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Sleeping Yankees fan files lawsuit against ESPN announcers

A Yankees fan has filed a $10 million lawsuit against two ESPN announcers contending they mocked him when he was caught on national television sleeping in his seat during a game at Yankee Stadium.

 
“Thunder” undies key evidence in robbery case

Joey Kadmiri tried to steal the props and costumes — even the underwear — of “Thunder From Down Under” performers and fought violently when they caught him, a prosecutor told jurors Monday as Kadmiri’s trial opened.

 
Priscilla Presley to Elvis fans: ‘calm down’

Priscilla Presley is asking fans of her late ex-husband Elvis Presley to “please calm down” after a report that two jets — the Lisa Marie and the Hound Dog II — could be removed from Graceland.

 
Banner month for Nevada returning unclaimed money

A Henderson woman’s find of more than $11,000 feeds increase in the number of Nevadans claiming their abandoned property, according to the state treasurer’s office.

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Reid’s attacks haven’t hurt Koch brothers, Phillips says

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s scorched-earth campaign to “demonize” the libertarian-minded Koch brothers hasn’t hurt them, Tim Phillips, the president of the Koch-funded Americans for Prosperity, said Tuesday.

 
Facebook temporarily bans mom over ‘Coppertone’ pic

A North Carolina mom was temporarily banned from Facebook for posting a picture of her 2-year-old daughter and her friend that she thought resembled a 1953 Coppertone picture.

 
NYC mom arrested for leaving baby in subway

A woman accused of abandoning her baby at a Manhattan subway station was arrested Tuesday after telling detectives she was homeless and felt she could no longer take care of the little girl, a police department spokesman said.

 
Israeli steps up Gaza offensive as rocket attacks continue

The Israeli military launched a major offensive Tuesday in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, striking more than 100 sites and mobilizing troops for a possible ground invasion in what Israel called an operation aimed at stopping a heavy salvo of rocket attacks from the Palestinian territory.

 
Washington state begins marijuana sales

Washington became the second state Tuesday to allow people to buy marijuana legally in the U.S. without a doctor’s note as customers eager to be the first to buy pot lined up outside stores.

 
Obama seeks $3.7 billion to deal with border kids

President Barack Obama on Tuesday asked Congress for $3.7 billion to confront a tide of minors from Central America who are illegally crossing the U.S. southern border, straining immigration resources and causing a political firestorm in Washington.

 
Chaparral senior fights to keep dream of diploma

Graduating, always a long shot for Chaparral High School senior James “Bubba” Dukes, becomes even more unlikely after he gets into a fight. The football player hoping for an athletic scholarship is still short a year’s worth of credits.

 
4 injured when Calif. roller coaster hits tree branch

A roller coaster hit a tree branch at the Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park, dislodging the front car, leaving four people slightly injured and keeping nearly two dozen summer fun-seekers hanging 20 to 30 feet in the air for hours as day turned to night.