Las Vegas immigrants take center stage at Democratic convention

Immigration reform was given a prominent place at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on Monday, and Las Vegas immigration reform activists and a young girl were front and center.

15 dead, 45 injured in knife attack near Tokyo

Nineteen people were feared dead and as many as 24 others wounded after an attack by a knife-wielding man at a facility for the disabled in Japan early on Tuesday, NHK reported.

20 homes burned in Southern California fires

Flames raced down a steep hillside “like a freight train,” leaving smoldering remains of homes and forcing thousands to flee the wildfire churning through tinder-dry canyons in Southern California, authorities said Sunday.

 
Sarah Silverman, Demi Lovato among celebs supporting Clinton at DNC

Comic Sarah Silverman joined Sen. Al Franken Monday night to urge Democratic National Convention delegates to unite — then stirred up Bernie Sanders die-hards with some choice words.

Las Vegan Augie Sanchez will be a boxing coach at Rio Olympics

Las Vegan Augie Sanchez is headed to the Olympics as an assistant coach for the U.S. boxing team. Sanchez credits his success to his former trainer and father-in-law, Pat Barry.

 
Jensen sinks 51s late

Kyle Jensen hit two home runs for Reno late in the game, sending the 51s to a 3-2 loss at Cashman Field.

6 pros and cons of traditional banks

Here are the reasons why you might or might not want to keep your money in a traditional bank account.

 
Michelle Obama delivers emotional speech at DNC — VIDEO

Democrats divided over the future of their party agreed on at least one thing at their national convention in Philadelphia on Monday night: Michelle Obama was a star.

Famous flood cat headed to feral cat program to be set free

The internet-famous feline that was plucked from a raging storm channel on June 30 — and photographed looking soggy and miserable by the Clark County Fire Department — will be handed over next week to a local nonprofit that maintains feral cat colonies around the valley.

Sanders urges his delegates to support Clinton for president

Declaring that Hillary Clinton will make an “outstanding president,” her former Democratic rival Bernie Sanders laid out his case for supporting her to a crowd that included 1,846 delegates pledged to his campaign.

Party unity scarce at Democratic National Convention

The long ride down Philadelphia’s Broad Street is just a short hike compared to the rift that still exists between supporters of Bernie Sanders and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.

Michelle Obama, Elizabeth Warren, Sanders thrill at DNC

First lady Michelle Obama stepped into the presidential election Monday with a forceful, impassioned defense of Hillary Clinton, casting her as the only candidate who can be trusted as a role model for the nation’s children. She took numerous swipes at Republican Donald Trump, all without mentioning his name.

Thunderbird pilot aimed plane away from a home before ejecting

An Air Force Thunderbird pilot who ditched his jet moments after flying over the Air Force Academy’s commencement ceremony reported engine trouble and told air traffic controllers he was aiming the plane away from a home before he ejected safely into a field.

Nazi’s court-ordered makeup turns bad boy into baby

At the order of District Judge Richard Scotti, robbery defendant Bayzle Morgan has been allowed to cover up tattoos that show he’s a neo-Nazi white supremacist. Taxpayer-funded makeup amounts to a bailout for his bad decisions.

Potential jurors see robbery defendant, unaware of racist head tattoos

A panel of potential jurors in a Las Vegas courtroom did not seem to notice that the white supremacist tattoos on Bayzle Morgan’s face and bald head were covered with makeup Monday, as they will be for the rest of his robbery trial.

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