FIFA, players’ union agree Luis Suarez needs treatment

The players’ union and football’s governing body agree on one thing in the wake of the heavy ban imposed on Luis Suarez for his third biting incident: the Uruguay and Liverpool striker needs help.

Miss. tea party official in Cochran photos case found dead

A tea party official charged with conspiring to take photos of U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran’s wife inside a nursing home apparently committed suicide Friday, police said, days after Cochran won a nasty Republican primary.

 
Kentucky attorney shot, killed; suspect in custody

A defense attorney well known in his small, southern Kentucky town was shot and killed outside of his law office early Friday, police said.

Bouncer at sham Las Vegas sex club given probation

A bouncer at a Las Vegas business set up to squeeze money out of men who thought they were paying for sex was ordered to serve five years probation Friday.

Seinfield, Wallace still laughin’ 38 years later

Jerry Seinfield and George Wallace wheel and deal their best-friends banter in a Las Vegas-set episode of Seinfeld’s Web series “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.”

Doctors using fecal transplants to cure intestinal infections

It may sound like a miracle drug, but this cutting-edge treatment is profoundly simple — though somewhat icky: take the stool of healthy patients to cure those with hard-to-treat intestinal infections.

Dining Pick of the Week: Cheffini’s Hot Dogs

Cheffini’s Hot Dogs aren’t your average hot dogs. Here, instead of ketchup and mustard, standard toppings are Bacon Bits, pineapple sauce, caramelized onions and seaweed.

Dining Pick of the Week: McMullan’s Irish Pub

Irish pub enthusiasts are no doubt quite familiar with McMullan’s. The spacious venue on Tropicana Avenue near The Orleans has a dedicated following for its Tuesday nights Pub Quiz, live music offerings and annual St. Baldrick’s fundraiser, which raises funds for children’s cancer research.

Dining Pick of the Week: Braddah’s Island Style

In a unique fusion of Hawaiian and Mexican flavors, Braddah’s Island Style provides a convenient, delicious and healthy detour from everyday fast food.

Karina Jett can hold ’em in poker

The bad-beat stories went on and on at the dinner table, and young Karina Jett did her best to change the subject.

Nevada group pushes for marriage equality

Freedom Nevada, a nonprofit coalition, this month formed a statewide 20-member advisory committee to establish marriage equality in Nevada in 2016 or sooner.