Gameday Grades: UNLV vs. San Jose State

How did UNLV’s position players perform? The Review-Journal’s grades can be found here.

‘God’s Army’ twins reunite and seek comrades

When they were kids, Johnny and Luther Htoo were bulletproof and invulnerable to land mines — or so went the story that briefly made them famous as hundreds of guerrillas followed and even worshipped them in the southeastern jungles of Myanmar. Today, well over a decade later, their “God’s Army” is no more, and the twins’ greatest accomplishment may be that both are still alive.

Man sent to prison in northwestern Arizona slaying

A 21-year prison sentence was imposed Friday for a Long Beach, Calif., man who was convicted of second-degree murder in the November 2011 slaying of his uncle in Lake Havasu City, Ariz.

Johnson, Scoffield fuel Basic

Antraye Johnson ran all over the field to help put Basic in a position to beat Coronado at home Friday night.

Virginia Tech families discuss ‘legacy’ of campus safety

The families of victims and survivors of the 2007 massacre at Virginia Tech call campus safety measures instituted at colleges and universities nationwide a “living legacy” that won’t be diminished by a court decision involving two who were killed.

LIVE STREAM: UNLV vs. San Jose State

The UNLV Rebels, winners of five of their last six, host in-conference foe San Jose State for Homecoming on Saturday, Nov. 2 at 1 p.m.

Note: Suspect wanted to kill at least one officer

The suspect accused of opening fire inside the Los Angeles airport was determined to lash out at the Transportation Security Administration, saying in a note that he wanted to kill at least one TSA officer and didn’t care which one, authorities said Saturday.

Mother bear, cub fatally struck by car near Reno

A mother bear and a cub were fatally struck by a car near Reno, and two of her other cubs might have survived the accident.

Hallmark getting flack for removing ‘gay’ from Christmas carol lyric on ornament

Hallmark has been defending itself this week for an ornament emblazoned with the phrase: “Don we now our FUN apparel!” Critics accuse the company of making a political statement by using the word “fun” to replace “gay” in the lyric from the “Deck the Halls.”

Pakistani Taliban confirm leader killed by drone

The Pakistani Taliban confirmed the death of their leader in a U.S. drone strike Saturday, a day after he was killed, as the group’s leadership council met to begin the process of choosing a successor.

Abandoned mobile home fire causes $100,000 in damage

A fire in an abandoned home near Twain Avenue and Indios Avenue Saturday morning is being investigated by the Clark County Fire Department.

Former Yankees pitcher Kucks dies

Johnny Kucks, who pitched a three-hitter for the New York Yankees in Game 7 of the 1956 World Series, has died. He was 81.

LIVE STREAM: UNLV vs. San Jose State

The UNLV Rebels, winners of five of their last six, host in-conference foe San Jose State for Homecoming on Saturday, Nov. 2 at 1 p.m.

City National’s Goldsmith supports Yellen nomination as Fed chair

President Barack Obama’s nomination of Janet Yellen to head the Federal Reserve appears headed toward a relatively easy confirmation, said a veteran bank executive who worked with the former business professor for almost four years.

NFL betting contest

LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL NFL CHALLENGE

Bob Dylan’s Newport guitar going on auction block in NYC

The sunburst Fender Stratocaster that a young Bob Dylan played at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival when he famously went electric, perhaps the most historic instrument in rock ‘n’ roll, is coming up for auction, where it could bring as much as half a million dollars.

Ohio death row inmate: Doctor couldn’t find veins

A prison doctor couldn’t find veins in the arms of a death row inmate during a pre-execution checkup, the inmate said Friday as he challenges the state’s new, never-tried lethal-injection method. “I guess the Lord hid my veins from them.”

Female passenger killed in over-night car crash

A 19-year-old woman died Friday night when the car she was riding in crashed into a pole on Maryland Parkway near Bonanza Road.

Settling into a Silver State debate

It seems a simple assignment. Write about Nevada’s oldest settlement. Piece of cake.

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