EDITORIAL: Obamacare’s latest revision hammers employers

Too many laws hurt the very people they’re supposed to help. But Obamacare is in a class all alone because of the damage it has caused to the rule of law itself. President Barack Obama’s latest change to the Affordable Care Act — despite lacking the authority to act unilaterally — is among the most brutal yet.

U.S. officials, Taliban trade prisoners

WASHINGTON — Five years a captive from the Afghanistan war, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is back in American hands, freed for five Guantanamo Bay terrorism detainees in a swap stirring sharp debate in Washington over whether the U.S. should have negotiated with the Taliban over prisoners.

Another call-up by Mets has 51s losing arms race

After playing their second straight 14-inning game Saturday, the New York Mets hurriedly summoned 51s left-hander Dana Eveland — Las Vegas’ scheduled starter Sunday — to Philadelphia to reinforce their taxed pitching staff against the Phillies.

Beavers end UNLV’s season

UNLV lost 6-1 to Oregon State in an NCAA baseball regional in Corvallis, Ore., ending the Rebels’ season. This was their first postseason appearance ini nine years.

Henderson ponders whether The Love Store is legitimate or banned under city code

A business licensing dispute before the Henderson City Council on Tuesday hinges on whether The Love Store is a legitimate retail location or a sex shop barred under city code. The Love Store plans to open its third Las Vegas valley location in an 8,000-square-foot space on North Stephanie Street near Warm Springs Road.

 
Newly released video shows Wayne Newton’s yacht sinking in Lake Mead

A National Park Service video, obtained by the Las Vegas Review-Journal through a Freedom of Information Act request, shows Wayne Newton’s 65-foot luxury houseboat quickly sinking to the bottom of Lake Mead last year after a salvage crew freed the damaged vessel from a covered slip at Temple Bar Marina in Arizona.

Kings beat Blackhawks 5-4 in Game 7

Alec Martinez scored at 5:47 of overtime, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals Sunday night.

Retail’s power players talk tactics at annual RECon convention

It was a sea of business suits at the Las Vegas Convention Center as 33,000 people traveled from around the world to attend the International Council of Shopping Centers’ RECon Las Vegas from May 18 to 20.

From singer, life lessons at eye level

The classroom wasn’t as packed with television cameras and people in suits this time. Most of those little chairs that make a grown-up feel like Gulliver in Lilliput stayed empty.

Three people displaced in Henderson fire

A Sunday morning fire left three people and their pet displaced in Henderson, firefighters say.

Standing and squats can help nurses

What you do for a living can affect your overall fitness. This is the first in a series of occupation-specific columns to help various workers feel and perform better on the job.

Cancer anxiety a factor in treatment

It was medical news that attracted readers around the world: A new study shows that more women who have developed cancer in one breast are opting for a preventive double mastectomy — even if the best scientific evidence shows they’re not at higher risk for getting the disease in the second breast.

Car, jewelry taken in burglary of Miley Cyrus home

Los Angeles police are searching for a pair of burglars they say broke into Miley Cyrus’ San Fernando Valley home and got away with jewelry and a luxury car.

FIFA revives calls for 2022 World Cup vote re-run

Organizers of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar have denied fresh allegations of wrongdoing after a British newspaper report questioned the integrity of choosing the emirate as tournament host.

Indy 500 will thrive, but it will miss Nabors

Last Sunday was Christmas for gearheads: The Monaco Grand Prix, Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600, all on the same day. I found a camshaft in my stocking. When I woke up, Bobby Unser already had come down the chimney to polish off the Valvoline and cookies.

Ohjah owners succeed in giving us Great Teppanyaki for the masses

During a brief phone interview a few months ago, a representative of Ohjah Japanese Steakhouse told me the owners’ goal was to make Japanese food, especially teppanyaki, accessible to everyone. After dining there, I’d say they succeeded.

Delivering a second downtown

Las Vegas is about to get an edge city – a second downtown that will be distinctly un-Vegas.

 
Fabien Cousteau plans month-long underwater mission

Like viewers worldwide, Fabien Cousteau was entranced by his famous grandfather’s films about marine life and human exploration underwater.

Arizona couple forever thankful toddler daughter survived accident

They know that tiny, gorgeous Savannah wouldn’t have been able to relate the terror and pain she suffered, that she wouldn’t have been able to protest that she was denied the most fundamental right of all: the right to life.