LAS VEGAS – A Nevada judge has thrown out a drug trafficking charge against a former “Dances With Wolves” actor but upheld a Las Vegas grand jury’s sweeping indictment on 18 sexual abuse-related felony crimes. In an order issued late Friday afternoon, Clark County District Court Judge Carli Kierny said state prosecutors presented enough evidence … Read more
LOS ANGELES – World Wrestling Entertainment apologized Friday for using an image from the Auschwitz concentration camp to promote one of its matches during the first night of WrestleMania 39 last weekend. The image was used in a promotional package for the match between Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio on a preview show on April … Read more
North Dakota lawmakers have appointed an Ojibwe woman as the state’s poet laureate, making her the first Native American to hold this position in the state and increasing attention to her expertise on the troubled history of Native American boarding schools. Denise Lajimodiere, a citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band in Belcourt, has written several … Read more
Three large pine trees fell near the course where spectators were watching. The second round was suspended for the rest of the day Friday. AUGUSTA, Ga. — Three towering pine trees fell near patrons as storms rolled through Augusta National on Friday, though nobody was hurt, and the second round of the Masters ground to … Read more
Florida deputies arrested a naked man on Friday morning after they say he broke into two homes, covered himself in oil and hopped into a pool before leaping onto a trampoline.
“We want to make sure professional basketball is front and center for Austin,” said Spurs’ Buford. SAN ANTONIO — The first San Antonio Spurs game in Austin is in the history books as the team not only got a thrilling win over the Blazers but gave Austin a taste of professional NBA basketball. The Spurs … Read more
A man who was the subject of a police standoff remains at large after police tossed tear gas into his home and couldn’t find him.