6 Las Vegas restaurants to hit for Mexican Independence Day

The real Mexican Independence Day is Wednesday, and local restaurants and bars are making sure it doesn’t pass unnoticed. Here are six places to celebrate.

Left Hand Brewing and its Nitro beer comes to Las Vegas

The craft beers of Colorado-based Left Hand Brewing Company will be introduced to Las Vegans in a launch party at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Public School 702, 1980 Festival Plaza Drive in Downtown Summerlin.

Quarantines return as Ebola makes comeback in Sierra Leone

Health authorities quarantined hundreds of people in northern Sierra Leone on Monday after a 16-year-old girl died of Ebola in an apparent case of sexual transmission, the first confirmed death from the virus in the district for nearly six months.

Black Keys drummer says Jack White tried to fight him

The feud between Jack White and the Black Keys has been rekindled. According to Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney, White tried to fight him in a bar in New York City on Sunday night.

Man accused in DUI crash that killed 2 remains hospitalized

A 25-year-old man accused of driving drunk and causing a fiery crash that killed two people on a tour bus last week remains hospitalized, authorities said Monday.

A look back at NFL Week 1 — PHOTOS

Tony Romo threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Jason Witten with seven seconds left, giving Dallas an unlikely 27-26 win over New York.

Jury indicts mother of boy found dead on park swing

A Maryland woman who was found in May pushing her dead 3-year-old boy on a park swing for days has been indicted by a grand jury and charged with manslaughter and child abuse, the Associated Press reported.

 
Ferguson Commission report says racial divide affects many issues in region

Widespread racial inequities in the St. Louis area require sweeping changes in policing as well as in courts, the education system and other areas, according to a report issued Monday by a commission set up by Missouri’s governor.

 
Ky. police shoot, kill suspect wanted in trooper’s death

The suspect wanted in the fatal shooting of a rookie Kentucky state trooper this weekend has died after being shot by authorities, state police said on Monday.

High winds, maybe rain heading into Las Vegas Valley

Strong winds are expected to sweep through the Las Vegas Valley, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a wind advisory for Monday.

Woman soldiers pose in uniform for breastfeeding photo

There were no lactation rooms or dedicated spaces for breastfeeding mothers when Tara Ruby was on active duty in the Air Force from 1997 to 2001.

 
Ky. clerk returns to work, won’t block deputies issuing marriage licenses

The county clerk from Kentucky jailed after refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples said Monday on her return to work she will not block her deputies from issuing them but will not authorize them, as one couple celebrated their marriage.

Advantage gambler sues Hard Rock Hotel

A gambler claims Hard Rock Hotel employees illegally detained him and stole about $3,600 in casino chips last month after they noticed him counting cards at a blackjack table

Roundy Elementary rebounds, removed from at-risk list for schools

When John Haynal took the reins of Roundy Elementary School three years ago, state education officials had just identified the central valley campus as one of 39 schools with the greatest need of academic intervention.

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