Photos of four girls killed in 1963 are displayed at the historic Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. (Mario Tama, Getty Images)
Obama OKs honor for Birmingham bombing victims
Four girls killed in an Alabama church bombing during the civil rights movement 50 years ago received on Friday the highest honor Congress can give civilians.
The U.S. Capitol building is seen on January 11, 2010 in Washington, D.C. (Mark Wilson, Getty Images)
Labor unions now angry about health care overhaul
They were enthusiastic backers of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul -- but now, some labor unions are afraid that it will jeopardize benefits for millions of their members.
Anti-war demonstrators holds signs and stand next to a model of a drone as they protest near the site of a fundraiser on April 3, 2013 in San Francisco, California.   (Justin Sullivan, Getty Images)
Obama's drone rules leave unanswered questions
President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines designed to restrict targeted drone strikes, leaving himself significant power over how and when the weapons can be deployed.
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Illinois proposes concealed-carry law, but gov opposes
Being the only state in the country without a concealed-carry law, Illinois was ordered on Friday to put one on the books -- despite strong opposition from the state's governor.
Senate approves extending voter registration
The Nevada Senate has approved extending voter registration deadlines on a party-line vote.
Flag of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Nuclear agency's Iran probe guided by US intelligence
The U.N. nuclear agency responsible for probing whether Iran has worked on a nuclear bomb depends largely on the United States and its allies for most of its intelligence.

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