Fallon, Christie dance off in waist-high khakis

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie showed off his skills with Jimm Fallon on “The Tonight Show” with dance moves ranging from “The ‘Belt Grabber’” to the “The ‘Lawn Mower’.”

EDITORIAL: Munford’s re-election highlights bad state law

If you bring up voter identification laws, voter registration standards or early voting limitations, someone will decry the possibility of disenfranchisement. But a law already on Nevada’s books ended up disenfranchising thousands of Clark County voters in Tuesday’s primary election, and no one made a peep.

Veterans saddened by insurgents’ success in Iraq

For an entire night, Marine Sgt. Colin Archipley crouched low atop a roof as U.S. artillery slammed insurgent hideouts in the Iraqi city of Fallujah.

Dunham, puppets land headlining gig on Strip

Achmed the Dead Terrorist is no stranger to the ways of Sin City. Ventriloquist Jeff Dunham has worked on the Strip since before his most famous puppet was even invented. But in November, Dunham and his puppet sidekicks will become full-fledged Las Vegas headliners, with a residency at Planet Hollywood.

LEFTOVERS: Golfers feel weight of Open’s sense of humor

Excluding threesomes at the U.S. Open involving Tiger Woods and a pancake house waitress, the USGA has historically paired like-minded golfers together — young guns, old-timers, Masters champions, even players with similar-sounding names.

World Cup betting: Beware of Elephants

Las Vegas Review-Journal sports writers Adam Hill and David Schoen have been given $5,000 fantasy bankrolls to bet during the World Cup on either sides, totals or props. Below are their bets for today, with an explanation of their picks:

Bagautinov can put Dagestan on map

Those that follow mixed martial arts have been learning more and more about Dagestan, a tiny republic of Russia with a population of less than 3 million. In addition to being a battleground for insurgency and political unrest, the republic has become a hotbed of fighting talent.

UFC 174 capsules

A breakdown of the fights on the main card of UFC 174 Saurday at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia:

Hall of Fame coach Chuck Noll dead at 82

Chuck Noll, the Hall of Fame coach who won a record four Super Bowl titles with the Pittsburgh Steelers, died Friday night at his home. He was 82.

O’Bannon: maybe Little Leaguers should be paid

The idea of 12-year-olds getting paychecks for anything other than mowing a neighbor’s lawn seems a bit preposterous. But Ed O’Bannon’s point is at the heart of the trial unfolding in California: Athletics, even at the most amateur level, are worth big bucks.

Henderson woman missing after hiking companion found dead

A Henderson woman is still missing after hiking to the Arizona Hot Spring with a man who was found dead within Lake Mead National Recreation Area earlier this month, the National Park Service said Friday.

 
Bishop Gorman grad steals ‘22 Jump Street’

“22 Jump Street” is a bit of a mixed bag, but some of the movie’s biggest laughs come from Jillian Bell, who’s a breath of hilariously hostile air as she riffs, improv-style, about old Jonah Hill’s undercover cop looks.

Heller calls for new law on campus sex assault reporting

After meeting Friday with campus sexual assault victims’ advocates, U.S. Sen. Dean Heller said the law needs to be changed to ensure such attacks are properly reported and tracked to protect women at universities and colleges nationwide.

Jimmy Scott, jazzman with ethereal voice, dies in Las Vegas

Jimmy Scott, a jazzman with an ethereal man-child voice who found success late in life with the Grammy-nominated “All the Way,” has died. He was 88. Scott died in his sleep Thursday at his Las Vegas home, his wife, Jeanie Scott, said.

GM recalling Camaros for ignition switch problem

General Motors is recalling nearly 512,000 Chevrolet Camaro muscle cars from the 2010 to 2014 model years because a driver’s knee can bump the key and knock the switch out of the “run” position, causing an engine stall.

Chile beats Australia 3-1 in World Cup

Alexis Sanchez produced a dynamic performance to lead Chile to a 3-1 win over Australia in the World Cup on Friday, scoring one goal and setting up another for one of the dangerous outsiders in the tournament.

Spending on Father’s Day won’t match Mother’s Day

Father’s Day spending this year is expected to be 30.2 percent lower than Mother’s Day with an average of $113.80 being spent on dad and $162.94 last month for mom, says the National Retail Federation.

US Marshals to auction seized bitcoin

The U.S. Marshals Service said Thursday it will auction roughly $18 million in bitcoins seized last fall from Silk Road, a website that was effectively the eBay of illegal drugs.

Judge: Casino not liable in unshuffled cards case

An Atlantic City casino does not have to pay $1.5 million won by a group of gamblers who realized the cards had not been shuffled, and can move to recover more than $500,000 it already paid them, a judge ruled Friday.

Metta World Peace to coach high school girls hoops

While former Lakers and Knicks forward Metta World Peace remains a free agent, he’s signed on to work as a girl’s high school hoops coach.

Las Vegas police expecting arrest in homicide

Las Vegas police took one person into custody in connection with an early morning homicide in the west valley on Friday.

Heck served in Iraq, now ‘appalled’ at collapse

Rep. Joe Heck of Nevada and other Iraq veterans on Capitol Hill watch almost helplessly as Islamic militants push through the country that Americans fought to stabilize following the U.S. invasion in 2003.

Man pistol-whipped during robbery discovers brain tumor

It’s not very often people are thankful after an attack lands them in the hospital, but a Phoenix man is just that because the attack likely saved his life.

Car crashes into CNN Center in downtown Atlanta

A motorist is facing charges after police say he crashed a car into a lobby at CNN Center, the news network’s headquarters in downtown Atlanta.

Budweiser, Miller Lite ingredients finally revealed

Anheuser-Busch and MillerCoors, two of the world’s biggest beer makers, are posting online what’s inside bottles of Budweiser and Miller Lite after pressure from a food blogger.

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