Top chefs make Life is Beautiful Festival foodie heaven

By now you’ve probably heard that the Killers, Imagine Dragons, the Kings of Leon, Beck and a whole bunch of other musical acts will be in downtown Las Vegas in October for the Life is Beautiful Festival.

Man arrested for lewdness was middle school teacher, coach

A local middle school teacher and basketball coach was arrested and charged with misdemeanor lewdness charges alleging he inappropriately touched female students, authorities said.

Sands settlement draws muted reaction on Wall Street; shares rise

Wall Street on Wednesday viewed Las Vegas Sands Corp.’s $47.4 million settlement with federal prosecutors to avoid criminal money laundering charges as something of a nonevent. Shares of the casino operator rose $1.41, or 2.58 percent, on the New York Stock Exchange to close at $55.98, the first day of trading after the settlement was announced late Tuesday.

Obama: Syrian goverment carried out chemical attack

President Barack Obama on Wednesday declared unequivocally that the United States has “concluded” that the Syrian government carried out a deadly chemical weapons attack on civilians. But new hurdles emerged that appeared to slow the formation of an international coalition that could use military force to punish Syria.

 
Soldier sentenced to death for Fort Hood shooting

A military jury sentenced Maj. Nidal Hasan to death on Wednesday for the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, giving the Army psychiatrist what he believed would be a path to martyrdom in the attack on unarmed fellow soldiers. The American-born Muslim, who has said he acted to protect Islamic insurgents abroad from American aggression, never denied being the gunman.

 
Woman steals stolen bike back from thief

A theft victim took matters into her own hands recently to get her bike back from a thief who tried to sell it on Craigslist.

 
Heisman winner Manziel to sit half of opener against Rice

Johnny Manziel was suspended for the first half of Texas A&M’s opening game against Rice on Saturday for what the school called an “inadvertent” violation of NCAA rules by signing autographs.

Hip-hop dancers show their moves during Cirque audition

On a recent Saturday afternoon, 114 hip-hop dancers gathered in the ballroom of a local casino, hoping to land a spot in the cast of Cirque du Soleil’s latest production, “Michael Jackson One.”

Officials: Man charged in patrolman’s death was drunk

The man charged with killing a California highway patrolman and another man after a carjacking on the Strip had a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit, prosecutors said.