EDITORIAL: Latest employee mandate change shows Obamacare untenable

The headline on David Harsanyi’s commentary for The Federalist said it all: “Obamacare is just another word for laws we ignore together.” Last week, President Barack Obama again delayed and altered the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate, which was supposed to go into full effect six weeks ago.

Gorman evens slate against Centennial

Bishop Gorman girls basketball coach Sheryl Krmpotich didn’t need to remind her team about its first meeting with Centennial.

PHOTOS: Link in Team’s Chain

Teams of airmen from the engineers’ unit at Nellis Air Force Base, the 820th Red Horse Squadron, competed Thursday in the Warrior Challenge.

Eagles to share history during next Vegas stop

The Eagles recently relaunched the historical Forum in Southern California with a six-night stand at the arena. But it’s the MGM Grand Garden that’s been their consistent home in recent years.

Breathe Carolina ramps up electronics for fourth album

Turning dance floors into mosh pits and mosh pits into dance floors seems to be the sweat-saturated aim of Breathe Carolina, a band that merges metalcore and EDM in a way that’s decidedly more Warped Tour than Electric Daisy Carnival.

Tickets: Tool, Motorhead, Grouplove among acts coming soon

Progressive hard rockers Tool storm into The Axis at Planet Hollywood on March 15. Tickets are $80 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at The Axis box office, 3667 Las Vegas Blvd. South, and Ticketmaster outlets.

It’s official: Barclaycard US opens Henderson office for business

Zappos’ former Henderson headquarters welcomed Nevada’s governor, local economic officials and politicians as it rolled out the red carpet Thursday for a British banking company that expects to hire hundreds of employees this year.

Theater, music, dance and poetry: Feb. 14-20

Little Theatre opens Agatha Christie mystery: Marooned on a remote island, 10 strangers are accused of murder, one by one. And, one by one, they start to die.

Judge rules Virginia same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional

A federal judge ruled Thursday that Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, making it the first state in the South to have its voter-approved prohibition overturned.

On the Menu: Valentine’s dishes

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with one of these heart-filled dishes or with a special menu at a Las Vegas restaurant.

Ex-FBI agent’s Las Vegas manslaughter sentence stands

The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously upheld an 8-to-20-year manslaughter sentence given to former FBI agent Edward Preciado-Nuno for killing his son’s girlfriend in Las Vegas in 2008.

Celebrations across the valley mark memorable occasions

Food from local soul-food restaurants will be offered during the Black History Month Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd.

Every moment with ‘Baby Zion’ was a gift, mom says

Zion Blick touched the hearts of millions before he died last month at 10 days old. He had been deemed unfit to live, but his parents decided to keep him with them for as long as possible. His mother recently explained the decision in an essay for Today.com.

Crowding forces 10 Clark County schools into year-round schedules

Students at 10 Clark County public schools will be forced into year-round schedules starting this fall as a result of crowding at those campuses, according to an announcement Thursday by Clark County School District Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky.

 
Pregnant woman killed by plow, baby delivered

Police say a pregnant woman who was loading groceries into the trunk of her car was struck and killed by a private snow plow in New York City.

“Winter’s Tale”: 8 of the head-scratchingest moments

It’s the bat-excrement craziest major motion picture that in no way involves Nicholas Sparks to come along in quite a while. And it’s worth every penny of the admission price, even if you just sit in the back row and giggle to yourself.

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