Arizona motorcycle accident victim named

The motorcyclist who was killed in a traffic accident in Lake Havasu City, Ariz., on Sunday was identified Tuesday as Michael Washburn, 41, according to police.

CEO for newly minted IGT rings opening bell on Street

IGT CEO Marco Sala rang the opening bell to start trading on Wall Street Tuesday morning. Right, that’s IGT CEO Marco Salo — not GTECH CEO Marco Sala.

Tolerance a two-way street

Excited protests against Indiana’s recently passed religious freedom law have highlighted both America’s growing support for same-sex marriage and our apparent incapacity to entertain more than one idea at a time.

 
Fire put out on Russian nuclear submarine under repair

Firefighters have put out a blaze on a nuclear submarine that was undergoing repairs at a shipyard in Russia’s northern province of Arkhangelsk on Tuesday.

Traffic cleared on southbound I-15 at Sahara

All lanes are cleared after a crash on southbound Interstate 15 near Sahara Avenue caused traffic delays on Tuesday afternoon.

Human-powered theme park gives guests a thrill, workout — VIDEO

Looking for a self-proficient, man-powered theme park? Well, look no further. A restaurant called Ai Pioppi offers its patrons a unique attraction — a giant human-powered theme park.

Tattoos, spas on banned list for Kansas welfare recipients

Spas. Fortune tellers. Tattoo parlors. Movies. These are on the long list of things that welfare recipients in Kansas will be unable to buy using public funds under a recently approved bill in the state.

 
Jon Stewart defends new ‘Daily Show’ host Trevor Noah

Jon Stewart opened Monday’s edition of “The Daily Show” with a pitch for viewers to reserve judgment about new host Trevor Noah after what he termed last week’s Twitter “kerfuffle.”

Rand Paul’s online campaign store has a bunch of weird stuff

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) launched his 2016 presidential campaign and online campaign store Tuesday, and it’s filled with all sorts of oddly original campaign items.

Is a ‘Duck Dynasty’ musical the ‘worst idea ever’?

Forget that the sanctioned biography of the “Duck Dynasty” family, launching this week at the Rio, is a big-budget project from the big-league Broadway producers behind “Matilda” and “Jersey Boys.”

 
Family notices porn playing on TV inside KFC

A family out for dinner at an Oklahoma KFC were shocked when a pornographic film began playing in the restaurant.

 
Maya Angelou never said quote that’s on her postage stamp

The late author/poet Maya Angelou was well-known for her many thought-provoking quotes, but it appears that one that was used for her stamp is not actually hers.

 
Rand Paul opens 2016 presidential campaign

Sen. Rand Paul promised to be a different kind of Republican on Tuesday, launching a 2016 White House bid by saying he would stand up for individual freedoms that are being trampled by “the Washington machine.”

 
Small explosion triggers power outages at White House, State Dept.

Widespread power outages hit across Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, affecting government and privately-owned buildings and the city’s public transit rail system intermittently early in the afternoon.

 
Jury begins deliberations in Boston Marathon bombing trial

A jury began deliberating on Tuesday in the trial of Dzokhar Tsarnaev, who is accused of carrying out the 2013 bombing attack on the Boston Marathon that killed three people and injured 264 others.

Bills player pleads guilty to street racing charges

Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Marcell Dareus appeared in a Hamburg, N.Y., court Tuesday and plead guilty to two traffic violations as part of a plea deal after a street racing incident last year.

Reno developer starts work on North Las Vegas distribution center

A Reno industrial developer said Tuesday that it has started construction of a large, local distribution center in North Las Vegas. Dermody Properties is building its 381,804-square-foot LogistiCenter Cheyenne on 20 acres at 4025 E. Cheyenne Ave.

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