Final day arrives at ‘The Max’ prison

Correctional officers hugged each other, shouted “goodbye NSP” and shed tears as they trudged out of the Nevada State Prison for the last time Wednesday afternoon.

Airport revenues rise at fastest clip in four years

McCarran International Airport revenues rose at the strongest clip in four years, according to the latest annual report on airport finances, with the bulk of the gain coming from fees paid by airlines.

School board picks first black president

The school board has had minority members, but Linda Young has accomplished something they never could: She was unanimously selected as the board’s first black president.

Polish art student hangs own painting in museum

WARSAW, Poland — Art student Andrzej Sobiepan didn’t want to wait decades for his work to appear in museums. So he took matters in his own hands, covertly hanging one of his paintings in a major Polish gallery.

Police: Illinois man gouges out uncle’s eyes

JOLIET, Ill. — An Illinois man has been charged with gouging out his uncle’s eyes then pushing him down the stairs in a fight over a remote control, authorities said.

Family accepts settlement in case of missing internal organs

The family of a British commodities trader who died while partying in Las Vegas will accept $350,000 to end a federal lawsuit stemming from the disappearance of the man’s internal organs after an autopsy and before his body was returned to London, their lawyer said Wednesday.

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