Las Vegas still on outside looking in for hosting NCAA championships

Despite hosting four Division I conference basketball tournaments, state-of-the art facilities and the NFL and NHL putting franchises in the city, Las Vegas still can’t get the NCAA to drop its policy on sports gambling in order to host a championship event.

Is trade incentive for China’s cooperation against N. Korea?

President Donald Trump held out the possibility Sunday of using trade as a lever to secure Chinese cooperation against North Korea and said Washington might deal with Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programs on its own if need be.

Mexican newspaper shuts down, citing journalist danger

A newspaper in the Mexican border city of Juarez announced Sunday that it is shutting down because the rampant, unpunished killings of journalists in the country have made it too dangerous to go on.

Las Vegas designer dresses the people working where you play

Catherine Cifonelli’s fashions are all over Las Vegas — at the gaming tables, in top restaurants, even in penthouse suites. But you won’t find them on wealthy casino guests.

Las Vegas show tickets now average $92

Annual survey shows average ticket price crept up by $2, but upgraded VIP tickets for Britney and other stars skew the average of 94 shows.

Sen. Rand Paul joins Trump for golf

President Donald Trump brought Sen. Rand Paul to his Virginia golf course on Sunday, where the two planned to discuss health care as they hit the fairways.

Mormon church to build new Utah temple, 4 others worldwide

Thomas S. Monson, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, said Sunday during a twice-yearly Mormon conference that one of them will be in Saratoga Springs, Utah.

Legislation may push light-rail between airport, Las Vegas

A bill working its way through the state Legislature could advance efforts to develop, build and operate a light-rail line connecting McCarran International Airport, the Strip and downtown Las Vegas as soon as 2023.

Staging your home for sales

Avi Dan-Goor says staging can cost a lot of money, particularly if renting furniture is required, but that there are well-known tenets homeowners can consider when putting their place on the market, beginning with removing clutter, creating vignettes by arranging objects that are odd numbers — not two, but three and not six, but five — and moving them out from the wall to create a sense of depth.

Richard Luke returns to contemporary roots

He’s designed houses all around the Southwestern U. S., but Las Vegas-based architect Richard Luke’s latest venture has him creating midsized homes on newly released view lots in Henderson’s posh MacDonald Highlands golf course community.

Analysis: Filibuster over Gorsuch is bad for Democrats

A favorite truism in Washington these days is: “Be careful what you wish for, you may get it.” It tells the cautionary tale of how Republicans who wanted to run Washington got what they wanted and now must govern.

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