Police: Teen killed grandmother, drove body around

A teenager killed his grandmother in a bloody struggle inside her home at a nudist community and then drove around with her body in a minivan for nearly five hours, authorities said.

New Mexico citizens offer land for Tesla battery plant

A New Mexico television station reported Wednesday some citizens are offering land in metro Albuquerque, N.M., for a Tesla battery plant. Tesla is considering New Mexico, Nevada, California, Texas, Arizona for the plant.

NBC’s ‘Taxi Brooklyn’: Don’t hail this cab

An NYPD detective teams with a French cabdriver to solve crimes. This is something that really exists on an American TV network.

EDITORIAL: Expanded background checks won’t end U.S. gun violence

Gun control advocates have filed an initiative to require background checks for private-party firearm sales in Nevada. If the groups behind the drive collect enough valid signatures to gain a vote on their petition, they’ll still have to overcome the strongest argument against expanded background checks: the fact that determined lawbreakers who want a gun will not respect the laws written to disarm them.

Caught flat-footed again

As Iraq takes the fast train toward an Islamic 13th century form of government and life, President Obama’s administration is telling Congress that it didn’t see it coming.

GoPro ready for initial public offering on Thursday

GoPro, the maker of wearable sports cameras, is expected to sell its shares publicly for the first time and begin trading on the Nasdaq stock market Thursday.

ABC says Muir replacing Sawyer at ‘World News’

ABC News is making a generational change at the top of its evening newscast, replacing Diane Sawyer with 40-year-old understudy David Muir in an attempt to take a run at longtime ratings leader Brian Williams at NBC’s “Nightly News.”

Postcard from Brazil: Road to Recife

Dedicated to my mother Patricia Ann Karle, teacher, school board president, attorney, magistrate. June 26, 1942–Dec. 3, 2000

FAFSA sorry for ‘Help me. I’m Poor’ tweet

The Education Department on Wednesday apologized for a tweet that depicted a scene from the movie “Bridesmaids” with the words “Help me. I’m poor” imprinted on it as part of an effort to get students to apply for federal aid.

4-year-old foils babysitter’s robbery plans

When a teen babysitter attempted a home robbery, the 4-year-old she was supervising knew all too well that something was amiss.

Here’s what you need to know about US gay marriage bans

State same-sex marriage bans have been falling around the country since June 2013, when the nation’s highest court ordered the federal government to recognize gay marriages. The remaining state bans all face legal challenges to overturn them.

 
Chinese tycoon treats NYC homeless to fancy lunch

A Chinese tycoon served up a fancy lunch Wednesday to hundreds of homeless New Yorkers at a Central Park restaurant.

Reader-submitted photos and adoptable pets, June 26-July 2, 2014

View Neighborhood News readers send photos of their pets and everyday lives, and View features photos of pets ready for adoption each week. To submit a photo, email View copy editor Anne King at aking@viewnews.com or mail to View, C/O Anne King, 1111 W. Bonanza Road, Las Vegas, NV 89125. Photos cannot be returned, and due to the high volume, they are often scheduled a month or two in advance.

Items from ancient Sumerian city found in cupboard

Bristol University in Britain learned this firsthand when researchers discovered a box containing materials from archaeologist Sir Leonard Woolley’s dig of the Sumerian city of Ur tucked away on top of a cupboard.

Bosnia beats Iran 3-1 in Group F at World Cup

Bosnia-Herzegovina ended Iran’s hopes of advancing to the knockout stages and registered its first World Cup win in the process with a 3-1 victory in Group F on Wednesday.

Argentina beats Nigeria 3-2 as both teams advance

Argentina beat Nigeria 3-2 in their last World Cup group match on Wednesday, with Lionel Messi and Ahmed Musa scoring two goals each before Marcos Rojo kneed in the winner.

 
Kid uses Make-A-Wish to pay it forward

A Pennsylvania boy didn’t use his Make-A-Wish like most kids do — he used it to pay if forward to others.

 
Video shows Fox News anchor’s arrest

A police video shows Fox News anchor Gregg Jarrett becoming belligerent and struggling with an officer at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

Reader-submitted photos and adoptable pets, June 19-25, 2014.

View Neighborhood News readers send photos of their pets and everyday lives, and View features photos of pets ready for adoption each week. To submit a photo, email View copy editor Anne King at aking@viewnews.com or mail to View, C/O Anne King, 1111 W. Bonanza Road, Las Vegas, NV 89125. Photos cannot be returned, and due to the high volume, they are often scheduled a month or two in advance.

First teaser for new ‘Hunger Games’ is Capitol propaganda

The first teaser for the new “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1” has hit the Web, and it gives nothing relating to new footage from the film, but it provides a lot by way of the story.

 
Broadcasters win court battle over TV programs on Internet

The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a startup Internet company has to pay broadcasters when it takes television programs from the airwaves and allows subscribers to watch them on smartphones and other portable devices.

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