Ed Moss named CEO of Review-Journal parent company

Stephens Media LLC, parent company of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, has named Ed Moss chief executive officer, replacing Michael Ferguson who has stepped down.

 
51 killed in Supermarket roof collapse in Latvia

As Latvian rescue workers searched Friday for bodies in the rubble of a supermarket collapse that killed dozens, speculation about the cause focused on a garden and a playground being installed on the grass- and gravel-covered roof.

 
Cosmic blast biggest since Big Bang; Earth never in danger

Astronomers call it the monster. It was the biggest and brightest cosmic explosion ever witnessed. Had it been closer, Earth would have been toast.

 
Man who disappeared walking dog is found

Los Angeles police say a key witness in a burglary case who vanished while walking his dog has been found.

Photos, status updates can lure predators, police say

Sgt. Ray Spencer was inspired to create a class called The Dark Side of Social Media after noticing the links between social media and crime.

Area Briefing, Nov. 26-Dec. 2

UNLV REPORT: CHILD FATALITIES DECLINE OVER FIVE YEARS

 
‘Batkid’ gives interview while family gives back

San Francisco became Gotham City for a day last week when 5-year-old Miles Scott fulfilled his wish of fighting crime as the ‘Batkid.’

Las Vegan wrongly arrested or detained 11 times loses court battle

A Las Vegas man who was arrested or detained at least 11 times by Las Vegas police because his name and other personal information matched that of a drug-trafficking fugitive has lost his legal battle against the law enforcement agency.

 
6 reasons the Oscar should go to Matthew McConaughey

Every so often, it’s as though all of Hollywood gets together in a secret bunker and decides that an actor is overdue for an Oscar. This year seems to be Matthew McConaughey’s time for his performance in “Dallas Buyers Club.”

 
US tourist’s wife: Detention a ‘dreadful misunderstanding’

The wife of an 85-year-old veteran being detained in North Korea implored authorities on Friday to let her husband return to his anxious family and end what she called a “dreadful misunderstanding.”

VIDEO: The Spirit of Nevada

We celebrate the Nevada Sesquicentennial by exploring our state’s history, people and natural beauty. Together they forge the spirit of Nevada.

 
Documents: Mass. teacher’s throat slit, note left

The body of a popular Massachusetts teacher who police say was killed by one of her students was found in the woods, naked from the waist down and with her throat slit and a note that read, “I hate you all,” according to court documents released Friday.

Google representative must testify in federal trial

A federal judge has denied Google’s bid to quash a subpoena ordering a company record-keeper to testify next week in the federal racketeering trial of an alleged cybercrime syndicate member.

Hip-hop ham: Drake flaunts success, but then feels guilty

This is the challenge that Drake wrangles with on his latest disc, the equally absorbing and obnoxious “Nothing Was the Same”: How does he revel in his success without becoming dulled by it?

Shared services study underway

North Las Vegas City Council members unanimously approved a temporary shared services study with the city of Las Vegas this month, finalizing an agreement that could see the two cities share everything from library to animal control services by the end of May.

Tule Springs protection bill could see Senate vote by 2014

City leaders from the northwest part of the valley paid a lobbying visit to Washington, D.C., last month, making incremental progress on long-sought legislation to protect prehistoric fossils beds north of Tule Springs.

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