Southern Nevada PGA president breaking down barriers

UNLV Professional Golf Management program alumnus Kendall Murphy, 31, became the Southern Nevada Chapter, Southwest Section, PGA of America president much faster than he expected due to happenstance.

 
Yankees’ Aaron Judge signs deal with Adidas

Adidas said Tuesday it had agreed to a multiyear partnership with the AL Rookie of the Year, who set a rookie record with 52 home runs last season.

3 freshmen named to AP All-America team for first time

The talented trio made history Tuesday by being named to the AP All-America team, the first time three freshmen were named to the first team in its 70-year history.

 
Prince’s toxicology report shows ‘exceedingly high’ drug level

A toxicology report from Prince’s autopsy, obtained Monday by The Associated Press, shows he had what multiple experts called an “exceedingly high” concentration of fentanyl in his body when he died.

 
Louisiana AG won’t charge white officers in black man’s shooting death

Louisiana’s attorney general ruled out criminal charges Tuesday against two white Baton Rouge police officers in the fatal shooting of a black man during a struggle outside a convenience store.

 
It’s a catch: NFL owners approve simplified catch rule

NFL owners approved rules changes defining what is a catch on Tuesday, hoping to eliminate much of the controversy and confusion that plagued the league in recent years.

Arizona mother arrested in deaths of 2 young children

Arizona authorities say the mother of a baby and a toddler found dead in car seats has been has been arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder.

They make bath time fun, but rubber ducks harbor dirty secret

Scientists now have the dirt on the rubber ducky: Those cute yellow bath-time toys are — as some parents have long suspected — a haven for nasty bugs.

 
Michigan State dean overseeing Nassar accused of groping students

A sexual-abuse scandal at Michigan State University widened Tuesday as authorities charged a medical school official with failing to keep former sports doctor Larry Nassar in line and accused him of groping female students and storing nude student selfies on his campus computer.

 
Las Vegas parents caught off guard as school, day care abruptly close

The abrupt closure of Calvary Christian Learning Academy during spring break sent parents scrambling Tuesday to find new day care and school arrangements as they awaited answers about the private school’s plunge into bankruptcy.

Angry Russians blame local officials for deadly mall fire

Distraught and angry, thousands of Russians took to the main square of a Siberian city Tuesday to confront local officials whom they blamed for a shopping mall fire that killed at least 64 people, most of the children.

Silent march to honor Holocaust survivor killed in France

French leaders and activists called for people to take to the streets to protest racism after prosecutors filed preliminary charges of murder with anti-Semitic motives Tuesday in the death of an elderly Jewish woman.

Australia expels 2 Russian diplomats over nerve agent attack

Australia has become the latest country to announce that it is expelling Russian diplomats in response to the recent nerve agent attack on a former Russian military intelligence officer and his daughter in Britain.

 
China confirms Kim Jong Un visit to Beijing

The Chinese government confirmed Wednesday that North Koreas reclusive leader Kim Jong Un went to Beijing and met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in his first known trip to a foreign country since he took power in 2011.

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