10-year-old charged as adult after 90-year-old woman killed

A 10-year-old boy was held without bail on Tuesday after being charged as an adult in the killing of a 90-year-old woman who was held down with a walking stick and beaten at her caretaker’s Pennsylvania home.

 
Photos show North Korea’s Kim Jong Un back in public

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un re-appeared in state media on Tuesday after a lengthy public absence that had fueled speculation over his health and grip on power in the secretive, nuclear-capable country.

Arizona motorcyclist dies after accident

A man involved in an Oct. 7 motorcycle accident in northwest Arizona died of his injuries at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center in Las Vegas on Saturday.

Dodgers hire Rays’ Friedman to lead baseball operations

The Los Angeles Dodgers hired Tampa Bay Rays executive Andrew Friedman as their new president of baseball operations on Tuesday with the hope that he can lead the postseason success.

 
Saudi Arabian shoots 2 Americans, kills 1, in Saudi capital

A Saudi Arabian gunman killed a U.S. national and wounded another in the capital Riyadh on Tuesday, officials said, heightening Western concerns over security in the world’s top oil exporter.

Florida State reportedly investigating Winston autographs

Second-ranked Florida State fully expects embattled star quarterback Jameis Winston to suit up Saturday against fifth-ranked Notre Dame in arguably the biggest game of the college football season. Beyond that, the unknowns for the future of the reigning Heisman Trophy winner and the Seminoles’ football program are endless.

Pilot killed in midair collision was Oregon man

One of the pilots killed when two planes collided Sunday in Northern Nevada has been identified, the Lyon County Sheriff’s office said. Tyler Adams, 28, from Corvallis, Ore., and the pilot from the second plane died when their airplanes crashed into each other in midair.

Woman sentenced to 3½ to 7 years for toddler’s death

An eastern Pennsylvania woman acquitted of murder in the beating death of her toddler has been sentenced to 3½ to seven years on a conviction of endangering the welfare of a child.

Mayweather takes to Twitter again to brag about winning bet

Sunday’s 31-17 win by the Denver Broncos over the New York Jets made Las Vegas sports books pay out a lot of cash, according to a report by ESPN.com, and even Floyd Mayweather Jr. was in on the action.

Religious exemptions are next battle for gay marriage

Religious conservatives are moving their fight to state legislatures, seeking exemptions that would allow some groups, companies and people with religious objections to refuse benefits or service for gay spouses.

Crazy good rock ’n’ roll

Crazy Chief leads the latest roundup of Vegas music releases.

Dolphins reinstate DE Shelby after suspension for arrest

The Miami Dolphins on Tuesday reinstated defensive end Derrick Shelby after a one-game suspension following his arrest at a Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, nightclub on misdemeanor charges of trespassing and resisting arrest without violence.

Where to buy this year’s 10 most popular Halloween costumes

From your local grocery store to Instagram, signs of Halloween’s quick approach are everywhere. Stores are lining their aisles with cobwebs, candy and costumes to satiate even the most robust appetites of Halloween enthusiasts.

HBO to stream Foo Fighters concert for free on Facebook

HBO has inked a deal with Facebook to stream a live Foo Fighters concert for free on the social-media service on Friday, Oct. 17, as part of the premium cabler’s promo for the docuseries on the band.

Las Vegas stagehand had his moment — as a corpse

The pleasant and unassuming Tim Redsull, a union stagehand by trade, was depicted playing the most notorious corpse in Las Vegas mob history on the set of Martin Scorsese’s gangster epic “Casino.” He was a stand-in — or a lay-down to be more precise — for Joe Pesci’s “Nicky Santoro” character in the movie.

Traffic lanes reopen after accidents on I-15, U.S. 95

Traffic lanes on Interstate 15 and U.S. Highway 95 have reopened after two accidents Tuesday morning, according to the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada.

Mass. prosecutors: Dead babies found clothed

At least two of the three babies whose skeletal remains were found in a filthy Massachusetts home may have been alive “for some period of time” before they were found, prosecutors said in court on Tuesday.

 
Several seriously injured in Ind. tour bus crash

Roughly a half-dozen people were seriously injured after a double-decker tour bus heading from Atlanta to Chicago crashed outside of Indianapolis early on Tuesday morning, state police said.

 
Loose wall panels inside plane cause emergency landing

An American Airlines Inc. plane made an emergency landing in San Francisco on Monday after a number of interior wall panels came loose mid-flight, an airline spokesman said.

Fall into your home to-do list

As the cooler temperatures send you indoors, start adding home improvement projects to your to-do list.

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