US Senate confirms Wray as new FBI director

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed former Justice Department lawyer Christopher Wray as FBI chief, nearly three months after the agency’s previous director, James Comey, was fired by President Donald Trump.

 
ABC News to air 2-hour solar eclipse special

Common sense holds that one should never look directly at an eclipse of the sun. On August 21, ABC News will do it so you don’t have to.

Las Vegas man arrested in death of 2-year-old boy

Witness statements from children led to the arrest of a Las Vegas man in connection with the death of a 2-year-old boy, according to a Metropolitan Police Department arrest report.

Saudi Arabia says no evidence links it to Sept. 11 attack

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday asked to be dropped from a Sept. 11 lawsuit victims’ families filed, saying no evidence links it to the deadly terrorist act.

Las Vegas doctor, 93, gets 10-year prison term in drug case

A 93-year-old Las Vegas pain management practitioner was sentenced Tuesday to a decade in prison after supplying scores of drug addicts and dealers with powerful opioids for no real medical purpose and laundering his profits.

Kurt Busch reportedly on verge of becoming NASCAR free agent

If Kurt Busch’s contract option is not picked up, it’s possible he could negotiate a new deal with Stewart-Haas Racing before the 2018 season. If not, he would become a free agent.

7 bouts confirmed for UFC 216 at T-Mobile Arena

Three lightweights bouts are among the seven fights booked for UFC 216 on Oct. 7 at T-Mobile Arena, the Review-Journal has learned.

Texas calf looks like KISS frontman Gene Simmons

A newborn calf in Texas has strikingly similar black-and-white facial markings to KISS frontman Gene Simmons, and the rock star likes their shared look.

Lawyers ask leniency for elderly, homeless Reno bank robber

Public defenders are pleading for leniency for a 78-year-old, lifelong criminal who admitted robbing a Reno bank with a steak knife so he could return to prison instead of spending his last years homeless, cold and sick.

Coroner releases ID of man shot to death in North Las Vegas

The Clark County coroner’s office on Tuesday released the identity of the man who died in a shooting in the Aliante master-planned community in North Las Vegas.

Calif. man arrested in Las Vegas pleads guilty in son’s death

A California man pleaded guilty Tuesday to killing his 5-year-old son after a family trip to Disneyland, setting off a search for the boy that lasted more than two months before his body was found near a lake.

Raiders TE Lee Smith helps team with restructured deal

Raiders rookie cornerback Gareon Conley addressed the public Tuesday for the first time since a grand jury declined to indict him for rape following a months-long investigation.

 
Ohio man, woman hide former girlfriend’s corpse in freezer

An Ohio man is accused of stashing the remains of what police believe is his missing former girlfriend in a freezer that he bought with his new, live-in girlfriend, according to a criminal complaint filed in court Tuesday.

Official Star Trek Convention returns to the Rio

Sure, the Official Star Trek Convention offers fans of “Star Trek” in all its iterations panel discussions and presentations and autograph signings and meet-and-greets with the people who’ve spent the past half-century bringing the future’s favorite starship crews to life.

 
Ex-Ohio cop seeks reinstatement after killing black motorist

The union representing a white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black motorist during a traffic stop is seeking his reinstatement with University of Cincinnati police.

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