Clark County’s chief judge on Thursday tossed out a contempt case against the 54-year-old mother of a murder defendant who was held in jail for 10 days without bail or a hearing for borrowing a juror’s cellphone during the trial.
A North Las Vegas man was arrested last week after being accused of posing as a doctor, sedating victims and then assaulting them when they were unconscious.
ATTALLA, Ala. — Roger Simpson said he looked down the road and saw a little girl running outside her home but didn’t give it another thought. Police, however, said the man witnessed a murder in progress.
BAILEYVILLE, Maine — A 3-year-old Maine girl, possibly confused by a dream, walked a mile to a grocery store in the middle of the night, thinking her mother was inside buying pizza.
MADISON, Wis. — A man who claimed to be the new manager of a Denny’s restaurant in Wisconsin then cooked himself a cheeseburger and fries is facing charges.
NEW YORK — Adult fans of J.K. Rowling can rejoice: She has a new novel coming, for grownups.
On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard a case in which justices are expected to decide whether the Stolen Valor Act is an unconstitutional regulation of free speech, or an appropriate means to stop false claimants from devaluing the military’s highest honors.
