Riley Cooper back with Eagles after 4-day absence

Wide receiver Riley Cooper returned to the Philadelphia Eagles Tuesday after a four-day excused absence to undergo sensitivity training after he was caught on film yelling a racial slur before a Kenny Chesney concert.

New defensive coordinator brings NFL clout, family ties to UNLV

Tim Hauck is 46 and 2½ years younger than his brother, Bobby, but he arrives at UNLV with the sort of experience and clout that immediately earns the respect of those players he will now instruct as the team’s defensive coordinator. On paper, it’s not a good hire. It’s a terrific one.

 
President George W. Bush has successful surgery for blocked artery

Former President George W. Bush successfully underwent a heart procedure in Dallas on Tuesday after doctors discovered a blockage in an artery during his annual physical.

Ex-Assemblyman Brooks pleads not guilty in I-15 chase

Former Nevada Assemblyman Steven Brooks pleaded not guilty in Southern California on Tuesday to felony and misdemeanor charges stemming from a police chase and confrontation in March.

Man who led police on chase identified

The man who led police on a 20-minute, high-speed chase Sunday night that shut down Interstate 15 at Sahara Avenue was arrested and faces firearms and resisting charges.

Drone strike, helicopter attack follow Yemen terror warning

As the U.S. and Britain evacuated embassy staff Tuesday, a suspected U.S. drone killed four alleged members of al-Qaida, and militants shot down a Yemeni army helicopter. Westerners flew out of the country and Yemeni authorities launched a wide investigation into al-Qaida threats.

Another report confirms Nevada leads U.S. in home price gains

The latest home report on Tuesday confirmed what has been reported several times already this year — home prices are vaulting higher and Nevada is leading the way.

Global Cash Access posts quarterly profit, signs Scientific Games deal

Global Cash Access Holdings Inc., parent company of Global Cash Access Inc., earned $6.67 million, or 10 cents a share, for the second quarter, compared with $6.86 million, or 11 cents a share, for the same period last year, the company said Tuesday.

Storm aftermath impedes travel in Death Valley

The only paved route through the southern end of Death Valley National Park remains closed and could stay that way for months. Flash flooding from a July 28 storm caused major damage to Badwater Road between Badwater Basin and California state Route 127.

 
15-ton ‘fatberg’ extracted from blocked London sewers

It may look like an iceberg, but there’s nothing cool about it.

Utility company Thames Water says it has discovered what it calls the biggest “fatberg” ever recorded in Britain — a 15-ton blob of congealed fat and baby wipes lodged in a sewer drain.

Bilbray gains EMILY’s List endorsement for Congress

WASHINGTON – A national organization that raises campaign cash for Democratic women who are abortion-rights advocates announced Tuesday that it has endorsed Erin Bilbray-Kohn campaign for Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District.

Fort Hood shooting trial opens; defendant declares ‘I am the shooter’

The Army psychiatrist accused in the deadliest mass shooting ever on a U.S. military installation told jurors Tuesday that evidence would “clearly show” he was the gunman during the attack on Fort Hood.

Judge Jones seeks dismissal of federal indictment

Lawyers for suspended Family Court Judge Steven Jones filed court papers late Monday challenging a federal indictment that accuses the judge of participating in a decade-long fraud scheme.

University of Iowa claims title of top party school

College students consider the University of Iowa the nation’s best party school, even though Iowa City has tried to make its famous bar scene less hospitable to underage drinkers.

Power outage caused by car striking pole

A car hit a power pole near Tropicana Avenue and Dean Martin Drive Tuesday morning and left 320 customers without power.

 
TMZ pays $18,000 for Hernandez letter, internet buzz

In the hand-written letter Hernandez states he is not guilty and at the ends asks his friend not to post the letter on social media.

Of course within hours it had been leaked to media outlets online.