Mayweather’s spending got ‘crazier and crazier’

A new book about boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. provides rare insider details on how he’s blowing through his fortune. Trusting a con man cost Mayweather $15 million, according to the new tell-all book by a high-ranking aide.

Woman gives birth inside grocery store

A Lawrenceville, Ga., woman couldn’t make it to the hospital so she delivered her baby girl inside Kroger in Suwanee.

Lake Tahoe’s tiny creatures dying at dramatic rate, scientists say

The smallest critters who occupy the bottom of the cold, clear waters of Lake Tahoe are dying off at an alarming rate and scientists are trying to find the cause to protect the fragile ecosystem of the lake high in the Sierra Nevada range.

Las Vegas’ Franks & Deans deliver punk rock take on Rat Pack

“Who’s more punk rock than the Rat Pack?” Rob DeTie wonders in the near-dark of the Double Down Saloon on a recent Thursday evening. “They did whatever the hell they wanted and got away with pretty much everything.”

Seahawks will be popular with bookmakers

On the Monday after the Super Bowl, there will be numerous hot topics, some of which will matter. Marshawn Lynch will matter if the Seattle Seahawks win or lose, and not because the running back might have grabbed his crotch.

Las Vegas woman critical after being struck by car

A Las Vegas woman is critical after being struck by a car Thursday night on Charleston Boulevard near Maryland Parkway, according to Metro police.

Lawsuit alleges sexual harassment against hospice provider

A Henderson woman involved in a whistleblower case against Creekside Hospice has filed a new lawsuit that accuses her former supervisor of sexual harassment.

EDITORIAL: Public shouldn’t foot bill for union activities

Public employee unions look out for their members’ financial interests, not those of the public. So why are taxpayers stuck paying the salaries of union leaders who are hostile to them?

EDITORIAL: Heralding hockey bid

Bill Foley is a very rich man. The billionaire is chairman of a title insurance and mortgage company and the owner of 14 wineries, a cattle ranch and a golf course community. You don’t build that kind of wealth without doing loads of due diligence, figuring out what people want and whether they’ll pay for it.

EDITORIAL: State’s asset forfeiture law needs makeover

One of the great travesties of modern policing is law enforcement’s ability to lawfully steal the property of individuals without making an arrest or even writing a citation.

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