Defense begins case in Colo. movie massacre trial

Defense lawyers in Colorado’s movie massacre trial opened their case on Thursday, seeking to portray gunman James Holmes as insane and not in control of his actions when he plotted and carried out the 2012 rampage.

Death sentence upheld in 2006 drive-thru slaying

A divided Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the murder conviction and death sentence of Timothy “Stone” Burnside in the 2006 fatal shooting of a former professional basketball player as he waited at the drive-thru of a Jack in the Box in Henderson.

 
Christie to announce GOP presidential run on Tuesday

Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who suffered in the polls after a politically motivated bridge traffic tie-up, will announce on Tuesday he is running for president, according to a source familiar with his plans.

Authorities seek missing 17-year-old Las Vegas girl

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children is seeking the public’s help in finding a 17-year-old Las Vegas girl who went missing ten days ago, the center said Thursday.

JETT Gaming’s takeover of Searchlight Nugget approved

Herbst family-owned JETT Gaming will take over the Searchlight Nugget next week after the Nevada Gaming Commission Thursday signed off on the purchase of the historic gaming site in tiny Searchlight.

 
S.C. church shooting victim funerals begin

The body of the Rev. Clementa Pinckney returns home Thursday evening, where his flock has been preaching love in the face of the hate crime that took his life and those of eight others.

Donald Trump to sue Univision for dropping Miss USA

Donald Trump, the billionaire real-estate mogul, is planning to sue U.S. Spanish-language TV network Univision for dropping coverage of the Miss USA pageant he part-owns, his lawyer said on Thursday.

‘Ted 2,’ like its hero’s midsection, is overstuffed

The sequel is part buddy comedy, part road trip, part courtroom drama and part goofy action spectacle. But none of the genres is given the time to be sufficiently, satisfyingly explored, despite the movie’s way-too-long 115-minute running time.

 
Courtney Love’s car attacked by anti-Uber protesters in Paris

American rock singer Courtney Love got caught up in violent protests against online ridesharing service UberPOP in Paris on Thursday, saying the car she was traveling in was besieged by angry demonstrators.

Netflix U.S. viewership could surpass major cable network ratings by 2016

If Netflix were a Nielsen-rated TV network, the No. 1 streaming service would, within a year, attain a larger 24-hour audience than each of the major broadcast networks — ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC — according to a Wall Street analyst firm.

5 fashion trends that can be bad for your health

One woman found out that the phrase “beauty is pain” is more than just a cliché after the skinny jeans she was wearing caused her to lose feeling in her legs.

Molycorp files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

Molycorp Inc., the only U.S. supplier of rare earths, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Thursday along with its North American subsidiaries to restructure $1.7 billion of debt in its U.S. and Canadian operations. The mine is near the border of Southern Nevada and California and employs Las Vegans who commute to work there.

 
Supreme Court upholds Obamacare tax credits

The Supreme Court held in a 6-3 decision that the Affordable Care Act authorized federal tax credits for eligible Americans living not only in states with their own exchanges but also in the 34 states with federal exchanges.

 
Peyton Manning sends gift to family of teen killed by drunk driver

Peyton Manning helped out a grieving family in Indiana with an inspirational gesture, sending them an autographed photo and a handwritten letter as they try to recover from losing a loved one killed by a drunk driver.

 
NYC officials investigate overcharging at Whole Foods

The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs says it has uncovered “systematic overcharging for pre-packaged foods” at the city’s Whole Foods stores.

Actor Dustin Diamond sentenced to 4 months in jail

Dustin Diamond, who played the nerdy Screech in the early 1990s U.S. television sitcom “Saved by the Bell,” was sentenced on Thursday to four months in jail on two misdemeanor convictions stemming from a Christmas night bar fight in a northern suburb of Milwaukee.

Contributions in reporter’s memory help Habitat for Humanity

For many years, Laura Myers volunteered for Habitat for Humanity, in places such as Uganda, Mongolia and New York. Her family suggests that memorial contributions to the late RJ reporter be made to Habitat.

Prehistoric artifacts plentiful where Nellis jets rock the sky

Archaeologist Kish LaPierre is so impressed with the richness of artifacts at a Nellis Air Force Base site that she plans to nominate it for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.

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