Новости за 13.07.2015

U.S. drug authorities knew Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman and his associates had developed several escape plans starting almost immediately after his arrest last year, according to internal Drug Enforcement Administration documents obtained by The Associated Press ....

A firefighter suffered minor injuries after a semi-tractor trailer caught fire in the southeast valley Sunday night, according to the Clark County Fire Department ...

Republican Danny Tarkanian has announced he'll run for the 3rd Congressional District seat held by fellow Republican Rep. Joe Heck. The announcement Monday from ...

Harper Lee's attorney has provided her fullest accounting yet of how she came upon the manuscript for "Go Set a Watchman." In an essay posted late Sunday on the Wall Street Journal's web site, Tonja Carter wrote that last summer she was at a gathering of Lee's friends and family members when "talk turned" to a possible ...

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker announced on social media Monday morning that he's running for president, tweeting "I'm in." Walker, a Republican who built a national profile largely due to his clashes with labor unions, also released a campaign video at ...

Hillary Rodham Clinton accused former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush of lacking an understanding of the needs of American workers on Monday, using an agenda-setting economic speech to cast Republican prescriptions for the economy as relics of ...

Is Opus the Penguin back after a quarter-century? In any case, the popular cartoon character from "Bloom County" has made an unexpected comeback in a comic strip posted Monday on Facebook by ...

After months of acrimony, Greece clinched a preliminary bailout agreement with its European creditors on Monday that will, if implemented, secure the country's place in the euro and help it avoid financial collapse. The terms of the deal, however, will be painful both for ...

Having worked as an executive at MGM Resorts International and Station Casinos, Scott Kreeger understands the Las Vegas market. He also knows about struggling resorts, having taken over SLS Las Vegas after leaving the now-closed Revel in Atlantic City. Kreeger recently spoke with The Sunday about his plans, vision and challenges ...

The county recommends homeowners choose a licensed contractor to do the work and handle the permit. But for homeowners who have the expertise to handle the project themselves, here is a look at the process ...

To their credit, UNLV students and administrators long ago tried to disassociate our Rebels from the Confederacy. Though the university held on to the name and kept gray as one of its school colors, it removed the Confederate flag from its football helmets and changed the mascot from Beauregard, the Confederate uniform-wearing wolf ...

Change is coming to Nevada sports books. At the state level, lawmakers recently approved a bill that allows groups of people to place wagers as a single entity. Meanwhile, the industry is preparing for an even bigger transformation at the national level: the spread of ...

Long before Tesla announced plans to build a $5 billion electric battery factory near Reno, a local group for years had been tracking the quiet rev of the electric car industry in and around the valley. On the website of the Las Vegas Electric Vehicle Association is a poster for Lectra Motors, a Las Vegas-based company that in 1981 tried to convert a fleet of Datsuns into all-electric vehicles. The poster features six Datsuns beneath a golden desert sunrise. “The dawn of a new era,” its tagline reads. Читать дальше...

In the Notes: Raising Cane's, The Juice Standard, Blaze Fast Fire’d Pizza, Towbin Automotive of Las Vegas, Eldorado Valley Regional Public Safety Training Facility ...

The valley welcomes a sports performance shop and a plastic manufacturing plant. Also, a family pizza joint and a solar power company expand their businesses, and southern cuisine finds a new home ...

Sooner or later, most of us realize we aren’t professional athletes. The lightbulb often goes off when bones start cracking or muscles pulling. Acute injuries occur suddenly and typically are obvious to spot — say, a broken bone or bad sprain accompanied by extreme swelling and severe pain. Chronic injuries develop over time and are more nagging. Symptoms typically include mild swelling, tenderness, dull aches when you rest and pain when you play. Here are the most common weekend warrior complaints... Читать дальше...

Five food groups — fruits, vegetables, proteins, grains and dairy — form the building blocks for a healthy diet. Before you eat, think about what goes on your plate and how much of it you consume ...

There are two types of CPR: full CPR, which combines mouth-to-mouth breathing with chest compressions; and hands-only CPR, which forgoes rescue breaths. Hands-only CPR was developed in the mid-2000s to eliminate the “ick” factor many potential rescuers associated with putting their mouths on a victim ...

A lack of sleep has been linked to heart disease, diabetes and obesity. On the other hand, sufficient sleep can improve your sex life, lower your risk of injury, aid in pain relief and improve memory and cognition. Here's how to sleep better ...

Stephen Thompson executed a double backflip from one side of the octagon to the other and then wiped a drop of blood off of his heel. The post-fight sequence encapsulated the performance of “Wonderboy” at “The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians” finale. ...

One woman was shot and two people are in custody after a fight in the northeast valley this afternoon.

Stephen Thompson and Kamaru Usman put an exclamation point on one of the most significant weeks in UFC history. ...

After a six-year run as the managing partner of XS and Tryst nightclubs, Jesse Waits has resigned from the Wynn. "Both XS and Tryst will continue under the current Wynn management teams, who have made the clubs extraordinarily successful. There will be no additional changes in our nightclub operations or programming," a statement from Wynn marketing said ...

Regents are looking into allegations that a Nevada System of Higher Education employee was removed from a position due to sexual misconduct, only to be hired by UNLV. A female witness and former NSHE employee said she was working in the system’s Las Vegas headquarters when she heard ...

The Kats Report Bureau at this writing is Crossroads lounge at the Marriott Marquis hotel. The resort is home to Marquis Theatre, where tonight Penn & Teller celebrate the premiere of their first series of shows on Broadway since 1992. By tonight's formal 8 p.m. launch of this six-week residency, the duo will have performed 11 preview shows. Among those expected to walk the red carpet at the Marquis are ...