Lawyers representing Gov. Jim Gibbons filed a motion late Friday that asks a judge to dismiss the federal lawsuit filed by a woman who claims the politician assaulted her in 2006.
Military officials say the main entrance of an Air Force base outside Las Vegas was shut down today after a man made a verbal threat to a guard at the gate.
Ron Taylor, who feels his military record was unfairly denigrated during the 2008 Clark County School Board race, took satisfaction Friday in being named a hero.
Barry Manilow’s opening night will now be Saturday after tonight’s show at Paris Las Vegas was canceled.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court suggested Tuesday it will strike down U.S. cities’ outright bans on handguns, a ruling that could establish a nationwide ownership right fervently sought by gun advocates. But the justices indicated less severe limits could survive, continuing disputes over the “right to keep and bear arms.”
A Henderson resort is considering a lawsuit over the Legislature’s decision to help cover the state budget shortfall with money collected for a proposed wastewater project in the Las Vegas Valley.
WASHINGTON — Sen. Harry Reid had another “oops” moment Friday when he said that “only 36,000 people lost their jobs today, which is really good.”
Diet not working? Blame your genes. That’s the pitch behind a new test that claims to show whether people will do better on a low-fat or a low-carb weight loss plan. We’re all hard-wired with DNA that controls how we burn and store calories from various foods. A study found that women on diets well-matched to their genes lost roughly five times more weight than those on mismatched diets.
SOUTHLAKE, Texas (AP) — Toyota has for years blocked access to data stored in devices similar to airline “black boxes” that could explain crashes blamed on sudden unintended acceleration, according to an Associated Press review of lawsuits nationwide and interviews with auto crash experts.
NEW YORK (AP) — College student John Park and gospel singer Jermaine Sellers were sent home Thursday along with female semifinalists Michelle Delamor and Haeley Vaughn as “American Idol” voters trimmed the field to 16.
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona authorities say six people were killed after a passenger bus was clipped by another vehicle and rolled over on the interstate south of Phoenix. Department of Public Safety spokesman Bart Graves says 15 others, including two 11-year-olds, were injured in the Friday morning accident on Interstate 10 about 25 miles south of Phoenix.