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Making mentally ill defendants ready for trial
The judge ascended the bench. He looked down at cafeteria-style tables marked "Prosecuting Attorney" and "Defense Attorney." To his left, two men sat in a box marked "Jury." The witness stand was marked "Witness." "Sustained," proclaimed the judge, who wore a striped polo shirt, a thick goatee and a shock ...
Swift, Bieber, more ready for Billboard Awards
They battle it out weekly on the Billboard charts, and now they're competing at the Billboard Music Awards. Today's biggest stars — from Taylor Swift to fun. to Maroon 5 — are the key finalists at Sunday's awards show, airing live from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on ...
Las Vegas murder-suicide under investigation
Police say they're investigating the deaths of a man and woman at a Las Vegas apartment complex as a murder-suicide. Investigators say the bodies of the two were found Friday afternoon in a unit at the Mark 1 Apartments and it appears they died earlier Friday. They say it also ...
Ensign to pay $32,000 fine over parents' payment
The Federal Election Commission says former U.S. Sen. John Ensign has agreed to pay a $32,000 civil penalty over a payment made by his parents to his one-time mistress. While he did not admit to any culpability, the Nevada Republican agreed to pay the fine to settle allegations that he ...
Amendments add money for Nevada mental health
Legislative money committees approved $6.4 million for new mental health programs Saturday to fund a home visit pilot program, community interaction services and more beds for mentally ill inmates at a northern Nevada psychiatric hospital. The late budget amendments proposed by Gov. Brian Sandoval will be paid for by a ...
OJ's ex-lawyer contradicts his testimony on guns
O.J. Simpson's former lawyer defended himself point-by-point Friday against allegations he botched the former football star's armed-robbery trial, after giving damaging testimony that Simpson actually knew his buddies had guns when they went to a hotel room together to reclaim some sports memorabilia. Miami-based attorney Yale Galanter quickly found himself ...
OJ's ex-lawyer contradicts his testimony on guns
O.J. Simpson's former lawyer defended himself point-by-point Friday against allegations he botched the former football star's armed-robbery trial, after giving damaging testimony that Simpson actually knew his buddies had guns when they went to a hotel room together to reclaim some sports memorabilia. Miami-based attorney Yale Galanter quickly found himself ...
Charges filed against man in Nevada killing spree
The killings of an elderly couple shot dead in their northern Nevada home ahead of Mother's Day apparently went unnoticed until days later, after the 25-year-old suspect had also killed a newspaper deliveryman and another couple nearby, charging documents allege. Jeremiah Bean was arraigned Thursday on 19 counts, including first-degree ...
Money panels close major K-12 budgets
Legislative money committees Friday endorsed major components of Gov. Brian Sandoval's funding plan for public schools, setting a benchmark of $2.8 billion in general fund support for the upcoming two years. The actions by the Senate Finance and Assembly Ways and Means committees largely follow what the first-term Republican recommended ...
Unemployment falls in 40 US states, rises in 3
Solid hiring helped lower unemployment rates in 40 U.S. states last month, the most since November. The declines show the job market is improving throughout most of the country. The Labor Department said Friday that unemployment rates increased in only three states: Louisiana, Tennessee and North Dakota. Rates were unchanged ...
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