Dallas officer accused of fatally shooting neighbor fired

A white Dallas police officer who fatally shot her black neighbor inside his own apartment was fired Monday, the same day the man was being buried in his Caribbean homeland.

Ben & Jerry’s creating ice cream flavors for 7 candidates

The founders of Ben Jerry’s ice cream in Bernie Sanders’ home state are putting their ice cream expertise to work to support seven congressional candidates in the midterm elections who they call progressive.

Will Smith bungee jump is latest stunt at Grand Canyon

At the end of the 1991 movie “Thelma & Louise,” the two leading ladies — fugitives cornered by authorities in the Grand Canyon — decide against surrendering and instead drive off a cliff.

SiriusXM to buy Pandora Media for $3.5B

Subscription radio company SiriusXM says it’s buying music streaming service Pandora Media Inc. in a stock deal valued at about $3.5 billion that’ll allow it to expand its service beyond cars and into homes and other mobile areas.

 
Trump to meet with Deputy AG Rosenstein on Thursday

The White House delayed until at least Thursday a decision on the fate of Rod Rosenstein following chaotic hours of breathless and sometimes conflicting reports anticipating his imminent departure.

 
Prosecutors ask judge for 5 to 10 years in prison for Cosby

Declaring Bill Cosby doesn’t deserve a free pass because of his advanced age, prosecutors on Monday asked a judge to sentence the comedian to five to 10 years in prison for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman, while the defense argued that he is too old and helpless to do time behind bars.

Sunday at Life is Beautiful — PHOTOS

Some might say they saved the best for last, as Arcade Fire, DJ Snake, Odesza and Tyler, the Creator topped Sunday’s lineup for the third and final day of Life is Beautiful 2018.

 
Michelle Obama, in Las Vegas, stresses importance of voting

People packed the Chaparral High School gymnasium Sunday evening to hear Michelle Obama, celebrities and local leaders speak on the importance of registering to vote. They called on the crowd to ensure they were registered — and to ensure their friends, family and colleagues were registered — with Election Day around the corner.

UNLV roundup: Boise State blanks women’s soccer team

Junior forward Raimee Sherle became Boise State’s leading scorer in women’s soccer, netting three second-half goals to power the Broncos to a 3-0 win over host UNLV in a Mountain West match Sunday.

Q5 would make voter registration easier

There is nothing more American than voting. It’s the fundamental right I signed up to defend when I joined the United States Army. But to ensure every eligible citizen has the opportunity to exercise that right, we need to make our voting system more secure and accessible.

CARTOON: Red ink

Review-Journal editorial cartoonist Michael Ramirez is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and a three-time winner of the Sigma Delta Chi Award. Contact him at mramirez@reviewjournal.com.

Ralenkotter, Las Vegas tourism board accountable to no one

Retired Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority CEO Rossi Ralenkotter is the gift that keeps on taking. It appears to taxpayers that the LVCVA is a good ol’ boys club, using public tax dollars as a personal slush fund.

Not a fan: Ramirez cartoons show conservative bias

I was dismayed to read where the Review-Journal has agreed to carry Michael Ramirez cartoons regularly (“Taking his talents, pen to Las Vegas,” Sept. 16 Review-Journal). I became familiar with his work when I read the L.A. Times. In spite of his pronouncement that he is an “equal-opportunity offender,” nothing could be further from the truth. Ramirez touts that “his work won’t show allegiance to any political party,” yet a year into Trump’s presidency Ramirez continued to draw cartoons blaming Barack Obama for perceived injustices. Ramirez is strongly biased toward the Republican party. His cartoons reflect that bias.

Zion National Park reopens flood-damaged trail

Zion National Park has reopened the trail to one its most popular hiking destinations for the first time since flood waters ravaged the southwestern Utah canyon in July.

Raiders WR Jordy Nelson finally breaks free in Game 3 loss

Jordy Nelson caught six of eight passes Sunday for 173 yards and a touchdown, a performance that easily outproduced his rest-of-season stats of five passes and 53 yards.

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