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  • Monsanto protest attracts 2000 in Las Vegas

    Hundreds of protesters take to the streets as part of a global series of marches against seed giant Monsanto Co. and genetically modified foods Saturday at City Hall in Los Angeles. "March Against Monsanto" protesters say they wanted to call attention to the dangers posed by genetically modified food and the food giants that produce ...

  • NHP trooper struck by car while investigating separate accident

    A Nevada Highway Patrol trooper was hit by a car while investigating a separate crash early Sunday morning. According to NHP spokesman Loy Hixson, the officer was investigating an accident on Interstate 15 near the Charleston Boulevard off-ramp when a white Volvo struck an NHP vehicle. That vehicle then collided with a second NHP vehicle and injured the officer. The trooper and the 35-year-old ...

  • Memorial Day ceremony in Boulder City recognizes Special Forces members

    Ret. U.S. Army Master Sgt. Frank Flores salutes Sunday at a memorial dedicated to Green Berets who have lost their lives at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City. Flores is a member of Nevada's 51st Chapter of the Special Forces Association, which holds the annual Memorial Day weekend ...

  • Motorcyclist killed in accident near Jean

    A 50-year-old motorcyclist was killed Saturday night after he lost control of his motorcycle near Jean. The motorcyclist was northbound on Las Vegas Boulevard about 10 p.m. when he lost control and veered off the west side of the road, said Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Loy Hixson. The man struck a curb and was ejected from his motorcycle. He was pronounced dead at the scene, Hixson said. The ...

  • Obama visits Oklahoma promises government is with them every step of the way

    President Barack Obama views the devastation of Moore, Okla., Sunday with Mayor Glenn Lewis, second from left in black shirt, and Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, right. The town was devastated last Monday by a massive tornado and severe ...


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X2

X2

X2 is a significant improvement over its predecessor, 2000's eagerly awaited and highly anticipated X-Men. It gets right everything that the previous film had trouble with: Its scale is grander, its tone is more even and effective, and it balances its huge ensemble of characters with more grace and precision, allowing us to soak in the complexities of a world in which humans and mut ... ...

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  • Search Continues for Teen Missing in Texas Flood

    The search intensified Sunday for a teenage boy believed to have been swept away by floodwaters as he tried to swim across a swollen creek near San Antonio, authorities said. Several search and rescue teams in inflatable boats were moving through the muddy water trying to find the teen in Schertz, where he was reported missing Saturday. He and a friend got caught in the swift waters of Cibolo ...

  • Rockets in Lebanon capital signal Syrian spillover

    Two rockets have hit Hezbollah strongholds in Beirut, tearing through an apartment and peppering cars with shrapnel, a day after the Lebanese group's leader pledged to lift President Bashar Assad to victory in Syria's civil war. The strikes illustrated the potential backlash against Hezbollah at home for linking its fate to the survival of the Assad regime. It's a gambit that also ...

  • Las Vegas woman recovers from tough life of prostitution

    Melanie Winckler, wife of Pastor Dan Winckler , prays during a Feb. 2 service at Casa de Luz church in Las Vegas. Melanie was a prostitute for years and was pimped in several states. She says she now has control of her life, thanks to Jesus and Pastor ...

  • Las Vegas prostitute embraces profession but faces competition

    In a world of sex trafficking, where prostitutes are coerced or forced through violence to turn tricks, Christina is an example of a woman trafficking herself. Christina, a Reno native who works in Las Vegas, has been a prostitute for more than a decade, a profession she chose because it was the quickest route to making money. She said the only part she doesn't like is keeping it secret. ...

  • Legislation aims to shut revolving door for pimps

    Marc Schifalacqua, a Clark County prosecutor, has put plenty of pimps behind bars for pandering girls and women. He's the first to say that Las Vegas is one big revolving door for pimps who commonly receive light sentences even if they abuse prostitutes or pander minors. He's all in favor of Assembly Bill 67, which is making its way through the Nevada Legislature. It is zero-tolerance ...

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