Rebels lose to undefeated Illinois team
By MATT YOUMANS / RJ

Rayvonte Rice’s layup with 28 seconds left lifted Illinois to a 61-59 victory over UNLV at the Thomas & Mack Center.

County to pay $38 million to settle case on air rights near McCarran
By TIM O’REILEY / RJ

Faced with an expensive dilemma, the county will write two checks totaling $38 million to settle a five-year-old inverse condemnation case involving height restrictions on land south of McCarran International Airport.

Hendricks not obsessing over GSP result
By ADAM HILL / RJ

Johny Hendricks believes he should be wearing the Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight belt as he enjoys the holidays with his family in Texas.

 
French morning-after pill not working for some women
By GREG KELLER and MARIA CHENG ASSOCIATED PRESS

A French contraceptive maker said Tuesday its morning-after pill doesn’t work when taken by women who weigh more than 176 pounds and plans to change its labels to warn patients.

Real estate agents plead guilty to bank fraud in short sales
By COLTON LOCHHEAD / RJ

Two married real estate agents from Henderson pleaded guilty Tuesday to bank fraud in connection with fraudulent short sales, Nevada U.S. Attorney Daniel Bogden said.

Jewelry thief gets two years in prison
By ROCHEL LEAH GOLDBLATT / RJ

A Las Vegas man convicted of stealing jewelry and selling was sentenced Monday to two years in prison. Jeffrey Cochran, 47, pleaded guilty in July to two counts of possession and sale of stolen goods.

3 wounded in North Las Vegas shooting
By COLTON LOCHHEAD / RJ

Three people were hospitalized after being shot in North Las Vegas Tuesday night, North Las Vegas police said.

 
Ohio school employees placed on leave after charges in rape case
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS ASSOCIATED PRESS

An Ohio school superintendent and two other employees have been placed on leave after they were charged following an investigation prompted by the rape of a 16-year-old girl by two high school football players, school officials said Tuesday.

Las Vegas Bowl has chance to land Fresno State
By MARK ANDERSON / RJ

The bowl pairings throughout the country will be announced Dec. 8, and a lot still can happen with one week left in the regular season, but the Bowl Championship Series standings could bring Fresno State to the Las Vegas Bowl.

O.J. Simpson denied new trial for 2007 robbery case
By FRANCIS McCABE / RJ

O.J. Simpson has lost his bid for a new trial, a Clark County district judge ruled Tuesday. The Review-Journal has learned that Judge Linda Bell rejected the notorious football player’s contention that his trial lawyer in his 2007 robbery case, Yale Galanter, was ineffective, had financial and legal conflicts and misadvised the 66-year-old inmate.

Woman found guilty in scheme to kill husband
By FRANCIS McCABE / RJ

A 43-year-old woman was found guilty Tuesday of plotting to have her estranged husband killed in a highway shooting last year.

Nevada money aimed at attracting federal drone program
By SEAN WHALEY / RJ CAPITAL BUREAU

The state Board of Examiners will be asked Dec. 3 to approve a request from the Governor’s Office of Economic Development to use $1.46 million from a legislative contingency fund to oversee the start-up of an unmanned aerial vehicle program in Nevada.

UMC board nominee has misdemeanor conviction in his past
By BEN BOTKIN / RJ

Dr. Anthony Marlon, one of nine candidates for seats on Clark County’s new board for University Medical Center, has a checkered past with a 1991 misdemeanor conviction for providing false information tied to a healthcare contract for federal employees in Nevada, congressional hearing records show.

US bombers defy China’s newly designated air defense zone
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN and LOLITA C. BALDOR ASSOCIATED PRESS

Days after China asserted greater military control over a swath of the East China Sea to bolster claims to a cluster of disputed islands, the U.S. defied the move Tuesday as it flew two B-52 bombers through the area.

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