Times Square cleared as suspected car bomb found

NEW YORK (AP) — Police found a suspected car bomb in a smoking sport utility vehicle Saturday evening in Times Square, then cleared the streets of thousands of tourists milling through the landmark district so they could dismantle the device.

Lowden drops out of Reno candidate forum

CARSON CITY — Sue Lowden, a front-runner in the crowded Republican field in Nevada’s U.S. Senate race, pulled out of a Reno candidate forum Saturday after questions were raised over a consultant and how any proceeds at the event would be distributed.

May 1 Swimming Summaries

Follow the link for Saturday’s boys and girls swimming summaries.

Super Saver wins mud-filled Kentucky Derby

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jockey Calvin Borel steered Super Saver through the mud to win his third Kentucky Derby in four years. The win ended trainer Todd Pletcher’s Derby drought.

Slain Nye deputy remembered for service to country, community

A Nye County sheriff’s deputy fatally shot by a gunman on his second day back to work after a military deployment to Afghanistan is being remembered as a family man who gave his life for his country and community.

Obama affair?