Новости за 07.04.2016

Pennsylvania Gove. Tom Wolf signed two anti-discrimination executive orders on Thursday aimed at safeguarding rights of transgender people, countering efforts by other states forcing them to use public bathrooms that match their gender at birth.

ATLANTIC CITY — As one casino after another went belly up during an agonizing 2014 in Atlantic City, casino industry executives predicted the culling of the herd eventually would benefit the survivors.

Either way, is a promotion ever helped when some of the biggest headlines over a third installment of Manny Pacquiao engaging Timothy Bradley are made by those in the corner and not the ring?

Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday delivered an impassioned address at UNLV to raise awareness about sexual assault on college campuses, decrying a culture that subjects victims to being “raped by the system.”

Foley is preparing for if and when he gets good news from the NHL. He has finalized a deal with the Howard Hughes Corporation to build his practice facility on land located at Far Hills Avenue off Interstate-215 in Summerlin.

A man and woman have been indicted in connection with the February slaying of a 24-year-old man in the northeast valley.

Clark County Republican Party Chairman Ed Williams faces an ethics complaint tied in part to the negotiation of the party’s contract with the Rio for the party’s convention Saturday.

With the “outrageous lawbreaker” Cliven Bundy and four of his sons in custody, U.S. Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada took to the Senate floor Thursday to renew his push to preserve the scenic Gold Butte area northeast of Las Vegas.

Our music picks this week include Ellie Goulding and Bunny Wailer.

Five people have been indicted on credit card fraud and conspiracy charges in connection with a long-running investigation into dancers, cocktail waitresses and managers at Club Paradise, prosecutors said Thursday.

If you don’t have time to stop by a store to get printer ink, Best Buy’s new same-day service could save the day.

The regents will take center stage at noon Friday at the Nevada System of Higher Education board room at 4300 S. Maryland Parkway. They will meet to debate and vote on the contract for Chris Beard, who hopes to officially become UNLV’s basketball coach.

The co-founder of Metro Pizza explains how he spends his free time.

If NASCAR had designated major races as in golf and tennis and horse racing, the casual fan would know which races he is supposed to watch. This would give NASCAR’s plummeting TV ratings an occasional boost.

Hall of Famer Jerry Sloan said Wednesday that he has Parkinson’s disease and a form of dementia.

When Donna Maguire wasn’t busy with her marketing job, she spent much of her time caring for family and helping to raise her sister’s three boys. One of them became ill and died at age 31. Even though she knew his passing was inevitable, Maguire said the loss drained her and left her numb.

Professional boxer and northwest Las Vegas resident Jessie Vargas has never forgotten his roots, which is why he has made it a priority to work on improving the lives of the valley’s at-risk youths.

Las Vegas veteran referee Robert Byrd, who was scheduled to work the main event Saturday between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley Jr., has been taken off his assignment after a medical condition prevented Byrd from doing his job.

Holistic House of Henderson opened less than a year ago, offering alternative methods to rehabilitate addicts through yoga, meditation, organic eating and several other unorthodox approaches. Its founder said it’s all about trying to find the “reset” button.

Thursday will be warm, but cooler temperatures and rain are expected to reach the Las Vegas Valley overnight, according to the National Weather Service.

To prepare for the 2020 Paralympics, Las Vegas resident Chris Sproule trains one to three hours a day and competes in races throughout the country on weekends. He has a room full of trophies, and he plans to compete this May in the Para-cycling Road World Cup in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.

It’s hard to imagine that the 1989 dark comedy “Heathers” — featuring teen suicide, underage sex and a high school kid murdering people and plotting to blow up his school — as a musical, but it is, and it’s scheduled to be performed April 7-30 at the Onyx Theatre.

After years of controversy, including a misappropriation of funds, Quest Preparatory Academy’s Roberson campus, 7485 W. Azure Drive, is facing possible closure due to the expiration of its special use permit, set to occur this summer.

Hours before their March 24 show inside Club Madrid at Sunset Station, members of the band Otherwise were strumming their guitars just like any other practice. But this time it was more special, as they were joined by students from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada, who were taking guitar lessons from the band members.

Since the Henderson Vet Center’s office opened in 2010, it has received calls and walk-ins from countless veterans in the Henderson area in need of anything from mental health services to simply someone to talk to.