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Pope Francis mandates reporting of sex abuse to church, not police

Pope Francis issued a groundbreaking new church law Thursday requiring all Catholic priests and nuns around the worldto report clergy sexual abuse and cover-ups by their superiors to church authorities, in a new effort to hold the Catholichierarchy accountable for failing to protect their flocks.

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UNLV first in two categories at national marketing competition

UNLV’s American Marketing Association won first place — and $3,000 — in the collegiate case competition in New Orleans during the AMA International Collegiate Conference. The UNLV AMA also won first place — and $550 — in the SABRE Business Simulation challenge, also in New Orleans on April 11-14. The SABRE team has five undergraduate students.

Las Vegas elementary school principal faces an uprising

Staff and parents at Decker Elementary say Principal Alice Roybal-Benson has created a hostile work environment that has led to low morale and high turnover among the staff. But they’re concerned the district won’t take action.

Marine shot to death in Washington, DC, barracks

A 20-year-old U.S. Marine from Minnesota was killed in a shooting at the Marine Barracks in Washington, D.C., his mother said Wednesday.