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Danny Tarkanian brings in big names to bolster congressional campaign

From a former presidential candidate to the president’s oldest son, businessman Danny Tarkanian has called on some of the biggest names in politics and entertainment to boost his congressional campaign.

5-month-old boy drowns in tub while father plays video game

Authorities say an Alabama man arrested in the suspected drowning death of his infant son told investigators he placed the child in a tub of running water and forgot about the baby while playing a video game.

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Laxalt supports DOJ appeal against California ‘sanctuary’ laws

Nevada has signed on in support of the federal government’s challenge to three so-called “sanctuary” laws in California, Attorney General Adam Laxalt announced Tuesday, saying they are unconstitutional and put Nevada at risk.

Kavanaugh vote scheduled Friday, a day after accuser’s testimony

The Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled a vote Friday on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court. Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford are to testify Thursday about her allegation he sexually assaulted her when they were teens.

 
Lynch Elementary students learn fire safety firsthand

Clark County firefighters advised Lynch Elementary School children to crawl beneath the simulated smoke and make their way out of a window to avoid the fire on the other side of the door. The children escaped down a ladder outside.

Sex charges prompt resignation of man behind 3D-printed guns

An activist who garnered national attention for running a Texas company that sells blueprints for making untraceable 3D-printed guns has resigned from the firm he founded after being arrested on charges of having sex with an underage girl.

Woman accused of killing pregnant neighbor says ex pressured for baby

A North Dakota woman convicted of killing her pregnant neighbor by cutting the baby from her womb testified Tuesday that her boyfriend had pressured her to “produce a baby” after figuring out she had lied about being pregnant.

 
Bill Cosby sentenced 3 to 10 years in prison for sex assault

His Hollywood career and good-guy image in ruins, Bill Cosby was led away to prison in handcuffs Tuesday at age 81, sentenced to three to 10 years behind bars for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his gated estate.