Gronkowski buys stake in namesake horse ahead of Kentucky Derby

Gronkowski, a 3-year-old colt, has won all three of his starts this year. He earned a spot in the 20-horse Derby field by virtue of leading the point standings among Europe-based horses.

Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong settles lawsuit with government

Lance Armstrong has reached a $5 million settlement with the federal government in a whistleblower lawsuit that could have sought $100 million in damages from the cyclist who was stripped of his record seven Tour de France victories after admitting he used performance-enhancing drugs throughout much of his career.

More Spaghetti Bowl ramp closures this weekend in Las Vegas

Expect another round of closures around Martin Luther King Boulevard this weekend as crews continue to reconfigure the Spaghetti Bowl interchange in downtown Las Vegas, the Nevada Department of Transportation said.

North Las Vegas OKs union contracts representing 645 employees

The North Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved contracts with the unions representing nearly 160 firefighters, eight firefighter supervisors and 477 city employees.

Thief swipes $800K worth of tickets to Disneyland

The executive director of a California youth farming organization says 8,000 stolen Disneyland tickets were worth about $800,000.

 
NBA mourns death of Gregg Popovich’s wife

Erin Popovich died Wednesday at 67, the team said without disclosing details. Her death came after a long illness, the San Antonio Express-News reported.

 
Southwest Airlines wanted more time to inspect fan blades

Southwest Airlines sought more time last year to inspect fan blades like the one that snapped off during one of its flights Tuesday in an engine failure that left a passenger dead.

Columbine plans day of service on 19th anniversary of massacre

Students at high schools across the country are expected to walk out of classes Friday, the 19th anniversary of the Columbine shooting, in their latest push for gun control. But they won’t be protesting at the Colorado school where the violence took place.

2 black men arrested at Starbucks feared for their lives

Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson give their first interview since video of their trespassing arrests April 12 touched off a furor around the U.S. over racial profiling.

 
Las Vegas morning update for Thursday, April 19 — VIDEO

Thursday’s headlines: Suspect in Las Vegas shooting of Venetian execs arrested in Texas, Nevada brothel owner Dennis Hof accused of sexual assault, David Copperfield takes witness stand in Las Vegas trial

Doctor who treated Prince to pay $30K fine over prescription

A Minnesota doctor accused of illegally prescribing an opioid painkiller for Prince a week before the musician died from a fentanyl overdose has agreed to pay $30,000 to settle a federal civil violation, according to documents made public Thursday.

 
Southwest pilot was one of Navy’s first female fighter pilots

The Southwest Airlines pilot being lauded as a hero in a harrowing emergency landing after a passenger was partially blown out of the jet’s damaged fuselage is also being hailed for her pioneering role in a career where she has been one of the few women at the controls.

 
New Cuban president sworn in to replace Raul Castro

Fifty-seven-year-old Communist Party official Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez replaced Raul Castro as the president of Cuba on Thursday, pledging to preserve the island’s communist system while gradually reforming the economy and making the government more responsive to the people.

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