14 false leads in the Malaysia Airlines search

If the signals detected deep in the Indian Ocean are truly from the wreckage from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, they ultimately will close the book on a frustrating long list of false leads in the effort to find the jet. Here are the most prominent moments.

Las Vegas restaurants’ special Easter menus

The following special menus and special dishes for Easter will be available that day (April 20), unless otherwise noted. Prices are per person.

 
Robotic submarine deployed in search for plane

Search crews sent a robotic submarine deep into the Indian Ocean on Monday to begin scouring the seabed for the missing Malaysian airliner after failing for six days to detect any signals believed to be from its black boxes.

Sandoval heading to Canada on trade mission

Gov. Brian Sandoval is leaving Tuesday for a two-day trade mission to Canada, visiting Ottawa and Toronto.

 
Authorities to pursue hate-crimes charges in Kansas City-area shooting deaths

Prosecutors have enough evidence to pursue hate-crime charges in the shooting spree that killed three people at a Jewish community center and retirement complex near Kansas City, authorities said Monday, a day after the attack.

Apple might raise the price of an iPhone by $100

Apple has started negotiating with carriers on a $100 price increase for the iPhone 6, according to an analyst.

Las Vegas man killed in officer-involved shooting talked to imaginary people, police said

Travis Doering was not himself in the days before his death, often talking to imaginary people and acting strangely to his roommates. And he kept getting worse. Almost a week after Las Vegas police shot and killed him, they are still unsure what prompted Doering’s sudden downward spiral.

 
In tennis, powerful swings start with strong backs

I like training sports athletes. It’s fun to create a program for people with sport-specific performance as their goal. It’s a diversion from my usual efforts to make a male athlete “buff” or a female athlete “toned.”

R-J looking for feedback from Business readers

Would you like to see more coverage of local business news? What are you favorite local business topics? The casino industry? Housing? Economic development, retail and new business? Utilities? The Review-Journal wants to know.

Ryan Moore has an adorable caddie

Former UNLV golfer Ryan Moore did not win the Masters — he failed to make the cut — but he won the annual Par 3 tournament held before it, and he had his picture taken with his 17-month-old son Tucker, which was pretty cool.

 
FBI: Miami cop known as ‘Milk Man’ helped dealers

In 22 years at the Miami-Dade Police Department, Lt. Ralph Mata broke up major gangs, supervised an airport canine unit that sniffed out drug smugglers and investigated police wrongdoing. He was also, according to the FBI, known as “The Milk Man” for helping New Jersey cocaine dealers move hundreds of thousands of dollars around.

Kraftwerk show at Cosmo to be 3-D experience

The Kraftwerk show will feature 3-D visuals and will be a full-on multimedia experience, with surround-sound speakers and 3-D glasses provided to concertgoers upon entering the venue.

Rare oarfish caught on camera swimming off coast of Mexico

It’s not weird to see a couple of fish swimming in the ocean, but it is weird to see oarfish swimming around in shallow waters. And it was all caught on camera.

N.J. casino income down even with online boost

New Jersey casinos brought in 15 percent more from online gambling in March over the previous month, but it wasn’t nearly enough to offset the diminishing revenue from Atlantic City’s long-struggling brick-and-mortar casinos.

CSN to hire technology specialist to overhaul financial aid system

After receiving a report detailing problems within its financial aid department, the College of Southern Nevada is continuing to improve operations in staffing and technology. College of Southern Nevada will hire a technology specialist within the next few days to overhaul the school’s financial aid system.

Utah father, sons rescued after being stranded for days on hike

A Utah father said Monday that emergency preparation helped save the lives of his two young sons when a 3-hour hike turned into a dayslong ordeal after he became trapped between tight canyon walls.

 
Police: Utah mom admitted to killing her 6 babies

Authorities say a Utah woman accused of killing six babies that she gave birth to over 10 years told investigators that she either strangled or suffocated the children and then put them inside boxes in her garage.

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