Book adds details on IKEA founder’s Nazi links

STOCKHOLM — A new book claims IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad’s youth ties with Nazi groups extended beyond what he has previously admitted, saying Sweden’s intelligence agency even set up a special file on him.

Police supervisors union, North Las Vegas reach tentative deal

A tentative concessions agreement between North Las Vegas and the police supervisors union will save the city nearly $3.9 million over the next four years and moves the city one step closer to saving its recreation centers.

Jaded West Coast chuckles over East Coast quake

LOS ANGELES — Soon after the lunch plates stopped rattling and books stopped thumping to the floor, shaken easterners could hear another sound from Tuesday’s magnitude-5.8 quake: snickering emanating from the opposite side of the continent.

Heart attack kills Philly cheesesteak stand owner

PHILADELPHIA — Joey Vento, the owner of a landmark south Philadelphia cheesesteak stand who told customers to order in English, has died at age 71.

Rev. Al Sharpton officially tapped as MSNBC host

NEW YORK — After several weeks in a tryout role, the Rev. Al Sharpton has officially been named host of a weeknight hour on MSNBC.

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