Nebraska senators kill bill to allow debit cards for keno

Nebraska lawmakers killed a bill Friday that would have let bar patrons play more games of keno per hour and pay with debit and prepaid cards

FBI agent arrested for firing at officer enters plea deal

An FBI agent from Las Vegas who was arrested in western Michigan for shooting at a police officer outside a fitness club could avoid jail under a plea agreement.

Help wanted: Chief financial officer for $2B school district in Clark County

The Clark County School District has a $2 billion budget — and no chief financial officer to manage it. With a reorganization looming, the next head honcho of finances faces a gigantic task overseeing the nation’s fifth-largest district.

4 Oscars parties you can go to in Las Vegas

You may not have scored invitations to the Governors Ball or any of the other official swanky Oscar-night parties, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still get dressed up and have some fun.

Truck driver killed in crash on I-40 in northwest Arizona

A truck driver was killed in an accident that shut down the eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 in northwest Arizona near the California border for several hours early Friday.

Aston Martin reports rise in 2016 losses for sixth year straight

British luxury carmaker Aston Martin reported a sharp rise in losses on Friday, failing to turn a profit for the sixth year running, but said the launch of the DB11, its first new model since restructuring, caused sales to surge at the end of 2016.

New glasses help give sight to the blind

Jeff Regan was born with underdeveloped optic nerves and had spent most of his life in a blur. Then four years ago, he donned an unwieldy headset made by a Toronto company called eSight.

J.C. Penney closing up to 140 stores, affecting thousands of jobs

J.C. Penney said Friday that it will be closing anywhere from 130 to 140 stores as well as two distribution centers over the next several months as it aims to improve profitability in the era of online shopping.

Trump can expect receptive crowd at conservative gathering

Six years ago, the crowd was less than adoring, occasionally laughing at and booing the longtime former Democrat. Today, the intro music is more likely to be “Hail to the Chief” when President Donald Trump takes the stage Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference. The audience will have changed its tune, too.

 
Off-duty LAPD officer, teen could face criminal charges

Anaheim officials pressed for calm after raucous protests followed an incident in which an off-duty policeman scuffled in his front yard with a teenage boy.

 
Firefighters rescue dog from San Francisco cliff

It took 16 firefighters to rescue a precariously perched pooch that had wandered off the side of a bluff at a popular San Francisco oceanside park.

 
Kansas police, FBI investigating deadly bar shooting as possible hate crime

OLATHE, Kan. — A man accused of opening fire in a crowded suburban Kansas City bar, killing one man and injuring two others in an attack that some witnesses said was racially motivated, was charged Thursday with murder and attempted murder.

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