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DNA cited to clear JonBenet Ramsey family questioned

The DNA analysis that prompted a Colorado prosecutor to exonerate the family of 6-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey in her 1996 murder was not as clear cut as she portrayed it at the time, a newspaper reported on Friday.

Engine part ejected in American Airlines fire at Chicago O’Hare

Investigators were scouring Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Saturday after an engine caught fire on an American Airlines plane attempting to take off on Friday, as a source said a detached engine part had hit a nearby building, something the design should have prevented.

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FedEx plane catches fire, crashes in Florida

A FedEx Corp. airplane caught fire on Friday at an airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and the fire has been extinguished, a company spokeswoman said, giving no details on whether anyone was injured in the incident.

Early voting numbers in Nevada looking a lot like 2012’s

With some rural tallies from Friday still uncounted, Democrats hold a lead of about 28,500 votes over Republicans, according to the Nevada secretary of state’s website. Democrats held a lead of 28,652 after the first week in 2012.

 
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Las Vegas drug convictions rely on faulty police field tests

Even as they continue to employ field drug tests to secure arrests and gain convictions, neither the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department nor the Clark County district attorney’s office has informed local judges of the long-standing knowledge of their unreliability.

State Assembly District 5

Education is a key issue for two political novices vying for the Assembly District 5 seat, and while they agree on many things — both hold a middle ground on recreational marijuana and background checks for gun purchases — they have different thoughts on how to solve the state’s public school system, which falls last in the nation on education ranking.

State Assembly District 9

The race for Nevada Assembly District 9 is a rematch of the 2014 election, but this time Republican David Gardner is running from the perch of incumbency. He faces Democratic challenger Steve Yeager.

Assembly District 8

The three people running in Assembly District 8 agree that breaking up the Clark County School District could positively affect student achievement, but differ on other ways to make strides in education.

Assembly District 1

Two candidates new to campaigns for public office are seeking to fill the shoes of former North Las Vegas state lawmaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick in Assembly District 1.

Election a done deal for some Nevada candidates

Some candidates on the Nov. 8 general election ballot need just one vote to secure victory. Others won’t even appear on the ballot.

Question 1 would expand firearm background checks

A lot of emotions — and money — have poured into the campaigns for and against Question 1, a Nevada ballot initiative proposing to expand firearm background checks to private-party sales and transfers.