Southwest Airlines posts record earnings for fifth straight quarter

Southwest Airlines obliterated its earnings record book again, posting best-ever profits for the fifth quarter in a row with a 7.9 percent increase in revenue and more than doubling earnings from a year ago.

Pinnacle increases quarterly revenues, trims net loss

Pinnacle Entertainment more than doubled the company’s net revenues in the second quarter, thanks to its $2.8 billion acquisition of a rival regional casino operator.

 
Lawyer: Executed inmate comatose, not in pain

As a condemned murderer gasped for more than 90 minutes in the death chamber, an Arizona judge convened an urgent hearing in which a state lawyer assured him that the inmate was comatose and not feeling any pain.

Astronaut tweets ‘saddest photo’ of Gaza from space

German astronaut Alexander Gerst tweeted two photos on Wednesday that show what the astronauts aboard the International Space Station saw as they passed over Israel and Gaza.

Road rager gets run over by his own truck

A man in Florida apparently got a dose of road rage karma when police say he was run over by his own pickup truck after getting out to bang on another driver’s window.

Pedestrian hit by car Saturday has died

A pedestrian who was hit by a car while crossing a west valley street Saturday died the next day, the Clark County coroner’s office said Thursday.

Drug dealer linked to limo scheme pleads guilty

A drug dealer who supplied cocaine to limousine drivers has pleaded guilty in a multimillion-dollar racketeering conspiracy involving a longtime Strip limousine company.

Open Meeting Law is there for a reason

Nevada has an Open Meeting Law for a reason — to make office holders conduct decisions in the public eye.

Baldwin unapologetic, LaBeouf solemn in court

Alec Baldwin and Shia LaBeouf never ended up sharing a Broadway stage as planned last year, but real-life dramatics landed both of them Thursday in a distinctly less celebrated venue: Manhattan criminal courts.

 
Young cancer patient just wants mail for birthday

A 5-year-old Massachusetts boy who turns six on Friday, isn’t asking for what most kids ask for on a birthday — he just wants some birthday cards.

 
Video shows armed Colo. carjacking, wild chase

What began as a traffic stop quickly devolved into a midday crime spree, during which a man wielding a rifle in one hand and a handgun in the other waved them wildly at cars driving down a highway, burst through a closed garage door in a stolen SUV and attempted to steal a state dump truck, all as a news helicopter watched from above.

Harry’s ‘secure’ border

How secure is the U.S. – Mexican border? Sen. Harry Reid says it is totally secure.

VA chief: Agency ‘playing catch-up’ on women’s health

The Department of Veterans Affairs is lagging when it comes to providing health care to women veterans, the agency’s director acknowledged Thursday under questioning at a House hearing.

 
Softball-sized hail reported in Virginia storm; 2 dead

A fierce storm packing powerful winds, softball-sized hail and rain toppled dozens of trees and flipped recreational vehicles at a campground Thursday, killing two people and injuring more than two dozen, officials said.

Penn National reverses second quarter net loss

Regional casino operator Penn National Gaming reversed a second quarter net loss despite a 14 percent decline in net revenue, the company said Thursday.

15 killed as Israeli tank shells hit UN compound, school

Israeli tank shells hit a compound housing a U.N. school in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens who were seeking shelter from fierce clashes on the streets outside, Palestinian officials said, as Israel pressed forward with its 17-day war against the territory’s Hamas rulers.

Peter Murphy inspired by ‘everything and anything’

What’s inspiring former Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy these days? “Everything and anything,” Murphy said. “I tend to stay away from music. It’s environmental, personal, friendships, observation of life and others’ lives, and the muse will come to me.

MLS’ New York City FC signs Frank Lampard

Frank Lampard is joining New York City FC. The 36-year-old midfielder and former England star is the MLS expansion club’s second high-profile international signing leading to its first season in 2015.

Las Vegas Colombian, Peruvian Chambers of Commerce to endorse Hutchison

State Sen. Mark Hutchison, a Republican running for lieutenant governor, is trying to siphon off some of the Hispanic vote in his campaign against Assemblywoman Lucy Flores, a Latina Democrat who’s popular among the Latino crowd.

Make your big day as unique as you are

Plenty of brides search for ways to make their special day as unique as they are. Here are five ways to put your own special spin on this classic tradition.

One-Stop Career Center marks one year helping job seekers

Since Workforce Connections’ One-Stop Career Center opened at 6330 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 190, in June 2013, more than 1,000 people have been hired, thanks to the collaboration of government, educational and more than two dozen nonprofit partners.

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