Maryland players to wear helmet sticker to honor Jordan McNair

Members of the Maryland football team will wear a helmet sticker with No. 79 to honor former teammate Jordan McNair, who collapsed during a practice session in May and subsequently died.

Colorado man facing murder charges says wife killed daughters

A Colorado man told police that he killed his pregnant wife in “a rage” when he discovered she had strangled their two daughters after he sought a separation, according to an arrest affidavit released on Monday shortly after prosecutors charged the man with his family’s murders.

 
Man detained by ICE may have been mistaken for his brother

A lawyer for a Mexican migrant detained by immigration agents in California while driving his wife to a hospital to give birth said the man may have been mistaken by authorities for his brother, but an official in Mexico said Monday that the U.S. agents have the right suspect in custody.

Flint water problems lead to manslaughter trial for state official

A judge on Monday ordered Michigan’s state health director to stand trial on involuntary manslaughter charges in the deaths of two men linked to an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in the Flint area.

NDOT asks for public input on project for Henderson interchange

The public will be able to sound off Wednesday about a lane restriping project planned for a heavily congested freeway interchange in Henderson, the Nevada Department of Transportation said.

Fire retardant drop had role in firefighter’s death in California

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A firefighter died last week from falling tree debris after thousands of gallons of retardant were dropped on the area where he was helping battle California’s largest-ever wildfire, according to a preliminary report from investigators.

Supersonic planes could change Las Vegas tourism, expert says

Blake Scholl, who designed the aircraft and founded Boom in September 2014, said his airliner would be able to fly from Washington D.C. to London in 3½ hours instead of the more than seven hours it currently takes. San Francisco to Hawaii would take 2½ hours instead of five. Sydney, Australia, to Los Angeles could be completed in just under seven hours instead of just under 15.

First lady Melania Trump speaks at cyberbulling conference

Melania Trump talked up the importance of teaching children positive cyber habits Monday on the same morning that her husband sent tweets deriding current and former U.S. officials.

 
Sports Betting Spotlight: Chicago Bears season preview

Las Vegas handicapper Kelly Stewart and CG Analytics oddsmaker Will Bernanke join the Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey to preview the Chicago Bears’ season in the 15th of a series of 32 NFL team videos.

Texas doctor convicted of sexually assaulting patient gets probation

A former Houston doctor convicted of sexually assaulting a patient while she was tethered to machines and receiving treatment for asthma won’t serve any prison time and will instead serve 10 years’ probation.

Italian officials told of bridge weakness months before collapse

Engineering experts determined in February that corrosion of the metal cables supporting the Genoa highway bridge had reduced the bridge’s strength by 20 percent — a finding that came months before it collapsed last week, an Italian newsmagazine reported Monday.

Eagles thrilled to have best-selling album of all-time

The Eagles’ greatest hits album has moonwalked past Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” to become history’s best-selling album of all-time.

School year begins at Texas school where gunman killed 10

Students in Santa Fe, Texas, will begin a new school year Monday with additional security measures in place following a mass shooting in May that left 10 people dead.

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