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Prosecutors say devoted husband is kidnap-rapist
 

A woman’s story of being drugged, kidnapped and forced to marry her alleged captor began to emerge when she went to police and accused the man of domestic violence. During that conversation, officers learned of her connection to a 2004 missing-persons case in Santa Ana, about 20 miles away.

 
Federal report: Las Vegas police shootings down, department reforms up

Las Vegas police shootings are trending down and Metro reforms are on the rise. It’s looking good for Metro after the U.S. Department of Justice released its final progress report Wednesday after a wide-ranging, multi-year study of Metro’s policies related to deadly force.

 
Hawaii judge sets hearing in ‘X-Men’ director abuse case

A federal judge in Hawaii will consider whether to throw out a sex abuse lawsuit against “X-Men” franchise director Bryan Singer after his attorneys presented information that neither the filmmaker nor his accuser were in the state at the time.

 
Jason ‘Blu’ Griffith found guilty of second-degree murder in Strip dancer’s death

Jason “Blu” Griffith has been found guilty of second-degree murder for choking to death Debbie Flores Narvaez on Dec. 12, 2010, after a year long on-again, off-again tumultuous relationship. The jury reached its verdict Thursday in its second day of deliberations following nine days of testimony and arguments by prosecutors and defense lawyers.

 
UNLV stadium could generate up to $13.9 million in profits, report says

A new UNLV 50,000-seat, on-campus stadium would generate from $12 million to $13.9 million in annual profits if it was enclosed and $7 million to $8.3 million in profits if it was open air, according to a consultant’s draft report presented at Thursday’s stadium board meeting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

 
X-Men movies ranked from worst to best

The upcoming release of “X-Men: Days of Future Past” makes us wonder where will it rank in the X-Men movie catalogue. Until then, here are the X-Men films ranked from worst to best.

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Cromwell joins the Las Vegas boutique hotel scene

For years, Las Vegas took the bigger-is-better route, building expansive glassy megaresorts with 4,000 rooms apiece and seemingly endless check-in counters.

 
Could huge femur in Argentina be that of biggest dino yet?

Scientists in Argentina have uncovered what could be the largest dinosaur yet discovered — a long-necked titanosaur as tall as a six-story building, whose thigh bone alone dwarfs a fully grown man.

 
California woman kidnapped at 15 found 10 years later

A woman who was 15 when she disappeared 10 years ago from her California home has contacted police and says she was held against her will for years.

 
No ‘Happy’ in Iran: 6 arrested for dancing in video

An Internet video of six young Iranian men and women dancing to Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” has led to their arrests, showing how far Tehran will go to halt what it deems to be decadent Western behavior.

 
Calif. mother in custody after deaths of 3 young daughters

A grandmother arrived at a dilapidated home on a busy Southern California street to visit her daughter and three grandchildren, only to find the girls’ small, blood-covered bodies neatly arranged on a bed.

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