First Friday listings, Sept. 3, 2015

The First Friday arts festival is scheduled from 5 to 11 p.m. Sept. 4 at venues throughout the 18b Arts District in downtown Las Vegas, near the intersection of Charleston Boulevard and Main Street.

5 players to watch for UNLV-Northern Illinois game

Here are five players to watch when UNLV’s football team visits Northern Illinois in the season opener at 4:30 p.m. PDT Saturday.

The Umami Burger in SLS has a Mindy Kaling creation for you

She says the fact that it’s spicy and cheesy reflects her personality, and who are we to argue? That’s Mindy Kaling we’re talking about, and the flavor attributes refer to The Mindy Burger, which goes on sale today at Umami Burger locations including the one at SLS Las Vegas

Southwest diverts flight after passengers become unruly

A Southwest Airlines flight from San Diego to Chicago was diverted to Amarillo, Texas, after pilots reported that six passengers started swearing at flight attendants and making obscene gestures at passengers who tried to calm them down, authorities said.

 
Family of Calif. woman killed by immigrant files wrongful death suit

The family of a woman shot dead on a San Francisco pier in July filed wrongful death claims on Tuesday against the sheriff and two federal agencies, citing negligence and other errors in the handling of an undocumented immigrant accused of killing her.

 
Day care employees accused of running ‘fight club’ with kids

NEW YORK — Two former employees at a New Jersey daycare center are accused of encouraging fights among young children, calling it a “fight club” and recording the clashes on video, prosecutors said on Tuesday.

Coroner IDs teen struck, killed by car in North Las Vegas

The 17-year-old North Las Vegas boy who died after being struck by a car Tuesday afternoon has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office as Daniel Benavides.

 
FDA approves ‘smart’ upgrade for 200-year-old stethoscope

Eko Devices, a smart medical device startup, announced on Wednesday that its Eko Core product has been cleared by the FDA. That means doctors around the country can use the technology on patients.

 
New ‘Dancing with the Stars’ cast announced

“Dancing With the Stars” is getting ready to twirl into its 21st season with a new cast of celebrity contestants, which was revealed Wednesday morning on “Good Morning America.”

CBS to allow limited streaming of NFL games

CBS Corp-owned CBS Sports said it will allow viewers to live stream two regular NFL season games, in addition to AFC coverage, on their portable devices, expanding its services to the fast-growing Internet viewer base.

Just business? Tell that to victims

It was just a business decision. That’s the cool, professional tone of the April announcement by Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. that it had agreed to settle the vast majority of the product liability lawsuits against its diabetes drug Actos.

Proposal to rename CSN campuses clears another hurdle

A proposal to rename the three campuses of the College of Southern Nevada was approved Tuesday by an advisory panel of local community leaders, clearing its last hurdle before heading to state education officials for final consideration.

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