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By LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

March 5, 2013 - 2:08 am

■ The date of the Clark County Commission hearing on abolishing the Las Vegas constable’s job was incorrect in Jane Ann Morrison’s column in Monday’s Las Vegas Review-Journal. It will be March 19.

■ Information regarding international students in the Feb. 17 Ready, Set, Grow promotional section was incorrect. International graduate students at UNLV probably will have sponsors pay for their education. Also, a Chinese engineering professor visits his homeland every summer to recruit doctorate students.

The Review-Journal corrects mistakes. Bring errors to our attention by calling 383-0264.

Impairment suspected in auto-pedestrian crash that kills 2, injures several

By Marvin Clemons / RJ

April 17, 2024 - 9:09 pm

The crash occurred about 7:37 p.m. near Boulder Highway and East Sahara Avenue, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.

Las Vegas 911 system restored to working order

By Marvin Clemons / RJ

April 17, 2024 - 9:15 pm

The Metropolitan Police Department posted on X of the problem and some ways to work around it. It was back to nromal around 9 p.m., police said.

District Judge Joanna Kishner presides over a hearing at the Regional Justice Center, on Monday ...

Judge: County officials willfully destroyed texts in Red Rock housing development

By Taylor R. Avery / RJ

April 17, 2024 - 7:09 pm

Clark County officials “willfully” destroyed evidence related to a Red Rock housing development, a district court judge ruled Wednesday.

Jesse Law, chairman for the Clark County Republican Party. (Daniel Pearson/Las Vegas Review-Jou ...

Clark County GOP chair arrested on Sunday, DA’s office declines to pursue charge

By Jessica Hill / RJ

April 17, 2024 - 9:06 pm

Clark County Republican Party Chairman Jesse Law was arrested Sunday on suspicion of domestic battery, but court records show the district attorney’s office has decided not to pursue the case.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and the House Republican leadership meet with reporte ...

Israel, Ukraine aid gains Biden’s support; Johnson fights to keep job

By Stephen Groves and Lisa Mascaro The Associated Press

April 17, 2024 - 5:06 pm

Republican Speaker Johnson, facing a choice between losing his job and funding Ukraine, notified lawmakers earlier that he would forge ahead for votes on the package later this week.

The exposed base of a Las Vegas Monorail column shown on June 15, 2023. Boring Company crews ac ...

What caused the Las Vegas Monorail to shut down for 24 hours?

By Mick Akers / RJ

April 17, 2024 - 3:23 pm

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority says errors made by the Boring Company forced the transportation system to shut down temporarily last summer.

Visitors pass through Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., April 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Disneyland expansion plan gets key approval from Anaheim City Council

By AMY TAXIN Associated Press

April 17, 2024 - 12:46 pm

Visitors to Disney’s California parks could one day walk through the snow-covered hamlet of Arendelle from “Frozen” or the bustling, critter-filled metropolis of “Zootopia” under a park expansion plan approved by the Anaheim City Council.

President of Columbia University Nemat Shafik testifies before the House Committee on Education ...

Columbia U president rebuts claims she has allowed school to become a hotbed of hatred

By Annie Ma and Collin Binkley The Associated Press

April 17, 2024 - 12:22 pm

The president of Columbia University took a firm stand against antisemitism Wednesday as she parried accusations from Republicans who see the New York campus as a hotbed of bias.

Israeli military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, right, and his deputy Masha Michelson po ...

Saudis, UAE warn of war dangers as Israel-Iran tensions boil

By Dana Khraiche and Sam Dagher Bloomberg News

April 17, 2024 - 12:19 pm

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates called for maximum “self-restraint” in the Middle East to spare the region “from the dangers of war and its dire consequences” in a frank joint statement Wednesday.

Iranian army members march during an Army Day parade at a military base in northern Tehran, Ira ...

Israel will decide when, how to respond to Iran’s attack, Netanyahu says

By Julia Frankel and Tia Goldenberg The Associated Press

April 17, 2024 - 12:05 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would make the call on its own on how to respond to Iran’s air assault, despite “suggestions and advice” from its allies.