WASHINGTON — A House bill introduced Friday by Rep. Dina Titus of Nevada and nine other Democrats would provide a $250 payment to Social Security recipients if they do not qualify for an automatic cost-of-living raise this year.
By an almost two-to-one, likely voters support raising taxes on the gambling and mining industries to avoid cuts to state programs and public employee layoffs.
In the race for governor, Republican Brian Sandoval has increased his lead over Democrat Rory Reid to 19 percentage points, according to a new poll, despite being outspent and under attack by the Reid campaign.
The torrent of donations to Opportunity Village continued Friday in the wake of a fire that destroyed the charity’s thrift store, meaning that there’s plenty of replacement merchandise for what was lost in the blaze.
Republican candidate for Secretary of State Rob Lauer maintains he did not batter Jennifer Von Tobel. He says he was showing the campaign supporter self-defense moves, at her request, at a campaign event June 4 when he allegedly injured Von Tobel, who has multiple sclerosis.
The 16-year-old boy shot and killed by a friend on Thursday has been identified as Ivan Rodriguez.
A 70-year-old man in a wheelchair was struck and killed by a car while crossing Charleston Boulevard Friday morning.
Manny Pacquiao’s next fight will not be in Las Vegas after all. Giving up on getting opponent Antonio Margarito licensed in Nevada in a timely manner, Top Rank is moving the scheduled Nov. 13 junior middleweight fight from the MGM Grand Garden, most likely to Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
The Nevada Supreme Court issued an order Friday that suspends Las Vegas attorney Noel Gage from the practice of law.
Boyd Gaming Corp. will not bid on any of Station Casinos’ assets in next week’s bankruptcy auction because the court-approved process makes it difficult for qualified bidders to compete fairly, the company said Friday.
PHILADELPHIA — A 21-year-old man who intentionally vomited on a spectator and his 11-year-old daughter at a Philadelphia Phillies game was sentenced Friday to up to three months in jail and community service, which the judge suggested be fulfilled by cleaning ballpark toilets and trash.
Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Joe Bonaventure signed a warrant Friday for the arrest of former police officer Maurice Carroll, an unlicensed process server, on 35 felony charges stemming from a scheme to submit false affidavits in court.
PHOENIX — Lost in the hoopla over Arizona’s immigration law is the fact that state and local authorities for years have been doing their own aggressive crackdowns. Nowhere in the U.S. is local enforcement more present than in Phoenix, where Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio routinely carries out sweeps to arrest illegal immigrants.
NEW YORK — Former “Fly Girl” Jennifer Lopez is poised to return to television – this time as a judge on “American Idol.” The singer-dancer-actor was close to signing a deal to join Fox TV’s hit singing contest, a person familiar with the negotiations said late Thursday. The person, who was not authorized to comment publicly, spoke on condition of anonymity.
NEW YORK — The Black Eyed Peas have more proof of the ubiquity of “I Gotta Feeling.” Their No. 1 hit is the first song reach the 6 million mark in digital downloads. The milestone was announced Friday. will.i.am: “We came out in ’98 and our career, if you would look at it on chart, there’s no dips in it. For our career to still be healthy and vibrant and doing things like 6 million downloads, it’s pretty significant.”
NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers have come up with a unique stimulus plan to improve flagging attendance: babies.