One man guilty; brother acquitted

A jury Monday night acquitted a 33-year-old man accused of the 2006 fatal stabbing of another man.

Jailed performer’s husband speaks

Eleven prisoners were wedged into a cell 8 feet by 10 feet in an open-air jail with no heat and no lights.

Ex-club owner faces financial questions

A judge’s decision has cleared the way for attorneys representing a paralyzed tourist to determine whether former strip club operator Rick Rizzolo hid his financial assets through a 2005 divorce.

Republicans announce plan to rebuild savings

WASHINGTON — A series of proposals unveiled Tuesday by U.S. Rep. Dean Heller of Nevada and a group of other House Republicans aim to help people rebuild shattered retirement funds and college savings accounts.

Las Vegas Ward 6 candidates clash over “sellout” label

A mailer and a Web site have set off fireworks in the campaign for the Las Vegas City Council Ward 6 seat, with the incumbent calling his challenger a sellout to developers and insurance companies and the challenger contending that she is being attacked with lies and innuendo.

No laughing matter

Members of the Obama administration — and media commentators who routinely promote their policies — are literally laughing at Republican warnings that the vast deficits proposed by the current White House could lead to an eventual default on U.S. securities, an accelerated devaluation of the U.S. dollar, or both.

Book banning

If you think we have, over the years, exaggerated the threat posed to the First Amendment by “campaign reform,” consider Tuesday’s Supreme Court arguments in the case of “Hillary: The Movie.”

RESTAURANT REPORT

Baidu China Bistro, 7625 S. Rainbow Blvd., received 19 demerits March 3. Violations included food thawing at room temperature. GRADE: B

CineVegas develops independent streak

The 2009 CineVegas film festival declares its “independents” with a lineup of world premieres that will bow at the 11th annual film festival, to take place June 10-15 at the Palms’ Brenden Theatres.

Make or buy wasabi mayonnaise

For Joan Basil, who’s looking for wasabi mayonnaise, readers were nearly unanimous in their responses: Trader Joe’s, which has numerous locations in the valley and was recommended by Roberta Shulman, June Shook, Jennie Cicala, Natalie Tantleff, Diane Williams and Jayne Boone.

The (trade) show must go on

OK, Las Vegas. Denial and anger got your local economy nowhere fast.

IGT selects board member as new president, CEO

International Game Technology named current board member Patti Hart as its president and chief executive officer late Tuesday, replacing TJ Matthews.

IN BRIEF

Home prices decline 6.3 percent in January

Despite lawsuit, MGM Mirage plans to finish CityCenter

A day after being accused by its joint venture partner of mismanaging the $9.1 billion CityCenter development, MGM Mirage said a lawsuit filed by Dubai World was “completely without merit” and the casino operator plans to complete the Strip development.

Las Vegas Sands executive resigns

Las Vegas Sands Executive Vice President Brad Stone, who was overseeing construction of the company’s $5 billion Singapore resort, has resigned.

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