Facebook is finally adding a dislike button

Facebook will finally let its billion-plus users worldwide express displeasure or sadness about posts on the social service.

Tractor-trailer crash closes ramp from SB 95 to SB I-15

The ramp from southbound U.S. Highway 95 to southbound Interstate 15 is closed, according to the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada.

Dan Bilzerian seems surprised by his Las Vegas welcome — PHOTOS

Instagram leader Dan Bilzerian (12 million followers, and he’s a poker player) has his photo taken Saturday at 1 Oak nightclub in The Mirage and seems just slightly in awe of the way Las Vegas clubs kick up welcome celebrations.

County approves expanded lease for UNLV School of Medicine

Clark County commissioners unanimously approved a lease deal on Tuesday that will expand the leased space set aside for the University of Nevada School of Medicine.

10 most unusual ways to get married in Las Vegas

Planning your wedding for Las Vegas isn’t anything new, as the city has dozens of stand-alone chapels and many, many more spread out around the valley and inside hotels.

Steakhouse hosting Brazilian Outdoor Festival

Via Brasil Steakhouse will host its second Brazilian Outdoor Festival from 4 to 10 p.m. Sunday at the restaurant, 1225 S. Fort Apache Road. It’ll include Brazilian food and drink, live music, samba dancers, stilt walkers and fire breathers. Admission is $12 for adults, free for kids 12 and younger. Visit viabrasilsteakhouse.com or call 702-804-1400.

Migrant cartoons create new controversy at Charlie Hebdo

French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is courting controversy again by running cartoons deriding the response of predominantly Christian European countries to a flood of migrants from mainly Muslim war zones such as Syria and Iraq.

Commission drops hammer on Diaz

Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran Nick Diaz’s career is essentially up in smoke after he was handed a severe penalty by the Nevada Athletic Commission on Monday.

 
37 fraternity members face charges in 2013 hazing death

Thirty-seven fraternity brothers face charges in connection with the 2013 hazing death of a New York City college student, according to police.

 
Mich. resident diagnosed with plague becomes 14th case in US

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday that a person in that state had the bubonic plague, one of what is now 14 such cases reported nationwide in 2015.

EDITORIAL: Expanded gun background checks not a cure-all

A few recent high-profile mass shootings have put gun control back in the news. Last week, as Congress returned from recess, gatherings were organized nationwide by Moms Demand Action, part of the Everytown for Gun Safety organization funded by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Vegas economics means Mayweather will be back

Not long after Floyd Mayweather Jr. dispatched with Andre Berto on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden and announced, once again, that he was ending his stellar boxing career, I reached a different conclusion.

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