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Senate kills immigration amendment

WASHINGTON — The Senate last week rejected an early effort to reshape a sweeping immigration reform bill.

LV’s Carano date fit for Superman

British actor Henry Cavill, who plays Superman in “Man of Steel,” is dating a superwoman from Las Vegas.

WEEK IN REVIEW: Top news

Gov. Brian Sandoval put his official pen to work this week, signing notable bills into law and vetoing a gun background check bill.

WEEK IN REVIEW: Reporters’ notebook

A man and a woman bumped into each other Wednesday while removing their shoes and belts in the Family Court lobby:

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North Korea proposes high-level talks with US

PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea’s top governing body on Sunday proposed high-level nuclear and security talks with the United States in an appeal sent just days after calling off talks with rival South Korea.

Paul McCartney carries the weight at Bonnaroo

MANCHESTER, Tennessee — Even a former Beatle needs a moment standing on the main stage at Bonnaroo.

Shipping magnate Paul Soros dies in NYC at 87

NEW YORK — Paul Soros, a successful innovator in shipping, philanthropist and the older brother of billionaire financier George Soros, died in New York City on Saturday after a long bout with a host of illnesses, said his son Peter Soros. He was 87.

8-vehicle pileup snarls traffic on Interstate 15

An eight-vehicle pileup on northbound Interstate 15 near Charleston Boulevard sent six people to the hospital Saturday afternoon, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

 
Morris the cat runs for mayor of Mexican city

This mayoral hopeful in Mexico promises to eat, sleep most of the day and donate his leftover litter to fill potholes.

Obama: Being a good father isn’t easy

President Barack Obama says there’s no substitute for the love and support that fathers provide.

Christian college expels lesbian, charges tuition

Danielle Powell was going through a hard time in the spring of 2011, just months away from graduating from a conservative Christian college in Nebraska. She had fallen in love with another woman, a strictly forbidden relationship at a school where even prolonged hugs were banned.