NBA to evaluate involvement in global events, Silver says

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said the league would re-open debate about the merits of participating in international events in the wake of Paul George’s gruesome injury, but did not foresee a major shift in policy.

Heck: U.S. has obligation to immigrant children

U.S. Rep. Joe Heck on Monday told a Republican audience that he voted to allow young, illegal immigrants to stay in the United States to study and work because “they have become members of our society.”

Sly says it’s hard to get men to like him

Sylvester Stallone may come across as the ultimate guy’s guy. But he says action stars like him are “the hardest characters to sell” to other men.

Jones, Cormier brawl in MGM Grand lobby

UFC star Daniel Cormier told a small group of reporters during Monday’s media event at MGM Grand promoting his Sept. 27 title fight that he and light heavyweight champion Jon Jones would never be friends. About 20 minutes later, a staredown for photographers between the two fighters quickly escalated into a brawl in the lobby of the Strip resort.

US sent Latin youths undercover in anti-Cuba mission

Fernando Murillo was typical of the young Latin Americans deployed to Cuba by a U.S. agency to work undercover. He had little training in the dangers of clandestine operations — or how to evade one of the world’s most sophisticated counter-intelligence services.

Two identified in Sunday Vegas police chase, shooting

What began as a shooting at an apartment complex Sunday morning, led two cousins, Kevin Lay Jr. and DeAnthony Brown, on a pursuit with Las Vegas police that ended in an officer-involved shooting.

 
Man arrested for biting off guy’s fingertip at Beyonce concert

Authorities say a man was arrested at Jay-Z and Beyonce’s Rose Bowl concert in Southern California after allegedly groping a woman and then biting off the tip of her boyfriend’s finger during a fight.

Health district: West Nile-bearing mosquitoes found in valley

Mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus have been found in the Las Vegas Valley, the Southern Nevada Health District said Monday, and the agency suggested residents take basic precautions to avoid infection.

Woods’ back injury doesn’t bode well, Watson says

U.S. captain Tom Watson said Monday that Tiger Woods’ latest back injury “doesn’t bode well right now” for Woods playing in the Ryder Cup.

 
Boy rescued after driving toy ATV onto busy parkway

A 6-year-old boy drove his battery-powered toy car onto a suburban parkway before grown-up motorists rescued him, police said Monday.

Man sets apartment on fire after being evicted

Authorities in North Carolina say a Durham man is under arrest after he broke into an apartment he’d been evicted from and set it on fire.

Smart phones trade in passcodes for alternate security measures

Passcodes are a pain to use, and they aren’t secure when they are based on easy-to-guess digits, such as a birth date or street address. Many people don’t bother using them on phones, even though that means any thief can get instant access to email, banking apps and more. Fortunately, phone makers have started to come up with alternatives to passcodes.

 
1 dead, 2,500 stranded in Calif. mudslides

Crews cleared roads in an area where some 2,500 had been stranded after thunderstorms caused mountain mudslides in Southern California, while authorities estimated that between 6 and 8 homes were badly damaged and likely uninhabitable.

Strip parcel has new owner, but future hazy

The empty Strip land parcel that once housed the New Frontier has a new lease on life, but its future is still unclear. Australian billionaire James Packer said he acquired controlling interest in the nearly 35-acre site and will form a yet-to-be-named company to build a hotel-casino on the land.

Cost to fly going up, outpacing inflation

The average roundtrip ticket within the U.S. is up nearly $14 from last year, outpacing inflation.

Missing 6-year-old last seen in her bed

Sheriff’s deputies in Washington are searching for a missing 6-year-old girl who was last seen Saturday night when she went to bed at the family home in east Bremerton.

Reid’s mini-stroke

In the dog-days of summer political writers look for column fodder like a desert tortoise looks for shade. Nevada’s most senior senator, Harry Reid, is as good a topic as any and Jon Ralston bravely took that up this weekend.

Caesars Entertainment recharges Las Vegas Strip

Caesars Entertainment joined with NV Energy to install eight new recharging sites for plug-in electric cars in southern Nevada, with seven locations in Las Vegas and one near the Arizona state line. These sites include valet and self-parking garages at Caesars Palace, Rio All-Suites Hotel, Harrah’s Las Vegas, The Quad, Flamingo, Paris and Planet Hollywood on the Las Vegas Strip, as well as Harrah’s Laughlin near the Arizona border.

Nevada teen, amid controversy, wins awards

Miss Nevada’s Outstanding Teen Amy Smith, whose state title came under question after an audit discovered voting irregularities, won two awards in Miss America’s Outstanding Teen pageant in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday.

Vertical living

Editor’s note: This is the first of a four-part series this month on the Las Vegas luxury high-rise market. Next Sunday, we’ll look at how the downtown high-rise properties are faring.

Back-to-school immunization clinics planned through August

As Aug. 25, the first day of school, draws closer, parents are reminded that children must have their inoculations up to date. Nevada law requires that all students be fully immunized before entering school.

New app lets you escape bad dates, meetings

TIYO or “This Is Your Out” is a new app developed to save time and get out of sticky, and sometimes annoying situations with the press of a button.

Ruffin partners with tribe on Kansas project

QUAPAW, Okla. — An Oklahoma-based tribe is partnering with the owner of a Las Vegas hotel to reopen a track in southeast Kansas and convert it to a casino.

Favre to join Packers Hall of Fame in 2015

The Green Bay Packers will announce Monday that they will induct the quarterback in the team Hall of Fame and retire his No. 4 jersey, the Green Bay Press Gazette reported Sunday.

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