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AP PHOTOS: OJ Simpson over years, back in court
O.J. Simpson is back in court, asking for a new trial in the armed robbery-kidnapping case that sent him to prison in 2008. Simpson wore shackles and blue prison garb Monday, his appearance contrasting with the fancy clothing he wore during his acquittal in his historic, high-profile 1995 murder trial ...
Raw: O.J. Simpson Back in Las Vegas Court
O.J. Simpson is back in a Las Vegas courtroom to ask for a new trial in the case that sent him to prison in 2008. He and a new set of lawyers hope to convince a judge that trial lawyer Yale Galanter shouldn't have handled Simpson's armed ca...
Ex-Gov. Huntsman launching talk show on SiriusXM
Former Republican Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, a 2012 presidential candidate, is helping launch a new monthly radio talk show on SiriusXM satellite radio aimed at promoting bipartisan politics. The former U.S. ambassador to China and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, of West Virginia, will appear Wednesday on the inaugural edition of ...
DRI honors Wooster High science teacher
A science teacher at Reno's Wooster High School is being honored by the Desert Research Institute. Genevieve Dierenga was selected for the Excellence in Environmental Education Award by the Eastern Sierra Chapter of the Air & Waste Management Association. Drs. Judith Chow and John Watson, a pair of international air ...
Sandoval's school choice bill up for hearing
Gov. Brian Sandoval wants to give businesses a break on payroll taxes for donating money to fund school choice scholarships. SB445 was presented earlier in the session the Senate Revenue Committee, which took no action. Instead the bill was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. A hearing is scheduled Monday. ...
5 Things to Know about OJ Simpson's court date
WHY IS O.J. SIMPSON IN COURT? The 65-year-old former football star is serving nine to 33 years in a Nevada prison after a jury found him guilty in 2008 of leading the gunpoint robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel room. Simpson wants a new trial ...
Nev. Indian Commission boss pushes native tourism
A Native American leader from Nevada recently appointed to the U.S. Commerce Department's national tourism advisory board says tribes need to learn more about how to tap into the interest travelers have shown in American Indian heritage and the culture and history of the West. "There's a segment of the ...
OJ Simpson heads to court to fight for freedom
Like a recurring nightmare, the return of O.J. Simpson to a Las Vegas courtroom come Monday will remind Americans of a tragedy that became a national obsession and in the process changed the country's attitude toward the justice system, the media and celebrity. His 1995 trial is the stuff of ...
Obama hails courage of nation's police officers
President Barack Obama on Saturday praised the nation's police officers for everyday acts of courage, saying they often rush into danger to do "some really tough stuff." In a White House ceremony honoring some of the bravest, he said America need look no further than the Boston Marathon bombings to ...
200 sickened after dining at Vegas restaurant
A new report shows 200 people who dined at one of Las Vegas' most popular restaurants about a block off the Strip have reported food poisoning symptoms, making it the largest outbreak southern Nevada health officials have seen in at least a decade. Sick patrons who dined at Firefly, a ...
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