Kendal Keys, Mike Hughes return to UNLV football practice

Wide receiver Kendal Keys (right knee) and defensive tackle Mike Hughes Jr. (left hamstring) were eased back into UNLV’s football practice Thursday. UNLV had a shortened workout at Rebel Park.

Caesars unit clears Nevada hurdle in bankruptcy emergence

For Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s lengthy and, so far, triumphant climb out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, it was “Veni, vidi, vici” — “I came, I saw, I conquered.”

Nevada Legislature approves final payment for ESA software

The final action on Nevada’s controversial private school choice program came Thursday when the Legislature’s Interim Finance Committee approved $105,000 to pay off the remaining costs incurred by a vendor who was working on the development of software to implement the program.

Zinke says he recommended no national monuments be eliminated

But Interior secretary says he will urge changes in the boundaries of a handful of the monuments he reviewed, while declining to provide specifics of his report to President Donald Trump.

 
Man gets prison term for DUI that killed Las Vegas teen

A man received the maximum sentence of eight to 20 years in prison Thursday for killing a teenager while driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol.

Pahrump teen accused of fatally beating puppy

A Pahrump teen is accused of beating a puppy to death for chewing on his new shoes, Nye County officials said.

8 missing after mudslide near Switzerland border with Italy

Rescue workers used a helicopter and dogs Thursday to search for eight people still missing in a Swiss Alpine valley a day after a muddy rockslide barreled through a village on the Italian border.

SkinnyFats is opening 2 Henderson locations

The popular local chain SkinnyFats is heading to the east side of the valley, with two planned Henderson locations.

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Navy IDs 1 victim, suspends search for 9 missing from USS McCain

The U.S. Navy says a multinational search has been suspended in the ocean near Singapore for sailors still missing from a collision between a destroyer and an oil tanker, and that it has identified the remains of one victim.

 
White House to give Pentagon plan on transgender ban

The White House is expected to tell the Pentagon in coming days how to implement a ban on transgender people in the military, according to a memo that says the defense secretary may decide whether to remove service members based on their ability to deploy, a U.S. official said on Wednesday.

 
Star Wars’ Force Friday II to unveil new ‘Last Jedi’ character

“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” is still a few months away from hitting theaters, but BB-8-happy fans are about to get a glimpse at a new character as a part of a three-day marketing rollout of toys and products inspired by the film.

Russia flies nuclear bombers near N. Korea in show of force

Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers have flown a rare mission around the Korean Peninsula at the same time as the United States and South Korea conduct joint military exercises that have infuriated Pyongyang.

US rabbis in protest, nix High Holy Days call with Trump

American rabbis critical of President Donald Trump will not try to organize a conference call with him for the Jewish High Holy Days in protest of his response to a white nationalist rally in Virginia.

 
Florida prepares to execute white man for killing black man

Mark Asay would be the first white man to be executed in Florida for killing a black man. At least 20 black men have been executed for killing white victims since the state reinstated the death penalty in 1976.

 
Texas Gulf Coast gets ready as Harvey upgraded to hurricane

Long lines extended from grocery stores along the Texas Gulf Coast early Thursday as residents braced for a slow-moving tropical storm that forecasters say could drop as much as 20 inches of rain.

 
Typhoon Hato leaves deadly path of destruction in Macau

The most powerful typhoon to hit the southern Chinese region in more than half a century left at least 12 dead as a sudden deluge swamped the gambling hub of Macau, submerging streets and stranding residents.

 
Dutch police detain 2nd suspect after Rotterdam concert threat

Dutch police investigating a terror threat that prompted the cancellation of a concert by an American rock band in Rotterdam arrested a 22-year-old man in the early hours of Thursday.

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