Storm chasers capture deadly Ill. tornado — VIDEO

At least two people were killed and 20 injured when a tornado ripped through a small northern Illinois town on Thursday night, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner said on Friday.

Air Force general reprimanded over A-10 ‘treason’ remark at Nellis

An Air Force major general has been formally reprimanded and removed from his job for telling a group of officers at Nellis Air Force Base that talking to Congress in a bid to block retirement of the A-10 Warthog amounted to “treason,” the Air Force said on Friday.

Things are picking up at new national monument

Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument will host its first official public event Saturday morning, when a group of volunteers gather to clean up trash from the site at the northern edge of the Las Vegas Valley.

NHL team supporters ramp up ticket sales

The prospective ownership group for a Las Vegas NHL team has begun recruiting corporations and casinos “to ensure ticket sales is as widespread as possible.”

 
Razor company Gillette ‘partners’ with Iron Man’s company Stark Industries

Gillette pulled a clever stunt Friday aimed directly at fans of the Marvel’s “The Avengers.” The 110-year-old grooming company says it has partnered with Stark Industries, the conglomerate run the billionaire playboy and superhero Tony Stark, better known as Iron Man.

From horse competition to fireworks, Keener orchestrates big Las Vegas events

Just two weeks after Pat Christenson became president of Las Vegas Events in August 2001, he made his first hire — a West Virginia native who worked on stick-and-ball events and production for an ESPN regional office. Tim Keener has been with Las Vegas Events ever since, doing all those operational things behind the scenes to pull off events produced and sponsored by the nonprofit events arm of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

Coroner IDs woman killed in apartment fire

The woman who died after an apartment caught fire on Tuesday has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.

Jordan Spieth sets 36-hole Masters record on day 2

Jordan Spieth, on a day his mentor Ben Crenshaw played his final round in the Masters, slipped one arm in his first Green Jacket and threatened to run away with it.

 
College basketball player with inoperable brain cancer dies at 19

Lauren Hill, the Indiana native who scored the first basket of the Mount St. Joseph University women’s basketball season in November while suffering from a rare inoperable brain cancer, died on Friday at age 19, officials said.

5 reasons to thank your best friend

A friend is more than someone you send a selfie to. Here are five other reasons you should thank your best friend.

5 super easy ways to be friends with anyone

Want to make a new friend? Here are five super easy things to say to make friends with anyone anywhere.

 
Guard dies in shooting at U.S. Census Bureau

A guard at the U.S. Census Bureau is dead following a shooting at the bureau’s headquarters in Maryland.

Lincoln’s assassination: 150 years later — PHOTOS

The most famous of Abraham Lincoln locations, Washington’s Ford’s Theatre, is hosting a special exhibition, “Silent Witnesses: Artifacts of the Lincoln Assassination,” through May 25 to mark the 150th anniversary of his assassination.

8 things to avoid when soothing a baby at night

There are some tricks seasoned parents learn in order to survive those early months of a baby’s life. And there are some definite do’s and do not’s when it comes to nighttime soothing.

 
Child dead, another critical after car goes into water at L.A. port

One child died and a second remained hospitalized in grave condition Thursday after they were pulled from a submerged car that went into the water carrying four people at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro.

Here are 5 possible names for a Las Vegas NHL team

There’s been a lot of talk about what the name of a Las Vegas National Hockey League expansion team should be … that is, if Las Vegas gets awarded an NHL team.

Mother reunites with daughter who was thought dead

Forty-nine years ago, a woman in Olivette, Missouri, was told her daughter had died just after hours after being born. On Thursday, the mother and daughter, both very much alive, were reunited.

Tour bus fire slows traffic near Charleston at Eastern

A tour bus caught fire at the intersection of Charleston Boulevard and Eastern Avenue on Friday morning, sending up smoke and causing some traffic delays.

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