Revised 2028 Los Angeles Olympics budget nearly $7B

The price tag on the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics is now $6.88 billion, a $1.36 billion increase that comes mainly because of accounting measures designed to better reflect inflation over the long lead-up to those games.

Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in 911 caller death

A Minneapolis police officer was handcuffed and taken into custody immediately after being convicted of murder in the fatal shooting of an unarmed woman who approached his squad car after calling 911.

Baby sea lion rescued from busy California highway

A baby sea lion wandered onto a busy highway in South San Francisco Tuesday, stopping vehicles and alarming motorists before officials whisked it away.

Cortez Masto wins fight over plutonium removal from Nevada

Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto said Tuesday she struck a deal with Energy Secretary Rick Perry to remove a half metric ton of weapons-grade plutonium from the state starting in 2021, with assurances that no future shipments will come from South Carolina.

Kerkorian estate secretly donated $25M to UNLV medical school

The University of Nevada Las Vegas received a $25 million donation in 2017 for the medical school with the stipulation that the donor’s name remain secret, but the check was distributed so widely around campus that the Las Vegas Review-Journal obtained an unredacted copy.

Sisolak reiterates Nevada opposition to Yucca nuclear storage

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak sent a letter Tuesday underscoring the state’s opposition to nuclear waste storage to the chairman and ranking member of a Senate panel in advance of a hearing on reviving the licensing process needed to open Yucca Mountain.

Kentucky Derby favorite Omaha Beach draws No. 12 post

Omaha Beach is the 4-1 early favorite for Saturday’s 145th Kentucky Derby after drawing the No. 12 post position on Tuesday.