I love the way the Bee Grateful Candle by VERIS ($11) fills my apartment with the subtle, soothing scents of honey and lavender. And I?m comforted knowing that I?m breathing in healthy aromas: The candle, which burns for 20 hours, is paraffin-free (it?s made with 100 percent beeswax), has a cotton wick (no metal), and contains no synthetic hardeners or chemical dyes. But there?s another reason to choose this candle: In response to the drastic decline in the honeybee population, VERIS is donating five percent of all Bee Grateful Candle sales to the University of California, Davis?s honeybee research program.

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YOU GOTTA EAT Three Square food bank has almost made eating out a good deed. For the next week, more than 80 of the valleyÕs best restaurants are offering prix fixe menus from $20.09 to $50.09 as part of Las Vegas restaurant week, with the proceeds going to fight hunger in Southern Nevada. For more, go to lasvegassun.com/ae.

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Poor Harry Reid. He wants it all to be so simple. He supports

The ACLU of Nevada, with Gary Peck on the job, was a force to be reckoned with. Gary Peck said on public radio the other morning that he Òpoured a lot of heart and lifeÕs energy into that job.Ó He was talking about his recently concluded 13 years as executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada.

Massachusetts should fix succession law to give voters full voice. The death of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy last week has exposed a flaw in a five-year old Massachusetts law that changed how the stateÕs seats in the U.S. Senate are filled in the event of vacancies.

Obama must decide whether to build up Afghan war in face of dwindling support. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, is expected to present a top-priority report this week to President Barack Obama.

Minors were drinking, and two of them left house in a car, police report says. A well-known Nevada doctor has been charged with contributing to the delinquency of two minors who were allegedly provided alcohol at his home.

Nevada Fight Fraud Task Force Chairwoman . Elisabeth Daniels has spoken at foreclosure seminars for groups of 600. SheÕs also given fraud awareness lectures for audiences of three. As chairwoman of the Nevada Fight Fraud Task Force, Daniels takes the crowd she can get.

CEO says airline wouldnÕt risk damaging employee culture. To many, Southwest AirlinesÕ failure to acquire Denver-based Frontier Airlines out of bankruptcy was shocking.

Five years ago, Dr. Navneet Sharda sued a fellow cancer specialist, saying the other doctor had defamed him by criticizing his character and medical expertise.

Cloud seeding creates the rain Northern Nevada needs and Southern Nevada wants but.... When Southern Nevada Water Authority General Manager Pat Mulroy suggested the agency fund a shuttering Desert Research Institute cloud seeding program, it turned more than a few heads.

Attorney says cleaning company shortchanged hundreds of workers. A workplace lawsuit filed by a group of immigrant laborers against a cleaning contractor popular with posh Strip restaurants is the latest controversy over how third-party operators conduct business in the strictly-regulated atmosphere of casinos.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown was Wednesday drawn into a damaging row over the release of the Lockerbie bomber, after revelations a British minister told Libya the premier did not want him to die in prison.

A minister told Libyan officials that Prime Minister Gordon Brown did not want the Lockerbie bomber to die in prison, according to documents released on Tuesday.

A minister told Libyan officials that Prime Minister Gordon Brown did not want the Lockerbie bomber to die in prison, according to documents released on Tuesday.

A minister told Libyan officials that Prime Minister Gordon Brown did not want the Lockerbie bomber to die in prison, according to documents released on Tuesday.

The government did not believe it was "necessary or sensible" to risk damaging its relations with Libya by excluding the Lockerbie bomber from a prisoner transfer agreement, new documents revealed Tuesday.

The govenment did not believe it was "necessary or sensible" to risk damaging its relations with Libya by excluding the Lockerbie bomber from a prison transfer agreement, new documents revealed Tuesday.

The government did not believe it was "necessary or sensible" to risk damaging its relations with Libya by excluding the Lockerbie bomber from a prison transfer agreement, new documents revealed Tuesday.

The British and Scottish governments will seek Tuesday to defuse an increasingly damaging row over the release of the Lockerbie bomber by publishing their correspondence concerning the case.

The government will publish all "relevant" correspondence with Scotland on the Lockerbie bomber, an official said Monday, amid suggestions oil deals with Libya played a role in his release.

The government is to release all "relevant" correspondence with Scotland on the Lockerbie bomber, an official said Monday, in a bid to stamp out claims oil deals in Libya played a role in his release.

Dismisses exploding French iPhones as caused by "external forces". American consumers who want an iPhone, Apple's iconic mobile device, must use it on the AT&T network. For now.

Massachusetts says firm used deceptive marketing. Thousands of individuals and self-employed business owners have purchased health insurance policies with MEGA Life and Health Insurance, many through membership in the National Association for the Self-Employed.

Program expected to benefit every U.S. state and territory. If you missed "Cash for Clunkers," you might want to give "Dollars for Dishwashers" a whirl.

Most product dates relate to quality rather than safety. I was one confused consumer one night last week. Late at night and hungry, I opened the freezer door to find a lone microwave dinner. "OK," I thought, "this will have to do." But then something happened that crushed my hopes of a hunger-free night.

Harder to keep credit use low in new environment. This is one case where "use it or lose it" definitely doesn't apply. For a higher credit score, almost all financial gurus suggest keeping your credit balances low in relation to your lines of credit.

The first climate change talks between Himalayan nations ended here Tuesday with a call for international assistance, but some observers criticised the failure of key figures to show up.

The first climate change talks between Himalayan nations ended here Tuesday with a call for international assistance for poor countries struggling to cope with the effects of global warming.

Surgery to remove small, low-risk prostate cancer tumors can be safely delayed for years without an increased risk of death, according to results from a large long-term study published Monday.

A deadly wildfire roared out of control near Los Angeles on Monday, forcing thousands to flee and threatening a crucial telecommunications facility after claiming the lives of two firefighters.

A Sri Lankan court sentenced a Tamil reporter cited by US President Barack Obama as an "emblematic example" of a persecuted journalist to 20 years in prison Monday on charges of supporting terrorism.

Hurricane Jimena strengthened Monday to maximum Category Five status, Mexican officials said as they planned emergency evacuations for 20,000 high-risk families lying in its path.

Surgery to remove small, low-risk prostate cancer tumors can be safely delayed for years without an increased risk of death, according to results from a large long-term study published Monday.

The White House fought back fiercely Monday against former vice president Dick Cheney's charges that President Barack Obama has hurt US national security, as a feud over CIA interrogations deepened.

President Hamid Karzai's lead over his main election rival narrowed slightly on Monday as US envoy Richard Holbrooke said Western troops had inflicted "vast damage" on the Taliban.

A 15-year-old Palestinian girl who says Israeli troops killed her father and two siblings in Gaza in January, sought justice from the International Criminal Court on Monday.

Hurricane Jimena strengthened Monday to a maximum Category Five storm as it barreled towards Mexico's Baja California peninsula, Mexican officials said.

Hurricane Jimena strengthened Monday to a maximum Category Five storm as it barreled towards Mexico's Baja California peninsula, Mexican officials said.

The United States on Monday urged Myanmar to cease attacks on ethnic groups as refugees who fled into China after deadly clashes between junta forces and ethnic rebels nervously headed home.

The United States on Monday urged the military junta in Myanmar to halt attacks on ethnic minorities, saying it was "deeply concerned" about the fighting.

The United States on Monday urged Myanmar to halt attacks on ethnic minorities, saying it was "deeply concerned" about the fighting.

The United States Monday urged Myanmar to halt attacks on ethnic minorities, saying it was "deeply concerned" about the fighting.

Japan's Democratic Party began talks on Monday on forming a new government, faced with the challenge of reviving the economy and reshaping ties with key allies after its crushing election win.