When the state treats children in ways that law specifically prohibits — when it holds parents and caregivers to one standard and follows another — it warrants urgent scrutiny.
When entrepreneurs buy fast-food franchises from, say, McDonald’s, the contracts they sign give them considerable independence in hiring and firing employees and establishing wages and benefits. State and federal regulators have long recognized this separation between corporation and franchisee, but if a recent, baseless order from the National Labor Relations Board’s top prosecutor stands, that separation could disappear — and unions will get a huge boost in their long-running efforts to organize the fast-food industry and win a job-killing minimum wage increase.
From “Million Dollar Listing” and Gucci Row, to Grumpy Cat and magic, Norm Clarke takes you inside Vegas and examines the latest in local entertainment.
A Montana man who is charged in the throat-slashing death of another man told police they were arguing over which branch of the United States military was better, the Army or the Marines, Yellowstone County prosecutors said.
Despite the silly name, this Shiraz from Argentina is a tremendous wine and incredible value at under $4 per bottle. This complete overachiever is worth the time and effort of going to the store for it.
Readers provide a recipe for watermelon rind pickles and find watermelon ice. Still no luck on maple ice cream with bacon bits.
Small Plates takes a first look at the restaurant at GameWorks in Town Square and a Mexican Oven Omelet for the cookbook “Good Cheap Eats”
Las Vegas starter Rafael Montero pitched a one-hit shutout as the 51s defeated the Sacramento River Cats 3-0 Tuesday in Sacramento, Calif. to wrap up a four-game series taking three out of four.
According to a Hold Security report, Russian hackers have stolen 1.2 billion user names and passwords in a series of Internet heists affecting 420,000 websites.
LeBron James and his two sons are getting their hands dirty in helping to rehab a house in the NBA star’s Akron hometown.
An 11-year-old boy’s backyard bike ride took a serious turn Sunday after a man running from police jumped the wall and invaded his family’s northeast valley home, Las Vegas police say.
Carrie Brownstein is set to complete Nora Ephron’s unfinished screenplay “Lost in Austen” for Columbia Pictures, Neal Street Productions and Good Universe, the companies announced today.
Heading into his 30th season with the UNLV football team, equipment director Paul Pucciarelli has plenty of memories. Coach Bobby Hauck has the Rebels headed in the right direction, he says, and it’s fun again for the Rebels.
In the days leading up to his death, 2-year-old Brodie Aschenbrenner would “throw tantrums” and “freak out” whenever he saw his mother’s live-in boyfriend, Michael Alan Lee, a prosecutor told a Clark County jury Tuesday.
American Maj. Gen. Harold Greene was shot to death Tuesday in one of the bloodiest insider attacks of the Afghanistan war when a gunman dressed as an Afghan soldier turned on allied troops and wounded about 15 people.
A panel of Nevada lawmakers on Tuesday voted to draft legislation that would reduce the reliance on student test performance for a new teacher evaluation system from 50 percent to 40 percent.
Authorities in Wyoming are pressing felony charges against a man and a woman alleging they kept a 7-year-old child in an outdoor cage.
Centennial boys basketball player Garrett Scheer was hearing from schools from several conferences.
More than 100 officers from 10 law enforcement agencies are involved in the search for a 6-year-old girl who disappeared from her home near Bremerton over the weekend, the Kitsap County sheriff’s office said Tuesday.
Citing large caseloads and unsafe conditions for workers and children, hundreds of Clark County Department of Family Services’ employees petitioned for agency improvements on Tuesday.
Michael Phelps has been linked with Speedo throughout his swimming career, most notably collecting a $1 million bonus after he won a record eight gold medals at the Beijing Games. Now, as he comes back from retirement, the most decorated athlete in Olympic history will have a different look.
Violent rap lyrics written by a man accused of shooting a fellow drug dealer in 2005 should not have been admitted as evidence at his trial, New Jersey’s highest court ruled Monday.
As the Ebola outbreak in West Africa grows, airlines around the globe are closely monitoring the situation but have yet to make any drastic changes. Below are some key questions about the disease, what airlines are doing and how safe it is to fly.
The studio that produces “The Big Bang Theory” said it has reached contract deals with the cast of “The Big Bang Theory.” Agreements have been reached with stars Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco for lucrative three-year contracts that trade reports put at about $1 million per episode for each actor.
A flirtatious birthday message on Facebook led to fighting and killing in the street last month, Las Vegas police said. Police arrested 20-year-old Rodolfo Orejel on Monday in connection with the killing of Keena Day on the night of July 27.
RENO — Geothermal energy was called a “slow, steady reliable resource” on Tuesday by an official participating the Geothermal Energy Association’s annual national summit at the Grand Sierra Resort.
In an article that appeared on page 1B Tuesday Rick Reed’s relationship with FOX News CEO Roger Ailes was misstated. Reed did not work for Ailes in 1988, when Ailes was head of the George H.W. Bush presidential campaign media team.
A Nevada prisoner died Monday after having a chronic medical condition, Nevada Department of Corrections officials say.
Amateur footage shot after an afternoon downpour north of Las Vegas captures the power of flash flood waters.
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Family owners of beloved Vegas restaurant involved in mysterious lawsuit
Fiery wrong-way crash kills 2, shuts down 215 in northwest Las Vegas
Woman arrested after police say she climbed on Reno craps table, threw chips at people
Asian grocery store looks to add new location near Summerlin
Las Vegas family suing to get son an extra year of high school