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FILE - In this May 7, 2015, file photo, LaVerne Toney, center, arrives in Clark County Family Court in Las Vegas. Less than two weeks after blues legend B.B. King was laid to rest near his birthplace in the Mississippi Delta, a battle over his estate is moving from the headlines to the courthouse in Las Vegas. Attorneys for King’s designated executor, Toney, have filed documents in Nevada state court to fend off allegations that King family members were kept away in his dying days, that he was mistreated medically and that his money was siphoned off before he died May 14 at his Las Vegas home at age 89. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

B.B. King estate fight looms for family group, longtime aide

By KEN RITTER - Associated Press

The DNC is mocking Sen. Marco Rubio's birthday trip to Las Vegas (Image from Democratic National Committee)

Democratic National Committee makes a mockery of Marco Rubio’s birthday trip to Las Vegas

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Then 86-year-old B.B. King thrills a crowd of several hundred people at the annual B.B. King Homecoming, a free concert on the grounds of an old cotton gin where he worked as a teenager many years ago, in Indianola, Miss., in this Aug. 22, 2012, file photo. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

Lawyer says allegations B.B. King was poisoned ‘ridiculous’

By Ken Ritter - Associated Press

In this Feb. 16, 2007, file photo, B.B. King performs at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center, in Salisbury, Md. The body of blues legend B.B. King will be flown on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, to Memphis, Tennessee, the place where a young King won the nickname Beale Street Blues Boy, then will return to the Mississippi Delta where his life and career began. (Matthew S. Gunby/The Daily Times via AP)

5 B.B. King children visit body a day before public viewing

By Ken Ritter - Associated Press

Rap artist Flavor Flav arrives at the 2008 VH1 Hip Hop Honors at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York on Oct. 2, 2008. (Evan Agostini/AP Images for VH1) **FILE**

Flavor Flav arrested in Vegas, suspected of impaired driving

Associated Press

Taylor Swift accepts the award for top artist at the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Taylor Swift makes history at Billboard Music Awards

By Mesfin Fekadu - Associated Press

This May 23, 2011 file photo shows, former Nevada Sen. John Lee, D-North Las Vegas, at work on the Senate floor at the Legislature in Carson City, Nev. Lee was elected mayor of the state’s fourth-largest city in 2013. North Las Vegas police are asking the FBI to reopen an investigation of how Mayor Lee obtained images that he suspected were child pornography on his computer. (AP Photo/Cathleen Allison, File)

North Vegas mayor denies impropriety in computer images case

By KEN RITTER - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo taken Aug. 22, 2012, B.B. King performs at the 32nd annual B.B. King Homecoming, a concert on the grounds of an old cotton gin where he worked as a teenager in Indianola, Miss. The Blues legend King is telling fans he’s in hospice care at home in Las Vegas. The 89-year-old musician posted thanks to fans on his official website Friday, May 1, 2015, for well-wishes and prayers. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

B.B. King’s family loses bid for control of his affairs

By KEN RITTER - Associated Press

Freightliner unveils its Inspiration self-driving truck during an event at the Hoover Dam Tuesday, May 5, 2015, near Boulder City, Nev. (AP Photo/John Locher)

The first self-driving vehicle you see may have 18 wheels

By Kimberly Pierceall - Associated Press

Mariah Carey performing on stage during the World Music Awards in Monaco in this May 27, 2014, file photo. Carey wanted Las Vegas to know there's a new girl in town. The pop icon arrived to cheering screams at Caesars Palace Monday, April 27, 2015, in a classic 1936 pink convertible trailing behind 18 mobile billboards bearing the titles of her No. 1 hits. (AP Photo/Claude Paris, File)

Mariah Carey makes grand entrance for Las Vegas show

By Kimberly Pierceall - Associated Press

Tim Jeffery, vice president of security at the MGM Grand hotel and casino, right, speaks during a news conference Monday, April 27, 2015, in Las Vegas. The news conference was to address security issues for the fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Vegas sets up ‘concentric’ security for upcoming megafight

By KEN RITTER - Associated Press

Floyd Mayweather, left, prepares to hit DeMarcus Corley during the 11 round of the super lightweight eliminator fight at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J., Saturday, May, 22, 2004. Mayweather the unanimous decision in 12 rounds over Corely. (AP Photo/ Brian Branch-Price)

LOVERRO: DeMarcus Corley valuable as Floyd Mayweather’s sparring partner

By Thom Loverro - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Monday, April 13, 2015, file photo, boxer Manny Pacquiao, left, of the Philippines, and his trainer Freddie Roach share a laugh as they look at a speed bag showing an images of Floyd Mayweather Jr., a gift from lawyer Robert Shapiro, background center, in Los Angeles. Roach has guided Pacquiao to the pinnacle of boxing, yet the most celebrated trainer of his era still rises before dawn and wins his daily fight with Parkinson's disease because he always finds new reasons to live. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Manny Pacquiao’s caravan to Las Vegas to signal start of fight week

By Tim Dahlberg - Associated Press

Sen. Ted Cruz commenced his GOP presidential campaign at Virginia's Liberty University, reinforcing the importance of evangelical voters to him. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Evangelical pastors descend on Las Vegas to learn to motivate Christians to vote

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 31, 2015 file photo, Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, arrives at the Nevada State Legislature building to rally behind a bill seeking to reclaim land from the federal government, in Carson City, Nev. While Bundy’s standoff with federal agents last year over a grazing dispute directed new attention to a tug-of-war over federally managed public lands in the West, the push is nothing new. (AP Photo/The Reno Gazette-Journal, Jason Bean, File) NO SALES; NEVADA APPEAL OUT; SOUTH RENO WEEKLY OUT

Cliven Bundy hosting ‘liberty’ camp-in to mark Nevada standoff date

By Ken Ritter - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 27, 2013, file photo, Priscilla Presley arrives at the 3rd Annual Celebration of Dance Gala at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. The new Elvis Presley’s Graceland Wedding Chapel at the Westgate Resort &amp; Hotel in Las Vegas is scheduled to open on Thursday, April 23, 2015, as part of the new “Graceland Presents ELVIS: The Exhibition - The Show - The Experience” in Las Vegas. (Photo by Todd Williamson/Invision/AP, File)

TRAVEL: Elvis chapel: His music, weddings, no imitators

By Kimberly Pierceall - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2013 file photo, members of Destiny's Child, from left, Kelly Rowland, Beyonce, and Michelle Williams, perform at Super Bowl XLVII, in New Orleans. A reunited Destiny's Child took the stage at the Stellar Gospel Music Awards on Saturday, March 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Destiny’s Child reunites at Stellar Gospel Awards

Associated Press

Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, whom President Obama promoted even while he was under investigation, meddled in three immigration cases, creating "an appearance of favoritism and special access," the department's inspector general said in a 99-page report that stops just short of accusing Mr. Mayorkas of lying. (Associated Press)

Alejandro Mayorkas shows ‘favoritism’ to wealthy, Dem-connected immigrants: report

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Former NFL safety Darren Sharper appears in Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles in this Feb. 20, 2014, file photo Rape charges have been filed on Friday, March 20, 2015, in Las Vegas against the former NFL safety, who already faces sexual assault charges in Los Angeles, New Orleans and the Phoenix area. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Times, Bob Chamberlin, Pool)

Darren Sharper, ex-NFL player, gets 9 years in Arizona sex assault

By Jacques Billeaud - Associated Press

Robert Durst is escorted from Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, Monday, March 16, 2015, in New Orleans. Durst, a millionaire from one of America's wealthiest families, agreed Monday to return to Los Angeles to face a 15-year-old murder charge after muttering that he "killed them all" in a documentary about his links to three sensational killings. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Robert Durst’s letter helped prosecutors bring murder charge

By Janet McConnaughey and Brian Melley - Associated Press