Trump takes break from White House and DC, but not from Twitter

No president really takes a vacation. No matter how removed the venue, advisers and troubles follow the chief executive wherever he goes. When the president is Donald Trump, Twitter also travels with the White House entourage.

Wal-Mart, insurers settle lawsuits over Tracy Morgan crash

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has settled a lawsuit by two insurers that sought to avoid covering its multimillion-dollar payout to comedian Tracy Morgan for injuries he suffered in a 2014 crash involving one of the retailer’s trucks.

Luxury homebuilder acquires Summerlin site near Marriott

Toll Brothers has acquired the vacant land at a once-bankrupt Summerlin condo complex for $10.3 million, a sale that could lead to completion of a project that was derailed as the real estate market collapsed last decade.

Vendors build shopper base through Las Vegas swap meet

When Susan Schneider brought her business to the Fantastic Indoor Swap Meet in 1990, she opened with two booths. The former hairdresser and operator of Vegas Girl Wigs wanted to expand her business.

81-year-old Las Vegas man dies of injuries in July crash

An 81-year-old pedestrian has died from injuries sustained when he was hit by a vehicle in the central Las Vegas Valley last month, the Metropolitan Police Department said Monday.

Domestic violence, human trafficking topics at First Tuesday event

Still shaken after two murder-suicides in the southwest valley in July, police officers and residents gathered at the Windmill Library to discuss the ongoing issue of domestic violence and human trafficking during the Enterprise Area Command’s First Tuesday.

Discovery Children’s Museum CEO announces her departure

After more than a decade at Las Vegas’ children’s museum, Tifferney White is leaving for the children’s museum where she began her career, Discovery Place in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Las Vegas officer who shot armed naked man identified

Officer Mark Hatten, 42, a 10-year veteran of the force who shot a naked man at a church on Saturday in the southeast valley, was involved in a previous controversial in-custody death that prompted department reforms seven years ago.

A tense week in Venezuela — PHOTOS

Four months of political upheaval in Venezuela culminated in a week of heightened tensions with the installation of an all-powerful constitutional assembly that President Nicolas Maduro has promised will bring peace but continues to sow discord.

Coroner IDs body found in Las Vegas wash

A man killed after he was swept away in a Las Vegas wash Friday has been identified.

 
Transgender camp provides safe space for children as young as 4

Rainbow Day Camp in the San Francisco Bay Area city of El Cerrito caters to transgender and “gender fluid” children, ages 4 to 12, making it one of the only camps of its kind in the world open to preschoolers, experts say. Enrollment has tripled to about 60 young campers since it opened three summers ago.

Anthem move off Nevada insurance exchange could affect thousands

The looming departure underscores the continued volatility of the insurance market amid uncertainty about how federal regulations may change health coverage through the Affordable Care Act.

Trump company applies for casino trademark in Macau

A Trump Organization company has applied for four new trademarks in the Asian gambling hub of Macau, including one for casinos, public records show.

Man in custody after incident at Rio

A man is in custody after Las Vegas police investigated a call that originated at the Rio Monday morning.

Dozens screened after Las Vegas middle school teacher dies of TB

A female employee at Fremont Middle School in Las Vegas died of tuberculosis in mid-July after potentially exposing more than 100 people to the highly contagious disease, school and public health officials said Monday.

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