5 Rutgers football players arrested, suspended

Five Rutgers University football players were suspended from the team after being arrested on Thursday, with four accused of assault and one charged in a pair of home invasions, New Jersey authorities said.

LETTERS: NV Energy’s proposed rate structure unfair to rooftop solar customers

The article on the National Clean Energy Summit quotes all the President Barack Obama catchphrases that seem to support residential rooftop solar systems for Nevada homeowners (“Obama talks clean energy at summit,” Aug. 25 Review-Journal). The article states in part that Sen. Harry Reid said he wasn’t satisfied with the current rooftop solar energy model used by NV Energy.

2 brothers in Trump-inspired attack on Mexican man to stay in jail

Two Boston brothers charged with urinating on and beating a homeless Mexican man in an attack allegedly inspired by Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s views on immigrants agreed on Thursday to remain in custody until their trial in October.

Lyft to have smaller Las Vegas presence than Uber with 2,500 cars

The ride-hailing company Lyft will only be a fraction of the size of its rival Uber when it opens for business in Nevada, requesting a maximum of 2,500 cars for licensing its first two years of operation compared with the unlimited number sought by Uber.

North Las Vegas founder recognized by street, elementary school

It might seem surprising that the road in North Las Vegas named for Tom Williams, who created that city, is such a short and unheralded thoroughfare. It may be more surprising that an elementary school is also named for the man who championed having as little government as possible in the new city and keeping out black people.

Life, work balance important to mental health

Ambition, persistence, a drive for success — how do you know when you’ve lept beyond a good work ethic and landed in workaholism?

Doctors say be generous with sunscreen

Shunning sunscreen due to potentially dubious ingredients may do you more harm than good.

Despite Jim Harbaugh hype, take Utah to cover vs. Michigan

The hype has been all about Jim Harbaugh making his debut as Michigan coach in today’s college football season opener at Utah (5:30 p.m., FS1 (329). But Las Vegas wise guys don’t believe the hype.

 
Legendary Corvette restored after being swallowed in sinkhole — PHOTOS

Nearly 19 months after it was crushed at the bottom of a giant sinkhole, the 1 millionth Corvette got its big reveal Thursday. Fans at an unveiling ceremony at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, said the irreplaceable white LT1 convertible roadster looked as new as it did when it came off the assembly line in 1992.

 
Ky. clerk jailed, won’t let deputy clerks issue marriage licenses

Rowan County, Kentucky, clerk Kim Davis was given a second chance: She didn’t have to issue same-sex marriage licenses herself; she merely had to agree not to interfere with five deputy clerks who had told the federal judge they’d issue them in her stead.

 
Migrants trying to reach Germany protest at Budapest train station

Migrants threw themselves onto railway lines and scuffled with helmeted riot police trying to take them to a reception center in Hungary on Thursday, forced from a train in desperate scenes symbolic of a European asylum system brought to breaking point.

Heller opposes Iran nuclear agreement

Calling it a “bad deal” for the United States and Israel, Sen. Dean Heller joined fellow Nevada Republicans Joe Heck, Mark Amodei and Cresent Hardy in opposition to the Iran nuclear deal.

Speed bump removal to aid emergency response times

If you hate speed bumps, you’re in good company. Las Vegas Fire and Rescue says the traffic control measure is dangerous and slows response time to emergency situations to a deadly level.

Haggen lawsuit claims Albertsons tried to eliminate competition

The Haggen supermarket chain claims Albertsons engaged in “coordinated and systematic efforts to eliminate competition” after inducing Haggen to purchase 146 stores in five states, including Nevada.

Labor union wants FTC scrutiny of GLPI-Pinnacle deal

A national labor union wants the Federal Trade Commission to investigate a proposed $4.75 billion gaming industry merger that the group claims is fraught with antitrust implications.

Voting rights explored in new book for kids

How many leaves are on the tree outside your window? That’s a question you may not be able to answer. How could you even count them all?

Literary Las Vegas: George Sorbane

Douglas Meecham Stafford III, a Napa Valley winery heir on the top of the most eligible bachelor lists, takes a break from his life of privilege and goes undercover on an academic mission to collect stories from New York City’s homeless population in “The Princess of Central Park.”

Part of Mississippi River closed due to oil spill from boat crash

The U.S. Coast Guard said on Thursday it closed part of the Mississippi River after oil was spilled in a collision between two tow boats near Paducah, Kentucky.

Is the dolphin habitat keeping national acts away from the Mirage?

One of Las Vegas’ biggest and best entertainment rooms is The Mirage’s Terry Fator Theatre, but Joe Rogan tells me he’s heard “many people” rage against the hotel’s dolphin habitat, possibly keeping some national acts from performing there.

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