PersonhoodUSA’s anti-abortion petition will not appear on the November ballot because the group will not collect the required number of signatures needed by Tuesday’s deadline.
A Las Vegas woman has been charged with murder by child abuse in the death of her boyfriend’s young son, according to an arrest report .
In the first TV ads of his general election campaign, U.S. Sen. Harry Reid touts his ability to create jobs in Nevada, including at a solar energy project that got federal tax credits he helped provide.
WASHINGTON — Rates on 30-year fixed mortgages fell this week to the lowest level of the year and were barely shy of the all-time low. Mortgage finance company Freddie Mac says the average rate sank to 4.72 percent. It was just above the record of 4.71 set last December.
RUSTENBURG, South Africa — The Brazilian referee and his assistants who will work the England-United States match at the World Cup have been studying English-language obscenities the players might use. Carlos Simon will referee Saturday’s match, assisted by Roberto Braatz and Altemir Hausmann. They want to ensure players can’t get away with abuse. Braatz says they aren’t learning them in “11 different languages, but at least we have to know the swear words in English.”
LOS ANGELES — Tom Cruise is bringing his foul-mouthed, hairy-handed Hollywood producer character Les Grossman back to the big screen. Paramount Pictures and MTV Films say they’re developing a film around the fictional character that Cruise brought to life in 2008’s “Tropic Thunder.” The 47-year-old actor reprised the role at Sunday’s MTV Movie Awards.