Does filming cops actually improve their conduct?

Americans are evenly divided on whether the widespread use of smartphone cameras will improve police behavior and think it has done little to change police conduct so far.

Vegas’ Bayless picked to referee Mayweather-Pacquiao fight

Las Vegas’ Kenny Bayless has been selected by the Nevada Athletic Commission to referee the May 2 megafight at the MGM Grand Garden between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao.

Showbiz home is a reminder of Vegas’ past — PHOTOS

Driving down the street to the house is almost like driving down a quiet, old country lane with large yards, tall trees, and big houses set way back from the street behind gates.

 
US couple guilty in mother’s suitcase murder in Bali

An Indonesian court found a young U.S. couple guilty on Tuesday of murdering the woman’s mother and stuffing her battered body into a suitcase on the resort island of Bali.

Three firms split on Elaine Wynn’s board candidacy

The high-profile boardroom battle between Wynn Resorts’ board of directors and dissident board member Elaine Wynn will come to an end Friday morning, but not before both sides fired off more volleys in advance of the company’s annual shareholders meeting.

NLV police seek pair who shot at police building

North Las Vegas police said Tuesday that they need help identifying a truck and its two occupants who they say fired shots into a police building April 11.

 
AC/DC drummer pleads guilty to death threat, drug charges

Phil Rudd, the Australian-born drummer from world-famous rock band AC/DC, pleaded guilty in a New Zealand court on Tuesday to charges of threatening to kill and possession of drugs, his lawyer said.

Inaugural event at Sunset Park to turn sports on its head

Sure, you could go to the park and play soccer, kickball or one of those ordinary sports, but from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 2 at Sunset Park, 2601 E. Sunset Road, you can enter the Wacky World of Sports to watch and/or participate in six unusual sports, including Human Derby Races, Knockerball or Mud Volleyball.

Former airman gets 10 to 25 years for infant son’s death

A former Nellis Air Force Base staff sergeant was sentenced to 10 to 25 years in prison Tuesday in the death of his 3-month-old boy who authorities said suffered abusive head trauma at the hands of his father.

Shelter dogs to strut runway at Best in Show

The Animal Foundation’s Best in Show is “the Westminster (Kennel Club) Dog Show meets the movie ‘Best in Show’ with a little Las Vegas flair,” said Animal Foundation representative Meghan Scheibe.

 
Pope accepts resignation of US bishop in child pornography case

Bishop Robert W. Finn of Kansas City, who remained in office for three years after he was convicted in 2012 of shielding a priest who took pornographic pictures of girls, has resigned, the Vatican said on Tuesday.

Reds manager sorry for profane rant to media, but stands by message

Cincinnati Reds manager Bryan Price apologized Tuesday for his profanity-laced tirade the day before in which he used the F-word a whopping 77 times in a venemous five-minute, 34-second showdown in which he called out reporters for revealing roster information.

Sun City couple’s love story encompasses 70 married years

Some unions were meant to be. Sun City Summerlin residents Phillip and Helen Rosenberg recently celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary. They were married March 18, 1945.

Thank you fashionistas of Las Vegas!

Thanks to the fashionistas of Las Vegas who showed up April 15 in Downtown Summerlin to show us their trendy sandals and spring styles featured on the ABC 13 show Valley View Lives.

 
Jon Stewart reveals end date for ‘Daily Show’

For a couple of months, there’s been haggling inside Comedy Central about precisely when Jon Stewart will depart “The Daily Show.”

Watch Kris Bryant’s ‘little league home run’

Kris Bryant is still waiting for his first big league homer, but he used some nifty baserunning to turn a two-run double into a highly-entertaining “little league home run” Monday night.

RJ Mitte of ‘Breaking Bad’ has connection to Riviera

He was in “Breaking Bad.” He has several movies coming out. He models. He’s a motivational speaker. And on Saturday, he will DJ on the rooftop of Chateau nightclub.

Clark County court jurisdiction at issue in Sands China lawsuit

A Las Vegas judge began hearing testimony Monday to help her determine whether she has jurisdiction over Sands China Ltd. in a breach of contract case filed by Steven Jacobs, the former president of Sands Macau.

Wynn has much to gain by a weakened anti-SLAPP law

Steve Wynn is looking to weaken the state’s anti-SLAPP law. And if you know anything about Steve Wynn’s record of success at the Legislature, you know he usually gets his way.

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