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Defense attorney Ozzie Fumo, left, confers with his client, O.J. Simpson during an evidentiary hearing for Simpson in Clark County District Court on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 in Las Vegas. The hearing is aimed at proving Simpson's trial lawyer, Yale Galanter, had conflicted interests and shouldn't have handled Simpson's case. Simpson is serving nine to 33 years in prison for his 2008 conviction in the armed robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel room. (AP Photo/Ethan Miller, Pool)

OJ Simpson testifies in bid for new Vegas trial

His leg shackles rattling as he shuffled to and from the witness stand, O.J. Simpson made his own case Wednesday for a new trial on armed robbery charges with testimony that he relied on the advice of his trusted attorney when he tried to reclaim mementos from his football glory ...

  • Updated: 8:17 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2013
A sealed garbage container is loaded into the back of a Lyon County Sherff's vehicle in Fernley, Nev., Tuesday May 14, 2013. A quiet northern Nevada community is on edge after a spate of killings left five people dead in a single day, including a married couple in their 80s, a 67-year-old woman, and a man found dead not far from the Mustang Ranch brothel. (AP Photo/The Reno Gazette-Journal, Marilyn Newton)

Murder charges sought for man in 5 Nevada deaths

Authorities in northern Nevada are seeking murder charges against a 25-year-old man they believe is responsible for killing five people, carjacking a newspaper deliveryman, and setting fire to an elderly couple's home all in a matter of hours. Lyon County Sheriff Allen Veil said it appears Jeremiah Bean acted alone ...

  • Updated: 6:02 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2013
O.J. Simpson testifies in Clark County District Court, Wednesday, May 15, 2013 in Las Vegas. Simpson, who is currently serving a nine to 33-year sentence in state prison as a result of his October 2008 conviction for armed robbery and kidnapping charges, is using a writ of habeas corpus, to seek a new trial, claiming he had such bad representation that his conviction should be reversed. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jeff Scheid, Pool)

AP PHOTOS: OJ Simpson testifies in new trial bid

O.J. Simpson didn't testify at his infamous murder trial. And he declined a chance to testify when he was tried for a bungled attempt to retrieve personal items and memorabilia. Now, after more than four years in prison, Simpson has taken the witness stand to explain why he deserves a ...

  • Updated: 4:20 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2013
FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2008, file photo, O.J. Simpson, center, arrives at the Clark County Regional Justice Center on the second day of jury selection for his trial in Las Vegas. Simpson is appearing in court on charges which include burglary, robbery and assault following an attempted robbery at the Palace Station Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on September, 2007. The return of O.J. Simpson to a Las Vegas courtroom next Monday, May, 13, 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. The return of O.J. Simpson to a Las Vegas courtroom next Monday, May, 13, 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. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, John Locher, Pool, File)

Correction: OJ Simpson story

In a story May 13 about the OJ Simpson hearing, The Associated Press misattributed the line ridiculing the notion that it would cost $250,000 for audio analysis. The statement should have been attributed to James Barnett, not Brent Bryson. A corrected version of the story is below: OJ returns to ...

  • Updated: 9:43 a.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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O. J. Simpson appears for the second day of an evidentiary hearing in Clark County District Court, Tuesday, May 14, 2013 in Las Vegas. The hearing is aimed at proving Simpson's trial lawyer, Yale Galanter, had conflicted interests and shouldn't have handled Simpson's case. Simpson is serving nine to 33 years in prison for his 2008 conviction in the armed robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel room. (AP Photo/Ethan Miller, Pool)

5 Things to Know about OJ Simpson's court date

WHY IS O.J. SIMPSON IN COURT? The 65-year-old former football star and actor 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 ...

  • Updated: 8:35 a.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Nevada, California governors announce Tahoe pact

The governors of Nevada and California announced an agreement Tuesday to manage the Lake Tahoe Basin, eliminating Nevada's threat to leave the decades-old Lake Tahoe Compact. Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval and California Gov. Jerry Brown issued a joint statement renewing their commitment to do what's best "for the environment and ...

  • Updated: 7:02 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Proposal allows groups to manage wild horses

Horse advocates and state officials urged members of a Nevada Senate committee Tuesday to adopt an amendment that would allow the state to enter agreements with advocacy groups to manage wild horses in the state. The main bill is AB264 which seeks to impose a gross misdemeanor penalty on people ...

  • Updated: 5:36 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, 2013
FILE - In this April 5, 2013 file photo, Las Vegas Sands Corp. CEO Sheldon Adelson testifies in Clark County district court, in Las Vegas. A jury on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 awarded Hong Kong businessman Richard Suen a $70 million judgment against Las Vegas Sands Corp. Suen claimed he was owed up to $328 million for helping the Las Vegas-based company secure a lucrative gambling license in Macau, the only place in China where casino gambling is legal. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

Jury sides with businessman in Vegas Sands lawsuit

A jury on Tuesday dealt another defeat to casino mogul and GOP mega-donor Sheldon Adelson in his nine-year fight with a Hong Kong businessman, awarding the former consultant $70 million for helping Las Vegas Sands Corp. secure a lucrative gambling license in the Chinese enclave of Macau. But Las Vegas ...

  • Updated: 3:49 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Support withers for Nevada voter registration bill

A bill to extend Nevada's voter registration period ran into trouble on Tuesday when Democrats on a Senate panel questioned why it was needed. Sen. Pat Spearman, D-North Las Vegas, pleaded with her Democratic colleagues to pass AB440 and send the debate to the Senate floor. When that seemed futile, ...

  • Updated: 1:01 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Gerald Gardner, the Governor's Chief of Staff, Interim Superintendent Rorie Fitzpatrick, and Julia Teska, with the Department of Education, talk in a hearing at the Legislative Building in Carson City, Nev., on Monday, May 13, 2013. Gardner and Fitzpatrick presented Gov. Brian Sandoval's bill that would give tax credits to businesses who donate to school choice scholarships. (AP Photo/Cathleen Allison)

Sandoval's school choice plan heard by committee

Gov. Brian Sandoval wants to give tax breaks to Nevada businesses that donate to scholarships for low-income children to attend private schools. Sandoval's chief of staff, Gerald Gardner, and other members of Sandoval's administration presented SB445 Monday to the Senate Finance Committee. No action was taken on the bill. Gardner ...

  • Updated: 6:39 p.m. Monday, May 13, 2013
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