Caesars sees drop in Asian guests after Las Vegas shooting

Caesars Entertainment’s top executive said his company is seeing a slight downturn in casino play from Asian guests as a result of the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting.

Lebanese American Festival keeps culture, food at forefront

“We want to continue our tradition,” said Sami Alhwayek, president of the St. Sharbel council. “We need to remind people, ‘Yeah, you live here, but don’t forget where you came from. Don’t forget the food, don’t forget the language, don’t forget the culture, don’t forget the music, the songs.’”

4 breast cancer survivors share how they persevered

When Karen Jacks, a medical oncologist who specializes in breast cancer, sits down with newly diagnosed patients, the first thing they’re wondering is what kind of treatment will turn their sick into healthy.

FBI releases documents related to Newtown Sandy Hook shooting

The FBI on Tuesday released more than 1,500 pages of documents related to its investigation of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting that left 20 first-graders and six educators dead.

Friends in the Desert feeds Henderson’s homeless

This is the Friends in the Desert program at St. Timothy’s, 43 Pacific Ave., which began serving food for the needy 21 years ago. Dufendach took over the program soon after it had begun, when she joined the church.

Food bank, grocers tackle food insecurity in Las Vegas

Unlike donations to Three Square, a nonprofit food bank, this food has been “rescued” from grocery stores. Three Square’s food-rescue program is one example of how nonprofits and businesses in Las Vegas are helping reduce food waste, while feeding families in need.

Italian soccer combats anti-Semitism with Anne Frank’s diary

Anne Frank’s diary will be read aloud at all soccer matches in Italy this week, the Italian soccer federation announced Tuesday after shocking displays of anti-Semitism by fans of the Rome club Lazio.

Las Vegas shooting survivor Tina Frost recovers from surgery

A survivor of the Las Vegas mass shooting is recuperating from a second surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, where she is being treated for a serious head wound.

 
Oklahoma teen fatally shoots 10-year-old with crossbow

Three boys playing around a treehouse got into some sort of disagreement Saturday in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, apparently leading one of them to fire a crossbow toward the other two.

Steve Hill to stay with economic development office into January

Steve Hill will remain director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development through mid-January delaying a possible move to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

First pilot of space shuttle Challenger, Paul Weitz, dies

Paul Weitz, a retired NASA astronaut who commanded the first flight of the space shuttle Challenger and also piloted the Skylab in the early 1970s, has died. He was 85.

2018 Olympic flame lit at site of ancient Games

The flame for the 2018 Pyeongchang Games was lit at the birthplace of the ancient Olympics Tuesday, despite a brief cloudburst that disrupted the sun-reliant ceremony.

Conjoined twins survive rare surgery, ready to go home

More than four months after the formerly conjoined twins were separated in a rare surgery at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, their mother said there have been rewarding but “terrifying” moments as the 15-month-olds recover.

Tiger Woods to plead guilty to DUI, enter diversion program

The diversion program for intoxicated drivers that Tiger Woods is expected to enter Wednesday is one of several across the country aimed at reducing the number of repeat offenders and backlogs of court cases.

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