Las Vegas police are investigating whether any crimes were committed when a local firefighter posted on Facebook that she wanted to shoot a county commissioner who has been outspoken about firefighters’ salaries and benefits.
One of two defendants accused of robbing and kidnapping former Oakland Raider wide receiver Javon Walker pleaded guilty to those charges Friday.
WASHINGTON — Sen. John Ensign on Friday resisted calls for his resignation, saying he is trying to get back in the graces of constituents, friends and family amid investigations growing from his extramarital affair.
LOS ANGELES — For a decade, the bullet in Jorge Acevedo’s skull reminded him that he had nearly lost his life. Now the reminder is gone. Acevedo, brain-damaged and partially paralyzed by the Christmas Day 1999 shooting, had the bullet removed after it began protruding from his skull. The surprised surgeon found a second bullet of a different caliber.
Clark County must either lay off 530 workers or reduce wages by 14 percent to offset a $57 million shortfall, according to a budget forecast presented Friday.
LOS ANGELES — The future Pope Benedict XVI resisted pleas to defrock a California priest with a record of sexually molesting children, citing concerns including “the good of the universal church,” according to a 1985 letter bearing his signature. The correspondence, obtained by The Associated Press, is the strongest challenge yet to the Vatican’s insistence that Benedict played no role in blocking the removal of pedophile priests.
TAIPEI, Taiwan — As a younger man, Taiwan’s Lin Yu-chun sang for hours on end, trying to get his mind off the sneers he endured because of his portly figure. The round-faced soprano with the bowl haircut never imagined his voice would one day transform him into an international sensation.
