With stars on either side, Texan enjoys poker spotlight

Larry Wells called his wife back in the small town of Anahuac, Texas, on Tuesday and had some good news. Erik Seidel, an eight-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, was seated to his left for Day 2A/2B of the $10,000 buy-in No-limit Texas Hold ’em World Championship at the Rio Convention Center. Across the table was actor Ray Romano.

Small Plates: Visit whimsical pub; have pies for dinner

This week in Dining Out, Michael Mina Pub 1842, MGM Grand, 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. South. This casual tavern-style restaurant from the prominent award-winning chef, opened last month.

At Nobu, customers really like surprises

They’re not afraid to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on a meal, but sometimes it’s just a T-shirt they really want.

Panel: Next Mars rover should gather rocks, soil

Explore an intriguing spot on Mars. Hunt for ancient signs of Martian life. Bag a bunch of rocks and leave them on the surface for a future mission to possibly return.

Visitor authority approves raises in new union contract

After expressing concerns about the cost of pay raises in coming years, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board voted 6-4 Tuesday to approve a contract with the Service Employees International Union.

Scungilli ventures from East Coast to local stores

Reader Lori Osmany is looking for scungilli, also commonly called conch. I decided to do a little research to determine the differences between the two, because some people insist that scungilli are strictly American, never eaten in Italy. Not true, it appears.

Hearings to address 3.1 million pages of documents

Two federal magistrates on Wednesday are to take up the subject of the massive evidence in the long-running criminal investigation into corruption at Las Vegas Valley homeowners associations.

Old Nevada gold mine eyeing profitable rebirth

One hundred years and three generations later, a combination of family ties, unusual geology and years of exploration appears to be on the verge of turning around the fortunes of the Quartette Mine.

 
Documents: Hernandez told pal he fired fatal shots

A man linked to the murder case against former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez told police Hernandez admitted firing the fatal shots, and a vehicle wanted in a double killing in Boston a year before had been rented in Hernandez’s name, according to documents filed Tuesday in Florida that provide the most damning evidence yet against the star athlete.

Illinois enacts nation’s final concealed-gun law

The last holdout on allowing the public possession of concealed guns, Illinois joined the rest of the nation Tuesday as lawmakers raced to beat a federal court deadline in adopting a carry law over Gov. Pat Quinn’s objections.

 
NTSB: Flight attendants ejected during crash

Two flight attendants in the back of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 survived despite being thrown onto the runway when the plane slammed into a seawall and lost its tail during a crash landing at San Francisco’s airport, the head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday.

UNLV professor to lead BLM public lands legal team

UNLV law professor Bret Birdsong has been tapped by the Obama administration to lead a team of lawyers for the Bureau of Land Management.

 
‘Bless my Hotshot crew’: Survivor speaks at vigil

On a day filled with speeches from dignitaries including the vice president, the words of the lone survivor of a fire crew overrun by flames resonated deepest in an arena packed with firefighters from around the nation.

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