Rutgers star receiver arrested, charged with assault

Rutgers’ star receiver, Leonte Carroo, is the latest Scarlet Knights football player to run afoul of the law. Carroo was charged with assault, and was suspended indefintiely from the team, the school announced Monday.

13 Summer 2015 movies that deserve Oscar nominations — VIDEO

The Academy has a bad habit of forgetting movies that open early in the year. Here are 13 films — from the both indies and studios — that opened this summer that deserve to be celebrated on the Oscars stage.

 
Memorial destroyed days after father booked in sons’ stabbings

A memorial for three young boys who were found stabbed to death in the back of an SUV last week was vandalized on Sunday, days after the boys’ father was booked on suspicion of murder.

Where are the college resources for undocumented students?

With more students open about their status and more focus on comprehensive immigration reform, some believe there are more resources available to help undocumented students than in the past.

Former Rebel Marquel Martin goes from sweet love to sweet cookies

Marquel Martin went from playing college football, to becoming a reality TV star (for five weeks) on ABC’s “The Bachelorette,” to baking cookies for the media and freeloaders from the hospitality suites during halftime of Saturday night’s UCLA-UNLV game at Sam Boyd Stadium.

Applying for college financial aid is getting a little simpler

Applying for financial aid can be a pain. But the federal government will start allowing students to file their applications three months earlier, aiming to make the messy process a little easier to handle.

 
New ‘Mary Poppins’ film in the works at Disney

As Disney continues to reboot old animated favorites into live-action features, the studio is now looking to team with its “Into the Woods” helmer for a new take on one of its classic musicals.

More kids getting drunk by drinking hand sanitizer

Since 2010, poison control center hotlines across the United States have seen a nearly 400% increase in calls related to children younger than 12 ingesting hand sanitizer, according to new analysis by the Georgia Poison Center.

Wynn: Troubled junket operator doesn’t owe us money

Wynn Resorts Ltd., which has seen its stock price tumble more than 65 percent in the last few months over troubles plaguing the Macau gaming market, said Monday that funds stolen from a high-end Chinese junket operator had nothing to do with the company’s casino operations.

 
REO Speedwagon guitarist Gary Richrath dies

REO Speedwagon guitarist Gary Richrath, who wrote the band’s 1973 hit “Ridin’ the Storm Out,” has died at the age of 65, bandmate Kevin Cronin said.

 
US court ruling upholds ‘fair use’ in YouTube video case

Copyright holders must consider “fair use” before demanding the removal of videos that people post online, including on Google Inc.’s YouTube, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday.

 
Media player VLC in development for new Apple TV

The team behind the popular media player VLC is working on bringing the app to Apple’s newly announced Apple TV.

State approves $35 million Strip pedestrian bridge work

The state Transportation Board on Monday awarded a $35 million contract to upgrade the pedestrian bridges at the Las Vegas Strip at Tropicana Avenue, but the new escalators and other improvements won’t be completed in time for the opening of MGM Resorts International’s new 20,000-seat arena.

Las Vegas prep products shine for BYU, Arizona

A pair of Las Vegas prep products starred on defense for Brigham Young on Saturday night in the Cougars’ second straight dramatic victory to start the season, a 35-24 win over No. 20 Boise State.

Pope Francis is being ‘Obamified’

Some pontiffs have been beatified or canonized, but Pope Francis is receiving a far more dubious honor. He’s being “Obamified.”

Woolf, Salerno, Valbuena head Gaming Hall of Fame inductees

A long-time casino operator, a sports gambling pioneer, and a principal behind the growth of Indian casinos will be inducted into the Gaming Hall of Fame later the month as part of the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas.

iPhone 6S and 6S Plus sales on pace to beat 10 million

Apple Inc said on Monday that advance orders of its new iPhones were on pace to beat the 10 million units the previous versions logged in their first weekend last year, a feat that analysts attributed to the inclusion of sales from China.

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