63°F
weather icon Mostly Cloudy

rj-has-vdo

 
Justices hear proposed ballot measure to repeal state business tax

Nevada Supreme Court justices asked pointed questions Monday on whether an effort to repeal the state’s new business tax is legally sound to proceed in the signature gathering process.

 
Ex-Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky’s lawyers argue for new trial

Jerry Sandusky will appear in court on Monday as his lawyers seek to persuade a judge to give the former Penn State assistant football coach an opportunity to argue for a new trial after his 2012 conviction on child sexual abuse charges.

 
Woman sues Starbucks over too much ice in its drinks

A federal lawsuit claims Starbucks regularly overfills its cold drinks with ice instead of using the advertised amount of coffee or other liquid in its plastic cups.

THE LATEST
 
Australian man claims to be Bitcoin creator

An Australian man long rumored to be associated with the digital currency Bitcoin has publicly identified himself as its creator, a claim that would end one of the biggest mysteries in the tech world.

 
US cruise ship docks in Havana, first time in 40 years

The first U.S. cruise ship in nearly 40 years crossed the Florida Straits from Miami and docked in Havana on Monday, restarting commercial travel on waters that served as a stage for a half-century of Cold War hostility.

 
Program helps criminals seal their records, start fresh

Nevada Legal Services is partnering with UNLV’s Boyd Law School and the Clark County Law Library to offer free record-sealing classes to the public. Proponents of the program say it helps criminals rebuild their lives after they’ve paid their debt to society.

 
‘Captain America: Civil War’ dominates foreign box office

“Captain America: Civil War” dominated the foreign box office, launching to a massive $200.2 million in its first weekend of overseas release, and kicking off the summer movie season on a high note.

 
Fire destroys former Las Vegas zoo building

A fire Saturday evening destroys the recently closed Southern Nevada Zoological-Botanical Park in the west valley, according to Las Vegas fire officials.

 
Kenya burns huge pile of ivory tusks to protest poaching

Kenya’s president set fire Saturday to 105 tons of elephant ivory and more than 1 ton of rhino horn, believed to be the largest stockpile ever destroyed, in a dramatic statement by this East African country against the trade in ivory and products from endangered species.

MOST READ