High court rejects Google appeal in snooping case

The Supreme Court has declined to hear Google’s appeal of a ruling that it pried into people’s online lives through their Wi-Fi systems as part of its drive to collect information for its Street View mapping project.

NY woman survives being run over by 3 trains

A woman in New York is lucky to be alive after she survived being run over by three subway trains on Sunday.

France in World Cup quarterfinals with 2-0 win over Nigeria

Paul Pogba scored with a late header to finally break Nigeria’s stubborn resistance and Joseph Yobo scored an own-goal as France won 2-0 to reach the World Cup quarterfinals on Monday.

Federal appeals court to hear Nevada same-sex marriage case

Supporters and opponents of Nevada’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage will have a combined 20 minutes to make their case before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals when the case is heard Sept. 8 in San Francisco.

 
GM won’t limit payments in ignition switch crash cases

Kenneth Feinberg is prepared to pay out billions of General Motors’ money to victims of crashes in GM small cars — provided they can prove the cars’ ignition switches caused the crash. GM links 13 deaths to a defective ignition switch, but lawyers say claims could total in the hundreds.

 
Emergency slide inflates mid-flight on United jet

An evacuation slide inflated inside a United Airlines plane as it flew from Chicago to California, filling part of the cabin and forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing in Kansas, the airline and passengers said.

Public unions can’t require nonmembers to pay fees, court rules

The Supreme Court dealt a blow to public sector unions Monday, ruling that thousands of home health care workers in Illinois cannot be required to pay fees that help cover the union’s costs of collective bargaining.

New JetBlue premium air service may find way to McCarran

Most of the news airlines have made in aircraft cabin configurations lately has been about how they’re going to squeeze more passengers on a plane and do it comfortably.

Cavs fans should love new Anthony Bennett

Last year, the Canadian kid the Cleveland Cavaliers took first was Anthony Bennett from UNLV; this year it was Andrew Wiggins from Kansas. Taking Bennett first hasn’t worked out. Not yet, at least.

 
High court: Employers can refuse to pay for birth control

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that some corporations can hold religious objections that allow them to opt out of the new health law requirement that they cover contraceptives for women.

Medical personnel look at how workplace affects patients

Downtown’s Turntable Health has used a team-based approach to improve primary and preventive care for patients of all ages, including those suffering from headaches and abdominal pain caused by stress and anxiety they feel at work.

UFC’s Ronda Rousey expecting more big things

Ronda Rousey is not pregnant. That would make her title defense against Alexis Davis on the Ultimate Fighting Championship card Saturday at Mandalay Bay quite difficult.

Juice bar opens in downtown Vegas

Grass Roots juice bar opened on June 18 at the former John E. Carson building, serving up made-to-order nutrient-dense, whole food juices, smoothies, soups, whole food bowls and ice creams.

BP Numbers

Total cost of the demolition of the Harmon Hotel, being paid for by CityCenter. MGM Resorts International has begun the year-long process of demolishing Harmon, the only portion of the $8.5 billion, 67-acre CityCenter development that never was completed. A judge May 5 approved the work.

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