Twins starting pitcher suspended 80 games for PED use

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Ervin Santana has been suspended for 80 games after testing positive for the performance-enhancing substance Stanozolol, Major League Baseball announced on Friday.

 
Here’s how you become a gondolier at the Venetian — VIDEO

The next time you take a gondola ride at the Venetian, take comfort that your tour is in the hands of a graduate of the Gondolier University. But it’s not exactly a four-year program — more like three weeks.

Audit finds deficiencies in Las Vegas constable’s office

The Las Vegas Township Constable’s Office kept spotty financial records and had weak safeguards in place under then Constable John Bonaventura, a Clark County audit determined after scrutinizing the operation during his waning days in office.

 
5 arrested, linked to Islamic militant killings at Kenyan university

Kenyan police have arrested five suspects in connection with Thursday’s attack at Garissa University College, Interior Minister Joseph Nkaissery said Friday, according to CNN affiliate NTV.

Nevada Senate approves minimum wage increase bill

A Republican-backed bill to overhaul Nevada’s overtime law and increase the minimum wage for some workers was approved Friday by the state Senate on a party-line vote, with Democrats calling the measure a “slap in the face” to the working poor.

 
Hillary Clinton’s new Brooklyn campaign HQ was pricey

Political staffers reporting for duty at the Brooklyn headquarters that will house Hillary Clinton’s anticipated presidential campaign will find a neighborhood known for its waterfront skyline views, top-notch private schools and historic real estate.

 
Top NFL draft prospect arrested for DUI

Cornerback P.J. Williams, a top draft prospect out of Florida State, was arrested early Friday morning for driving under the influence.

Nevada’s ‘religious freedom’ legislation declared dead

Sponsors of the bill in Carson City say outrage and a boycott call following passage of a similar law in Indiana have dampened their desire for legislation seen by many as enabling discrimination.

Ex-lab tech at Children’s Heart Center arrested in ID theft case

A lab technician at the Children’s Heart Center Nevada who had access to patient files containing personal information was arrested two months ago on suspicion of identity theft, the center’s attorney said Friday.

The best high school dunker in the nation is coming to UNLV

The McDonald’s High School All-American dunk contest that took place without Derrick Jones on Monday night in Chicago might as well be rendered null and void.

Woman shoots Texas officer accused in 2013 sexual assault

A suspended San Antonio police officer, who was accused of sexually assaulting a 19-year-old woman in his marked patrol car in 2013, was shot on Thursday night by a woman during a dispute inside a home, officials said.

‘Furious 7’ is already killing it at the box office

Universal’s “Furious 7” has jumped out with $60 million in 45 international markets in its first two days — an impressive indication of blockbuster business for the record-setting tentpole.

Scott Disick, Mama June and other dumb people who got rich

Many hardworking, well-educated people struggle to make ends meet. Meanwhile, some of the dumbest and laziest among us open their bizarre lives to reality TV crews and celebrate all the way to the bank.

Mom sues San Diego school district over school’s restroom policy

A mother filed a lawsuit against the San Diego Unified School District, a teacher and a former principal for a school’s restrictive restroom policy, which denied students the right to use the restroom during class.

Protest video rant costs man his job, lifestyle

Three years later, Adam Smith still hasn’t been able to shake the viral YouTube video that cost him his job and changed his life.

Bugatti has honor of being Riv’s ‘last voice’

Liberace opened the Riviera hotel-casino on April 20, 1955. Sixty years later, crooner George Bugatti will be last entertainer on April 25.

Man critical after crash near Vegas welcome sign

A 21-year-old man is in critical condition and after an early Friday crash in a construction zone near “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign.

Why did France just ban skinny models?

France will ban excessively thin fashion models and expose modeling agents and the fashion houses that hire them to possible fines and even jail, under a new law passed on Friday.

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