Monticello owns up to its past

For two centuries, historians have argued over whether the man who wrote “All men are created equal” in the Declaration of Independence could also be a slave owner and, after his wife died, make a teenage slave his mistress.

Doris Roberts of ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ dies at 90

Doris Roberts, a character actress who labored honorably both on stage and screen for years before finding the perfect vehicle for her talents, the hit sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond,” died on Sunday. She was 90.

Fraud escalated at Club Paradise after police warned management, detective says

Instead of trying to stop fraud at Club Paradise, “the crime actually escalated after the encounter between our squad and their management team,” detective Aaron Fink, a detective with the Las Vegas Police criminal intelligence unit, told a Clark County grand jury.

Netflix out-HBOing HBO is original shows — so far

Since its push into original shows kicked off in earnest with the 2013 debut of “House of Cards,” Netflix has hit the fast-forward button. Last year, it put out 450 hours of original programming, compared to 401 from Time Warner’s HBO.

Rashad Evans might be retiring after latest UFC defeat

Former Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans has been through losses and injuries over the last few years, but Saturday night’s loss to Glover Teixeira hit him particularly hard.

Pharmacogenetic testing another step toward more personalized health care

Pharmacogenetic testing is evolving rapidly with the push for more personalized health care. It evaluates a person’s genetic metabolic pathways to ascertain whether a drug will be beneficial to that person. It uncovers part of the answer to why drugs work for some people and not others.

US homebuilder sentiment holds steady in April

The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index released Monday was unchanged at 58. It hasn’t budged in three months.

Hotels offer discounts to encourage guests to book directly

Hotels are getting more aggressive in their fight to get travelers to book reservations directly with them instead of through online travel agencies such as Expedia and Priceline.

UNLV law professor named to Nevada Taxation Commission

Gov. Brian Sandoval on Monday announced the appointment of UNLV law professor Francine Lipman to the Nevada Tax Commission, effective immediately for a term that will expire in October 2019.

Jackie Robinson deserves national day of honor

Like a slow grounder that slips between an infielder’s legs, it was an easy opportunity. And somehow we missed it, again.

Getting correct diagnosis is first step in dealing with discomfort of eczema

Experts agree that eczema presents differently in different people. Sometimes an eczema outbreak may also have a secondary infection component, either bacterial or fungal in nature, which requires different treatment approaches.

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