Las Vegas Review-Journal

Authorities questioned travel agents Monday at a beach resort in Thailand about two men who boarded the vanished Malaysia Airlines plane with stolen passports, part of a growing international investigation into what they were doing on the flight.

Black Twitter holds court on pretty much everything from President Barack Obama to the latest TV reality show antics. But Black Twitter can also turn activist quickly. When it does, change is made.

U.S. Reps. Steven Horsford, D-Nev., and Dina Titus, D-Nev., on Monday filed for re-election. Horsford, a freshman, is seeking a second two-year term. Titus is expected to easily win re-election in Congressional District 1.

Las Vegas police are looking for a man in connection with an armed robbery early last week. The man went into a shop near Rancho Drive and Cheyenne Avenue about 9:30 p.m. on March 3, pulled out a gun and demanded money from the cash register, police said.

New owners are revitalizing Lake Las Vegas’ front golf course, The Falls, and other common space back to its green state, hoping it will symbolize the ritzy area’s return to health, but they admit they still have a long way to go.

The familiar figure of Todd Farlow offering his opinion at government meetings is no more, leaving behind officials who mourn his loss, despite his sometimes chastising their decisions as “crap,” then adding “shame on you.”

Erika Jensen, 32, has worked as a full-time volunteer since she was 19. First as a member of Youth With A Mission, then its subsidiary RescueNet. She lives off of donations from personal sponsors and estimates that she earns about $3 per hour.

The Las Vegas Business Press’ Rising Stars of Business Class of 2014 is a tenacious group. Many started on the ground level, climbing the ranks quickly. And as our honorees approach the pinnacle of their careers, they don’t hesitate to help others achieve their goals. Philanthropy and education are common extracurriculars for these professionals.

Law and order may soon be coming to the Wild West of weed.

Two Clark County women are among thousands of plaintiffs across the country who have filed product liability lawsuits against the maker of the diabetes drug Actos. Delores Cipriano, 81, of Henderson, and Bertha Triana, 80, of Las Vegas, each filed lawsuits last year in District Court against Takeda Pharmaceuticals, a Japanese company that makes the prescription drug pioglitazone under the trade name Actos. Both women claim their bladder cancer was caused by the medication.