Nevada justices certify election results

Nevada’s historic Nov. 4 election is official. Catherine Lu, an aide to Secretary of State Ross Miller, said the Nevada Supreme Court certified election results on Tuesday.

Floodwater bus case resolved in northwestern Arizona

A plea agreement is resolving the case against a Las Vegas man accused of foolishly driving a tour bus through raging floodwater in northwest Arizona in 2013.

Opening Wednesday: ‘Bosses,’ brains and more

Here’s a look at this week’s new movies, “Horrible Bosses 2,” “Penguins of Madagascar” and “The Theory of Everything”:

Chain restaurants now required to post calories on menu

The U.S. government will publish sweeping new rules on Tuesday requiring chain restaurants and large vending machine operators to disclose calorie counts on menus to make people more aware of the risks of obesity posed by fatty, sugary foods.

 
Need a turkey carving tutorial? —VIDEO

Even if they’ve figured out how to brine, stuff (maybe) and roast the Thanksgiving turkey, many people are daunted by the carving of the bird.

UNLV’s Hauck still stewing, but turns attention to UNR

UNLV’s football team is putting Saturday’s 37-35 loss at Hawaii in the past. The Rebels have enough to think about with UNR coming to town this weekend.

Turkey with — or without — a view

Las Vegas restaurants play it up big on Thanksgiving, with special menus, special dishes and special cocktails.

Here’s what the day after Brown protests looks like — PHOTOS

Violent protests broke out in Missouri following the grand jury’s decision not to indict a white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed, black teenager on August 9, 2014. Check out the gallery of photos.

7 ways to get quick cash besides risky payday loans

Before funding your post-Black Friday Christmas shopping with a payday loan, look at some of these simpler — and reasonably safer — ways to get some money fast.

 
Goodell, union chief to discuss personal conduct policy

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and players’ union chief DeMaurice Smith are meeting Tuesday to discuss the league’s personal conduct policy.

Las Vegas police schedule DUI checkpoints through holidays

In an attempt to further discourage impaired driving around the valley, traffic officers will set up DUI checkpoints beginning Wednesday until the end of the holidays, Las Vegas police announced on Tuesday.

 
Teen led high school prostitution ring, Florida police say

A 17-year-old recruited fellow high school students for a prostitution ring and coordinated deals on social media, charging $50 to $100 in cash and alcohol, police in Florida said.

Technology replacing textbooks at Bishop Gorman

Bishop Gorman High School has gone high tech, issuing all of its students iPads, which hold the various subject books they use. The school was planning the transition for the past few years, trying to determine the best way to go textbook-free.

2 face multiple charges in Henderson car burglaries

Two people who police said burglarized vehicles for the last six months were arrested on Friday, a Henderson spokeswoman said Tuesday.

Filthy lightning doesn’t strike twice for Aniston

Her dirty dentist was one of the highlights of “Horrible Bosses.” But, like much of the sequel, her sexually voracious character feels lazier and cheaper in “Horrible Bosses 2.”

MGM Resorts raises $1.15 billion of new debt

MGM Resorts International said Tuesday it completed transactions that raised $1.15 billion of new debt.

 
LGBT business owners get capital ideas in Washington

The National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce brought a handful of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender business owners to Washington, D.C., for seminars about professional growth and paired them with mentors.

Findlay goes all in for soccer facility

Justin Findlay’s the managing partner and public face of Findlay Sports & Entertainment, which is working to bring an MLS franchise to a downtown soccer stadium the city would help create.

EDITORIAL: Blown speaker

In resigning his speakership before it ever really started, Assemblyman Ira Hansen showed he was unfit for leadership in the first place. The Sparks Republican suffers from Nixonian paranoia and Clintonian denial, blaming a vast moderate conspiracy for his demotion when, in fact, it was his own repugnant writing that marginalized him.

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