Las Vegas man sentenced in marijuana-by-mail scheme

A Las Vegas man has been sentenced in federal court in Pittsburgh for his role in a cross-country trafficking scheme to distribute marijuana on college campuses in Pennsylvania, the U.S. attorney’s office announced Tuesday.

Suspicious envelopes sent to Trump, top military chiefs

Authorities were investigating two envelopes suspected of containing a suspected poison that were addressed to top military chiefs and a third with unknown contents sent to President Donald Trump.

 
Gabby Giffords talks with gun violence survivors at UNLV

They attended a roundtable discussion with former Democratic congresswoman and gun control advocate Gabby Giffords and her husband Capt. Mark Kelly on Tuesday — the day after the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 1, 2017, shooting on the Las Vegas Strip.

 
Amazon increasing minimum pay to $15 for US workers

Amazon is boosting its minimum wage for all U.S. workers to $15 per hour starting next month and said it will push for an increase in the federally mandated minimum wage, which now stands at $7.25 per hour.

Christian Broadcasting Network enters 24-hour realm of news

A Christian TV network is entering the crowded world of 24-hour news broadcasting at a time when the mainstream news media is under increasing attack by President Donald Trump and some of his supporters, many of them evangelicals.

 
ATF looks for 400 guns stolen from UPS facility in Tennessee

Investigators are looking into exactly how many guns were taken, but the estimate of 400 stolen firearms makes it one of the largest single gun thefts the ATF has investigated.

Lucky Dragon hotel set to close Tuesday in Las Vegas

A few weeks before the Lucky Dragon held its grand opening with dragon and lion dancers, a top executive promised big things. Less than two years later, the bankrupt resort is set for a full shutdown.

Cybersecurity poll says Ruby Rose most dangerous celebrity online

Ruby Rose has played some dangerous characters, like an inmate in “Orange Is the New Black” and a scientist battling a prehistoric shark in “The Meg.” But the actress herself is now officially dangerous.

Death toll rises, desperation grows after Indonesian quake

Desperation exploded into anger four days after an earthquake and tsunami decimated parts of the central Indonesian island of Sulawesi, leaving hungry residents grabbing food from damaged stores on Tuesday and begging the president for help.

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