RENO — The right-to-die is a touchy subject, only available in several states in the nation. Nevada might join those states soon. The state Senate on Tuesday voted 11-10 to approve a physician-assisted suicide bill that gives terminally ill patients the option to end their life. The bill would allow doctors to prescribe pharmaceuticals intended to end the patient’s life to terminally ill residents

A flurry of reports of mall melees and disturbances rippled across social media Monday on a day Americans swarmed shopping hubs for post-holiday bargains. Disturbances that led to some malls being evacuated included reports from Elizabeth, N.J.; Fayetteville, N.C.; East Garden City, N.Y.; Aurora, Colo.; Tempe, Ariz.; Beachwood Place, a suburb of Cleveland; and Memphis. About 10 people were injured

Man dies as 1,500 migrants storm France-U.K. tunnel LONDON — A man died as more than 1,000 migrants tried to storm the tunnel that links Britain with France for the second successive night. At least 1,500 people are said to have tried to enter the Eurotunnel terminal in the French port town of Calais on Tuesday night. On Monday, more than 2,000 migrants, desperate to reach England, tried to enter

After years of declining violent crime, several major American cities experienced a dramatic surge in homicides during the first half of this year. Milwaukee, which last year had one of its lowest annual homicide totals in city history, recorded 84 murders so far this year, more than double the 41 it tallied at the same point last year. Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn said the mounting homicid

Permanent version of Vt. assisted suicide bill signed SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. — When Gov. Peter Shumlin signed physician-assisted suicide into law in 2013, he had no idea a member of a family he has known most of his life would be one of the first Vermonters to use the option. Shumlin knew Maggie Lake of Putney had been battling cancer for several years. When Lake died, the governor left a message t

More than a dozen states, plus the District of Columbia, are considering controversial medically assisted death legislation this year. The laws would allow mentally fit, terminally ill patients age 18 and older, whose doctors say they have six months or less to live, to request lethal drugs. Oregon was the first state to implement its Death with Dignity Act in 1997 after voters approved the law in

The vocaloid is a virtual idol that sings fan-produced songsMiku also stars in video games and %22performs%22 in concerts around the worldHatsune Miku software and games got a recent U.S. release%2C six years after her creationHer teen idol status is undeniable. Fans wear T-shirts emblazoned with her face, and play computer and video games that carry her name. Her concerts are sold out, and she ha