Kobe Bryant says he’d love to play at 2016 Rio Olympics

Kobe Bryant, who is retiring after 20 years with the Los Angeles Lakers at the end of the NBA season, would be very happy to give an encore performance at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Literary Las Vegas: Suzanne Munshower

Las Vegas writer Suzanne Munshower — a former go-go dancer, movie extra, celebrity interviewer, fashion columnist, waitress and advertising copywriter — tapped her experience as a beauty industry publicist to write the mystery “Younger.”

Las Vegas book briefs for Dec. 3-9, 2015

The downtown bookstore The Writer’s Block, 1020 Fremont St., plans to showcase a monthly selection of books from local authors followed by a book signing.

UFC veteran Tibau draws USADA suspension

Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight veteran Gleison Tibau has become the first fighter suspended under the organization’s comprehensive new drug testing program for failing an out-of-competition test.

 
Burger King video missing footage of Chicago police shooting

Chicago officials on Friday released video from a nearby Burger King restaurant taken on the night a police officer fatally shot a black teen but it was missing the time period when the 2014 shooting occurred.

ISIS is big on gold currency

The Islamic State is hellbent on world domination and a return to real gold coins.

$4.3 million dollar castle for sale in Las Vegas — PHOTOS

As a little girl Jody Miller enjoyed her storybook childhood roaming the halls and nooks and crannies of her parent’s replica of an 1800s Victorian castle, perched on Lake Sahara.

Health news and events around the valley, Dec. 3-9, 2015

Job fair: Summerlin Hospital, 657 N. Town Center Drive, is set to host a job fair from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 4. Interested applicants should fill out an online application prior to the job fair and also bring copies of their resume. On-the-spot interviews will be conducted, and some people may be hired on the spot.

Medical board removes 3 Southern Nevada doctors from probation

Three Southern Nevada physicians were taken off regulatory probation Friday, including a Las Vegas orthopedic surgeon accused of throwing drug-fueled sex parties at his Henderson home and at the Trump Hotel.

Paris Christmas travel down after militant attacks

Demand for Christmas trips to Paris has slumped following last month’s Islamist militant attacks in the French capital, according to data from travel information firm Forward Keys.

US employment report a green light for Feds to raise interest rate

U.S. employment increased strongly in November in a show of the economy’s resilience, which most likely paves the way for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this month for the first time in nearly a decade.

Temp hiring surges in Las Vegas for the holiday season

Cathy Williams worked her first day Monday as a warehouse order processor at Beyond the Rack. She got her job through Manpower Las Vegas, for which she’s worked many jobs, including convention worker, truck driver and hostess.

 
Obama slams Trump’s over climate change

President Barack Obama defended his remarks about the threat posed by climate change, saying Republicans, including U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump, were “the only people” disputing the gravity of the problem.

Barry Bonds hired as hitting coach for Miami Marlins

Barry Bonds, baseball’s home run king and one of the game’s most polarizing figures, is joining the Miami Marlins as hitting coach, the team announced Friday.