Nevadan at Work: TV exec grew up loving the fight game

Andrew Simon was sitting ringside at a recent Muay Thai fight, soaking up a night’s worth of standup combatants punching and kicking each other.

Russia may send lawmakers to US to discuss Syria

President Vladimir Putin proposed on Monday to send a delegation of Russian lawmakers to the United States to discuss the situation in Syria with members of Congress.

Health care reform creates uncertainty for bankers

If you want to know how physicians are preparing for the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, or the state of health care industry in Southern Nevada, don’t ask your doctor, ask her banker.

Some flu vaccines promise a little more protection

Flu vaccination is no longer merely a choice between a jab in the arm or a squirt in the nose. This fall, some brands promise a little extra protection.

Hundley, Bruins make great first impression

Preseason hype is often a lot of hot air. But anything that has been said or written to pump up UCLA and its sophomore quarterback, Brett Hundley, was not an error.

 
Verizon agrees to stake from Vodafone for $130B

Verizon will own its wireless business outright after agreeing to a $130 billion deal to buy the 45 percent stake of Verizon Wireless owned by British cellphone company Vodafone.

New medspa at MGM Grand offers intravenous relief

Local Tom Kinzer opted for a liquid lunch during a recent shift at MGM Grand. Even though it started off with the prick of a needle, it ended up being one the most refreshing lunches in recent memory. “I feel great,” he says. “I feel rejuvenated, ready to go.”

 
Boy, 1, shot to death in stroller on NYC street

A 1-year-old boy in a stroller was fatally shot in the face as his parents pushed him across a city street, and police continued looking for the gunman Monday.

Answer the bell, get back to the gym

School is back in action, so if you have kids, you can schedule some gym visits. You probably have more free time to fit in those workouts you missed during the summer.

 
Sierra wildfire now California’s fourth-largest

The wildfire burning in and around Yosemite National Park has become the fourth-largest conflagration in modern California history, fire officials said Sunday as clouds and higher humidity helped crews further contain the biggest blaze in the United States this year.