Tipping through Uber app begins in Las Vegas

Uber will finally allow Las Vegas riders to tip their drivers through the popular ride-hailing app on Monday morning, marking a gradual end to the company’s longstanding policy.

Heroin addicts leave dangerous trail of needles

Syringes left by drug users amid the heroin crisis are turning up everywhere. People, often children, risk getting stuck by discarded needles, raising the prospect they could contract blood-borne diseases such as hepatitis or HIV.

 
Boy, 9, and his doctor spread awareness about juvenile arthritis

It started in his knees. Kasper Roden-Riisnaes, 9, began complaining in March that his legs and knees hurt. They hurt so much that he had trouble standing up and walking. While his mother, Kim Roden, initially thought it was just growing pains, she knew something was wrong when her son could barely get out of bed for school.

 
Woman who called 911 shot, killed by Minneapolis police

A yoga and meditation teacher living in Minneapolis was fatally shot by police Saturday night after she called 911 to report a possible assault in the alley behind her home.

Rain possible this week in Las Vegas Valley

Slightly cooler temperatures and rainy weather in the Las Vegas Valley are in this week’s forecast, the National Weather Service said.

 
Delta responds to Ann Coulter over seating dispute

Delta Airlines has pushed back at Ann Coulter after the conservative commentator berated the carrier on Twitter over a changed seat assignment.

Michael Ruane eyes second straight WSOP Main Event final table

Michael Ruane’s quest for back-to-back Main Event final tables remains intact, and he will be in 16th place when Day 7 of the $10,000 buy-in No-limit Texas Hold ’em World Championship begins at noon Monday at the Rio Convention Center.

Study suggests speech could be early sign of mental decline

Your speech may, um, help reveal if you’re uh … developing thinking problems. More pauses, filler words and other verbal changes might be an early sign of mental decline, which can lead to Alzheimer’s disease, a study suggests.

Body of dog-loving, jewel-thief, cop-killer ID’d in Mass.

Donald Eugene Webb was a “career criminal and master of assumed identities,” who was on the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted” list for a record-setting 25 years.

Doctors find 27 contact lenses lodged in woman’s eye

A brief write-up in the British Medical Journal claims that doctors found 27 contact lenses in a 67-year-old patient’s eye when she was being prepped for surgery at England’s Solihull Hospital.

 
Number of middle, high school students smoking on the decline

According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the estimated number of middle and high school students who are tobacco users dropped from 4.7 million in 2015 to 3.9 million in 2016.

Lonzo Ball might not play for Lakers in title game

Los Angeles Lakers young star Lonzo Ball is uncertain for Monday’s NBA Summer League championship game after his right calf tightened on Sunday. The Lakers held off a furious rally by the Dallas Mavericks to advance.

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