Dump blasts feed concerns about Yucca Mountain

Yucca Mountain Project opponent Richard Bryan said Tuesday he was “stunned” when he watched a video of small explosions that followed more powerful ones Oct. 18 at a low-level nuclear waste dump near Beatty.

Melco opens $3.2 billion casino in slumping Macau

Batman and Wonder Woman are just some of the superheroes casino operator Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. is deploying at its new $3.2 billion casino in Macau, which opened Tuesday in the midst of a sharp downturn for the Asian gambling playground.

EDITORIAL: Ending DEA overreach

Congress tried to end the Drug Enforcement Administration’s war on medical marijuana last year. The DEA ignored the clear language of a new law in pursuit of a now-illegal agenda.

Rand Paul’s consistency key to his political life

A foolish consistency may be the hobgoblin of little minds, but it’s also the animating principle behind Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul’s political life.

House votes to reauthorize Export-Import Bank

The House voted Tuesday to revive the Export-Import Bank, whose charter expired in July, by approving a bill that reached the floor through a rarely-used petition process by rank-and-file members.

 
Drone with drugs, hacksaw blades, more crashes at Okla. prison

A drone carrying mobile phones, drugs, hacksaw blades and other material dangling in a bundle from a fishing line crashed at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester before inmates could grab the contraband, prison officials said on Tuesday.

Quick and creepy ideas for Halloween treats — PHOTOS

Halloween is a time when many of us — and especially the creative types — find ourselves giggling at the thought of molding brain-shaped cake pops, frosting witches’ hat cookies and mixing up garishly colored punches, complete with floating frozen hands or surrounded by clouds of dry-ice-induced mist.

UNLV walk-on Austin Starr rolled out of bed and started shooting — really

UNLV walk-on guard Austin Starr is a pure shooter, raised in a basketball family in a Henderson home that had a high ceiling for a reason. The living room extended 25 feet vertically to accommodate the arc of a jump shot. He is, after all, the son of a former NBA player.

Feds scrutinize Nevada dentist in Medicaid fraud case

A dentist who overbilled Nevada’s Medicaid program by $285,000 has moved out of state and is under scrutiny by federal officials, the Legislative Commission was told Tuesday.

US Soccer player Abby Wambach announces her retirement

American Abby Wambach, who tallied more goals in international competition than any other soccer player in history, male or female, said on Tuesday she was retiring at age 35.

HP chooses the Dark Side over Light

As the Dec. 17 date nears for the highly anticipated “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in theaters, HP is taking orders for its “Star Wars” Special Edition notebook.

 
The splendor in merlot

As if fall’s trends didn’t already bring alluring textures, merlot has come to adorn fashion by adding magnetic, effortless sophistication.

 
SC sheriff says student punched officer before violent arrest

Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott told CNN on Tuesday about the existence of another video that purportedly shows the violent arrest of a student in a South Carolina classroom.

SXSW cancels harassment panel after threats of attack

South by Southwest has canceled two sessions about the videogaming industry culture, including one on harassment, at its 2016 annual meeting of the technology industry in Austin, Texas, after receiving threats of violent attack.

Rebels baseball program pushing forward without coach Tim Chambers

UNLV baseball forges ahead in the wake of coach Tim Chambers being arrested earlier this month in connection with driving under the influence and being put on administrative leave by the university.

US warship sails near Chinese artificial island in South China Sea

The United States sent a warship very close to one of China’s artificial islands in the South China Sea on Tuesday, a potential challenge to Beijing’s territorial claims in the contested waters.

National vacancy rates rise; Vegas drops

Las Vegas rental vacancy rates are higher than national rates, but the national rate grew in the past quarter while it declined in Southern Nevada.

7 ways trying to save money can backfire on you

You’re doing your best to spend less and save more — at least, you think so. But what if all the effort you’re putting into cutting costs and trying to set aside cash isn’t paying off the way you hoped? Here are seven ways your attempts to save money could be backfiring.

 
3 victims in Okla. parade crash still in critical condition

Three adults struck by a car that plowed into an Oklahoma State University weekend parade were in critical condition at an Oklahoma City hospital while the last three children under its care have been released, officials said on Tuesday.

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