EDITORIAL: Culinary should tap out

For an organization whose membership includes thousands of food service industry employees, Culinary Local 226 doesn’t seem to understand who butters its workers’ bread.

 
Tiny snake on big plane grounds hundreds of passengers

A tiny Asian snake was found on a Qantas Boeing 747 airliner in Australia, leading to 370 passengers being grounded overnight.

Man was ‘fixated’ on deadly plot to shoot up Salt Lake mall

A Utah man accused of plotting a deadly attack on a luxury outdoor shopping center in the heart of Salt Lake City this week told investigators he planned to “randomly shoot and kill people.”

Classic cars to thrill crowds at Henderson’s SuperRun

The SuperRun Classic Car Show is slated to return to Henderson. Alongside an array of hot rods, muscle, classic and vintage cars, also planned is the unveiling of a piece by local metal artist Chris O’Rourke.

Partnership involving Las Vegas company to revive Vancouver hotel-casino project

A $535 million hotel-casino project in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, that was scuttled nearly two-and-a-half years ago by city leaders, has been revived through a partnership between Las Vegas-based Paragon Gaming Inc. and two Canadian corporations.

Unlicensed doctor who ‘sold hope to patients who had none’ sentenced

Alfred Sapse, an unlicensed physician described as a “modern-day Dr. Frankenstein,” was sentenced to 17 ½ years in federal prison Tuesday and ordered to pay $1 million in restitution in a scheme that defrauded chronically ill patients through an experimental stem cell implant procedure.

 
Cops: Wounded gang member behind Chicago shooting

Police say a Chicago man, clipped in the leg by gunfire, went looking for revenge, leading fellow gang members to a crowded park, where one of them unleashed more than a dozen bullets from an assault rifle in a shooting that wounded 13 people, including a 3-year-old boy.

Fire Sale: Artist plans to burn works that fail to sell

Whatever local artist James Henninger doesn’t sell at his “Fire Sale” he’ll set on fire for no other reason than he can’t bring himself to sell work for less than what he thinks is fair.

Henderson to host classic car show

The 14th annual Super Run Classic Car Show, Southern Nevada’s largest car show, will take place Thursday through Sunday in Henderson.

Anti-social Dallas Zoo gorilla being shown door

There will be no rose ceremony for a 430-pound bachelor gorilla that failed to form any meaningful relationships with fellow apes during an 18-year stay at the Dallas Zoo.

Lots of words, but few answers on background checks

Guns are back in the headlines, with mass shootings at the Westgate mall in Nairobi, Kenya, the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., and in Chicago. President Barack Obama is calling for another effort to pass some reasonable gun control legislation.

Book briefs: Sept. 24-30

Book briefs: Sept. 24-30

Literary Las Vegas: Katherine M. Hertlein and Markie L.C. Blumer’s “The Couple and Family Technology Framework: Intimate Relationships in a Digital Age”

In a world where ex boyfriends and girlfriends are only a Google search away, couple and family interaction with technology can be complicated. University of Nevada, Las Vegas associate professor Katherine M. Hertlein, director of the university’s Marriage and Family Therapy program, and assistant professor Markie L.C. Blumer, a faculty advisor in the program, examined the subject in the therapy book “The Couple and Family Technology Framework: Intimate Relationships in a Digital Age.”

NCAA to restore Penn State football scholarships

Penn State will gradually get back football scholarships taken away over the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal, the NCAA announced Tuesday, crediting the university for making significant improvements to its athletics programs.

 
Burger King reducing guilt with Satisfries

Burger King introduced a new crinkle-cut french fry on Tuesday that it says has about 20 percent fewer calories than its regular fries.

Breezes turn to cool gusts of Autumn

The National Weather Service issued a high winds watch for the Spring Mountain National Recreation Area Tuesday morning, and is evaluating whether to issue a warning.

Midday naps help preschoolers learn, study says

Any parent knows that a daytime nap can help keep preschoolers from getting cranky. Now a small study suggests that it helps them learn, too.

Kenyan president: Terrorists defeated in attack at Nairobi mall

The terrorists who took control of a Nairobi mall and held off Kenyan security forces for four days have been defeated after killing at least 67 civilians and government troops, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said Tuesday

EEOC sues Mattress Firm, alleges older workers faced discrimination

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed suit against Houston-based retailer Mattress Firm this week, saying company officials made life difficult for older employees in Las Vegas as part of a systematic effort to replace them with younger workers.

‘Lucky 7’ will be lucky to last

ABC just doesn’t seem to be trying with “Lucky 7,” based on the British series “Lucky.”

Union takes gay and lesbian group to task for UFC honor

In the midst of its efforts to organize Station Casinos Inc., Culinary Local 226 is asking a local center to reconsider honoring the Ultimate Fighting Championship, whose majority owners, Frank Fertitta III and Lorenzo Fertitta, also own the casinos.