Flash flooding hits Maryland city again; injuries unknown

Flash floods struck a Maryland community wracked by similar flooding in 2016, authorities said, and water rescues were being carried out as raging brown waters surged through the streets Sunday.

 
Graduate true to herself through battle with joint condition

Socks and shoes are among the things that could have blocked Jessica Lindley’s path toward college. For the 18-year-old Las Vegan, daily tasks such as putting on footwear require extra effort. Still, it could’ve been worse.

Trump takes on federal bureaucracy with tough executive orders

President Donald Trump on Friday signed a trio of executive orders to make it easier to fire federal workers for poor performance and misconduct, to require departments to negotiate better union contracts and to limit the time certain federal workers can spend on union business.

 
Preparations under way again for possible U.S.-N.Korea summit

President Donald Trump said Sunday a U.S. team was in North Korea to plan a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jon Un, raising expectations that the on-off-on meeting would indeed take place.

Tips from doctors could keep you out of the ER on Memorial Day

Memorial Day kicks off the unofficial summer season, but fun in the sun doesn’t come without its risks, say three local emergency room physicians who’ve seen their share of good times gone bad.

 
Visits to see dad in jail led to UNLV criminal justice Ph.D.

Breanna Boppre joined her father onstage two years ago for his birthday. In celebration of the day, the father-daughter duo sang “Make it Last” — a rock ballad that had become their song over theyears she visited him in prison.

George H.W. Bush hospitalized for fatigue, low blood pressure

Former President George H.W. Bush was hospitalized Sunday in Maine after he experienced low blood pressure and fatigue, a spokesman said. Just after 2 p.m., Bush, 93, was awake, alert and not in any discomfort. He will spend at least a few days in the hospital for observation.

 
Indiana teacher out of hospital after stopping student with gun

An Indiana science teacher was released from a hospital a day after he was shot while tackling an armed student inside his classroom. Noblesville police Lt. Bruce Barnes confirmed Saturday that Jason Seaman was discharged from Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.

We don’t know what Siri’s capable of, and that’s a big problem

You want to find an app or create a folder. Do you do it yourself or summon Siri? If you’re like me, you probably try to accomplish your goal sans Siri. That’s a stunning fall from grace for the once-extolled digital assistant. When Siri was born eight years ago, she was smart. Now, she’s entered […]

150+ things Siri still can’t do for you

With all her shortcomings, it’s come in vogue to inveigh against Siri. But how short has she really come? I was curious why the bodiless voice that seduced us at launch no longer satisfies expectations. So I put Siri to the test and assembled a list of skills one could reasonably expect by now. Alas, here’s a […]

Sputtering in at No. 1, ‘Solo’ sells $83M in movie tickets

In the largest disturbance yet in Disney’s otherwise lucrative reign over “Star Wars,” the Han Solo spinoff “Solo: A Star Wars Story” opened well below expectations with a franchise-low $83.3 million in ticket sales over the three-day weekend in North American theaters.

6 dead, 30 missing as record-breaking cyclone hits Oman, Yemen

A cyclone more powerful than any previously recorded in southern Oman slammed into the Gulf country and neighboring Yemen on Saturday, deluging a major city with nearly three years’ worth of rainfall in single day. The storm killed at least six people while more than 30 remain missing, officials said.

Weinstein prosecution likely the exception, not the #MeToo rule

Harvey Weinstein’s arrest in New York Friday is a landmark moment in the #MeToo movement. Yet as authorities work through dozens of cases against famous figures in entertainment and other industries, legal hurdles may make such prosecutions the exception.

 
Holiday beachgoers stay away as storm threatens Gulf Coast

Normally packed with vacationers over the Memorial Day weekend, beaches along the eastern U.S. Gulf Coast were largely empty Sunday as a slowly intensifying storm carrying brisk winds and heavy rain approached.

 
Las Vegas morning update for Sunday, May 27 – VIDEO

Sunday’s headlines: Why Pittsbugh is rooting for the Las Vegas Golden Knights, and nearly 60 percent of voters will be left out from voting for their DA in the June election.

UNLV roundup: Two individuals, two relay teams advance in track

UNLV junior Jasmyne Graham and two Rebels relay teams qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track Field Championships with their performances Saturday in the NCAA West Preliminary Championships in Sacramento, California.

51s fall short again in loss to Tacoma

The 51s spent nearly all of Saturday night playing catch up. And after doing so successfully twice, they couldn’t dig themselves out of a hole the third time, falling 11-5 to Tacoma on Saturday night at Cashman Field.