Quest for quiet leads Henderson man into the wild

Fred Bell is on a quest for quiet. The Henderson man spends his free time stalking the sounds of solitude using high-tech recording equipment he assembled himself.

EDITORIAL: Affirming cellphone privacy

Pause for a moment to consider the tremendous amount of information that is either stored on, or accessible from, the cellphone in your pocket.

World Cup Bankroll: June 30

R-J’S HILL, SCHOEN WAGER FANTASY BANKROLLS ON WORLD CUP

Haixia Zhang wins ladies’ hold’em championship

Haixia Zhang of Los Gatos, Calif., won the Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship at the World Series of Poker on Sunday at the Rio Convention Center.

Crowd plugs in with Kraftwerk

The audience cheered as the satellite collided with their faces, probe-first.

DMV: Nevada has issued 20,000-plus driving cards in first six months

Nevada has issued more than 20,000 driver authorization cards in the first six months of the program’s existence, but many more immigrants who are in the country illegally remain afraid to come forward, those familiar with the program say.

Heck switches leadership in campaign for Congress

Republican Rep. Joe Heck is moving around some pieces in his campaign for re-election amid hints of larger shifts in the race for his seat in Congress.

 
Obama’s VA secretary pick: former Procter & Gamble exec McDonald

President Barack Obama plans to nominate former Procter & Gamble executive Robert McDonald as the next Veterans Affairs secretary, as the White House seeks to shore up an agency beset by treatment delays and struggling to deal with an influx of new veterans returning from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Search on for rafter missing in Grand Canyon

Authorities are searching for an Arizona man who reportedly fell into the Colorado River while on a rafting trip in Grand Canyon National Park.

Bad Tweet: Dutch airline angers Mexico soccer fans

What was meant to be a joke has turned into a PR blunder for Dutch airline KLM after it angered Mexican soccer fans by taking to Twitter to celebrate the Netherlands’ dramatic comeback victory in the World Cup.

Costa Rica beats Greece in penalty shootout

Costa Rica beat Greece in a penalty shootout Sunday to reach the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time after defending desperately with 10 men for nearly an hour.

Ruvo program treats MS patients

The first sign that something was wrong, Candace Infante realizes now, came about six years ago when she was out with friends and her left side started “feeling tingly all over.”

Insurance premiums increase under new law

We won’t know just what will happen to Nevada insurance premiums in 2015 until the fall, when the Insurance Division releases carriers’ new rates.

 
Police: 9 shot at Bourbon Street, New Orleans

Nine people were shot and injured — including two critically — after being caught in the crossfire when a gun battle erupted between two men on touristy Bourbon Street in New Orleans’ celebrated French Quarter, police said.

Mars ‘flying saucer’ splashes down

A saucer-shaped NASA vehicle testing new technology for Mars landings rocketed high over the Pacific on Saturday and deployed a novel inflatable braking system, but its massive parachute failed to fully unfurl as it descended to a splashdown.

Las Vegas shooters’ associate accused of threats

A northern Indiana man linked to a couple who killed two Las Vegas police officers faces intimidation charges after allegedly threatening an Indiana Supreme Court justice, a second judge and two law enforcement officers.

Respect school-zone signs even in the summer

Even though it’s summertime and for most Las Vegas kids, the classroom is a distant memory, it’s still a good idea to pay attention to school-zone signs.

‘Transformers’ unearths $100M debut at box office

The fourth installment in filmmaker Michael Bay’s morphing robots series earned $100 million in North America during its opening weekend, making it the biggest debut for a movie this year.

Younger audiences can be reached

Figuring out how to get the club demographic to buy show tickets is still a bit of a mystery. But one thing isn’t.