Homeless get chance at turnaround

When Judge Douglas Hedger took the Henderson Municipal Court bench six years ago, he was quickly struck by how many homeless defendants repeatedly appeared before him for nonviolent offenses such as trespassing, sleeping on a bus bench or being drunk in public.

Ethics panel gets complaints on Ensign

WASHINGTON — Nevada Sen. John Ensign’s troubles heightened Wednesday when an ethics watchdog group filed complaints urging Senate and federal election officials to investigate unanswered questions about his extramarital affair.

Prosecutors seek to stop ACLU probe

Federal prosecutors want to halt an ACLU effort to keep the government from nosing into the identities of two people who posted vague threats online.

Mother of boy in shooting turns self in

The mother of a 10-year-old boy who shot and wounded a 7-year-old girl in the mouth last month with a .38-caliber pistol that authorities said was not properly secured in her home was arrested on multiple child endangerment felony charges Wednesday, North Las Vegas police said.

$8.9 million judgment awarded

A judge awarded about $8.9 million Wednesday to a Las Vegas woman who was permanently injured in a 2005 accident.

Coming Together for a Cause

Cast members from musicals across Las Vegas gather Sunday to help those with HIV/AIDS. In the 23rd annual “Ribbon of Life” show, more than 200 performers will sing and dance in productions they’ve choreographed themselves.

MISSING LINKS

There’s probably at least a little narcissism in people who use social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. But some people take their love for themselves a little too far. At tweetingtoohard.com, there is a collection of some of the best self-centered Twitter users out there.

Penn & Teller up for more debunking

NEW YORK — The array of shameless quacks and generally delusional true believers are such easy targets for Penn & Teller that it can feel like they’re shooting guppies in a barrel with a missile launcher.

Even an ordinary ‘My Fair Lady’ will leave you happy

You need to accept one not-so-unpleasant fact before you can enjoy Writing on the Wall Productions’ “My Fair Lady”: This is very much a community theater level enterprise. It doesn’t soar, it doesn’t bore. It succeeds on its own amateur terms.

QUICK TAKES

Double the nominees

Tuacahn Amphitheatre thriving in its 10th year

Scott Anderson, artistic director of Tuacahn Amphitheatre and Center for the Arts, expected the nonprofit to experience a downturn this summer.

MAKEUP WITH BENEFITS

You know that blistering sunburn that destroyed your vacation last summer but makes for a great story at cocktail parties? Yeah, it more than doubled your risk of getting melanoma. To further your wake-up call, the American Cancer Society would like you to also know that one in five Americans will be diagnosed with skin cancer in their lifetimes. And, don’t even get us started on the wrinkles.

Here & Now

BUMPY ROAD

Summerize Your Home

By this time of year, your house shouldn’t have a trace left of the colder seasons. Furry throws, thick comforters, pumpkin and cranberry accessories — all of it should be packed up with your winter coat and Uggs.

Style Scoop

• Forever and Ever: Forever 21 Inc. is set to open its largest and first ever XXI Forever by Forever 21 store at Meadows Mall Saturday.

Maine lobster

If the Confederates could have turned the Union flank at Gettysburg, things might have turned out differently. But they ran into the stubborn men of Maine.

An ounce of prevention

If you repeat a hypothesis as fact over and over, people will tend to believe it.

IN BRIEF

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