Utah teen charged with murder after strangling 12-year-old girl

A 15-year-old Utah boy has been charged with aggravated murder after allegedly luring a 12-year-old neighbor from her home with a ruse about a lost cat, and then strangling her and dumping her body in a field, prosecutors have said.

 
SC church shooter facing federal hate crime charges

Alleged Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof faces federal hate crimes and firearms charges that could lead to the death penalty or life in prison, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on Wednesday.

DMV ends Dash Pass remote access

The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles has scrapped remote access to its Dash Pass queue system because too many people weren’€™t showing up after securing a place in line.

 
Video shows woman kicking, throwing 19-day-old baby

A video that circulated Facebook this week is being investigated after it showed a mother abusing a newborn infant by kicking and throwing it.

Vegas Valley to stay ‘a touch’ cooler than normal

Enjoy the below-normal summer temperatures while they last. High temperatures for the rest of the work week will stay around 100 degrees, with lows in the 80s, before climbing back to 105 degrees this weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

 
2 children among 4 dead in Georgia murder-suicide

Four people were shot dead, including two children, and a fifth person critically wounded early Wednesday in what police said was a murder-suicide at an upscale suburban Atlanta home, officials said in a statement.

 
Texas officials say dashcam video of Sandra Bland not edited

The dashboard video camera of a traffic stop in Texas of a black woman later found hanging dead in her jail cell was not edited but efforts are being made to repost it, Texas officials said on Wednesday.

Twitter users are #teamNicki over feud with Taylor Swift

If you remember Miley twerking or Kanye’s mic-snatching, you’ll know music awards can get chaotic. Like on Tuesday, when singer Taylor Swift took a Twitter dig at hip-hop queen Nicki Minaj and the Internet erupted into a sprawling conversation about race and gender.

Downtown Project CEO sheds light on Bunkhouse closure

Aside from a short message posted to the venue’€™s Facebook page, and an equally brief statement issued by Mark Rowland, chief executive officer of Downtown Project Ventures, there was no reason given for the closure.

Woman put toddler in washing machine ‘for a laugh’

A Scottish mother is accused of putting a 2-year-old boy with Down’s Syndrome in a washing machine for “a laugh” after a photo surfaced online showing the incident.

Minor leaguer leaves tickets for Ronda Rousey at every game

Ohio State quarterback Cardale Jones isn’t the only athlete trying to woo Ronda Rousey. Chicago Cubs minor leaguer Anthony Giansanti has been leaving tickets for the UFC women’s bantamweight champion at every one of his games for the Triple-A Iowa Cubs.

‘Ragtime’ author, E.L. Doctorow, dies at 84

Novelist E.L. Doctorow, whose books were almost always about the past but often stirred comparisons to the present, has died. He was 84.

Macy’s takes on Amazon, will offer same-day delivery

CHICAGO/SAN FRANCISCO – Macy’s Inc. is expanding same-day delivery to several new U.S. markets this summer, one of the most aggressive pushes by a brick-and-mortar retailer in an area dominated by e-commerce giant Amazon, according to a Macy’s official.

Energy firm wins bids for leasing land near Laughlin

Assessing the viability of a potential solar power project comes next for the energy company that secured the lease of public land near Laughlin at Tuesday’s Clark County Commission meeting.

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