McCarran airport envisions glitzy future as hub for international flights

By May, overseas travelers will make a glitzy walk past vintage photographs of Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and the Las Vegas Strip gracing McCarran International’s new, 995-foot-long corridor that will link seven new airline gates to the airport’s U.S. Customs and Border Patrol station.

 
Patterson setting up big season for UNLV volleyball

Alexis Patterson’s return to All-Mountain West form has helped UNLV get off to a hot start. She also is all-conference in the classroom.

Longtime Las Vegas jurist Carl Christensen dies at age 86

Carl Christensen, who served as a Clark County District Court judge for 22 years, died of congestive heart failure Sept. 23 at Southern Hills Hospital of congestive heart failure. He was 86.

Yosemite leader, facing staff claims of harassment, plans to retire

The head of Yosemite National Park will retire after employees complained that he created a hostile workplace by allowing bullying, harassment and other misconduct — allegations that have been made in other national parks, officials said Thursday.

‘Guac the Vote:’ Houston taco trucks want to register voters

At Tacos Tierra Caliente — a food truck parked in a section of Houston where Spanish is spoken as often as English — $1.50 can buy such street taco staples as pollo (chicken), barbacoa (shredded beef) and lengua (tongue).

Yellowstone struggles to become a refuge from ringing cellphones

Adventure seekers encounter untamed wilderness when they enter the backcountry of Yellowstone National Park. Howling wolves. Deadly grizzly bears. Steam-spewing geysers as seen nowhere else on earth.

Colorado requires special stamp on pot candy to avoid confusion

Wondering if that brownie contains pot? Colorado has you covered. A requirement that edible marijuana products come with a diamond-shaped stamp and the letters T-H-C — not just on the packaging but on the brownies, candies and other edibles themselves — takes effect Saturday.

EDITORIAL: Getting rich off the taxpayer

Last week, Hillary Clinton implied she and her husband have become rich from the sweat of their collective brow, while Donald Trump’s wealth is somehow ill-gotten gains. The truth is that the public sector has made the Clintons millionaires more than a hundred times over.

Oh my! Dick Enberg says goodbye to long broadcasting career

Dick Enberg spent many Midwestern nights and Saturday afternoons listening to baseball and football broadcasts on the radio. As soon as he could, he got behind a microphone himself.

Cooler weather expected in the Las Vegas Valley

Monday will be cool and breezy with a forecast high of 75 degrees and 10-15 mph winds throughout the valley, according to the National Weather Service.

Woman arrested in central Las Vegas stabbing

A woman has been arrested in connection with a central valley stabbing that left an elderly man in grave condition Sunday morning, police said.

 
Colombia’s leader to push ahead on peace after stunning defeat

Colombians rejected a peace deal with leftist rebels by a razor-thin margin in a national referendum Sunday, scuttling years of painstaking negotiations and delivering a major setback to President Juan Manuel Santos, who vowed to keep a cease-fire in place and forge ahead with his efforts to end a half-century of war.

Giants, Blue Jays, Orioles capture playoff spots on final day

So much for any Game No. 162 chaos in baseball: The San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles grabbed the last three playoff spots Sunday, and the October matchups are set.

Prime minister: Britain will launch Brexit by April

Britain will begin the formal process of leaving the European Union by the end of March, Prime Minister Theresa May said Sunday, seeking to ease concern about the nation’s future and the threat of reduced foreign investment and the weakening of the economy.

 
Dangerous Hurricane Matthew threatens Cuba, may affect US

A powerful Hurricane Matthew moved slowly Sunday across the Caribbean Sea on a track that authorities warned could trigger devastation in parts of Haiti.

UNLV soccer: Men’s, women’s teams cruise to victories

The UNLV women’s soccer team downed host Colorado State 2-0 in a Mountain West match Sunday, while the UNLV men routed visiting San Jose State 4-0 in Western Athletic Conference play.

Jellyfish serves up something special for Gordon Ramsay

A jellyfish stung the “(expletive) hell” out of the sex organ of Vegas celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay while he was vacationing with his family in Sardinia, but he’s recovered, says London’s Daily Star newspaper.

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