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Tornadoes strike central, southern US, killing 5

A state official says the death toll from a tornado that tore through central Arkansas has grown to four people.

Bells will be swinging, or hoisted, depending on goal

A while ago I got a good idea from a reader about a bells versus bells column. He was referring to kettlebells versus dumbbells and which is better.

Survivors of Ebola face second ‘disease’: stigma

The doctor has beaten the odds and survived Ebola, but he still has one more problem: The stigma carried by the deadly disease.

Soprano Renee Fleming makes Smith Center debut

Renee Fleming, sometimes called “the people’s diva,” makes her (public) Las Vegas debut Thursday at The Smith Center with “Guilty Pleasures,” a selection of favorites ranging from opera to Broadway.

Silver’s first crisis as commissioner has arrived

Adam Silver’s first crisis of his short tenure as NBA commissioner has arrived, a race-tinged scandal leaving those associated with the game wondering how strongly and swiftly the league will respond.

Boutique resort properties perfect for customized corporate retreats

Smaller hotels like Rumor and Artisan allow companies to revamp entire properties to fit their needs. “We pretty much have a ‘don’t say no’ mentality,” said Michael Crandall, senior vice president at The Siegel Group. “We say yes to pretty much anything that’s within our means.”

Bawdy ‘Little Black Book’ well worth a quick peek

Sexual innuendo is high as Las Vegas Little Theatre presents its 2014 New Works Competition Winner “Little Black Book” by Thomas J. Misuraca in their Fischer Black Box. In its first­ever production, the show is a keenly hilarious, often bawdy, dramedy.

This Oz trip hits the mark

The Rainbow Company Youth Theatre production of “Ozma of Oz: A Tale of Time,” a stage adaption of the third Oz novel by L. Frank Baum opens on a minimalist set that consists of a stack of rainbow-colored suitcases, a wardrobe shaped box, a bucket and mop and chains hanging from the risers. A child seated behind me asked, “What is the bucket for? What are the chains for?” The child’s father answered wisely, “I don’t know, but we’ll find out.”

Season’s last concert was Philarmonic at its finest

The final concert of the 2013–14 Masterworks season bore the theme “Love Around the World,” for reasons best known only to those who chose the theme, since the scope of the music performed was limited to Mexico and Spain, with a touch of ancient Persia and Russia thrown in. But that is quibbling, since many members of Saturday’s large audience headed home with smiles and the clear impression that the season’s best effort had been saved for last.