Новости за 20.05.2016

Bob Bennett isn’t going to comment on the nonsense that is anyone believing a Floyd Mayweather Jr.- Conor McGregor fight has the slightest chance of happening, no matter how rich a payday it might generate for all involved.

A spike in revenue from room tax receipts and facility use rentals will bump the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s budget by 6.7 percent in the next fiscal year.

The event will take place from Oct. 31 - Nov. 6 at TPC Summerlin with buy-one, get-one ticket offer for two weeks.

Clark County held a public fact-finding review Friday of the July 10 shooting death of James Todora, who was killed by a Las Vegas police officer.

Nevada’s higher education board will soon consider choosing a temporary replacement for former Chancellor Dan Klaich.

Mexico has approved the extradition of drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to the United States and has received guarantees the death penalty will not be sought against him, the foreign ministry said on Friday.

The White House says the lockdown has been lifted after the area was placed on a security alert after a shooting on a street outside.

The annual awards show moves to T-Mobile Arena with appearances by Celine Dion and Britney Spears, plus a Madonna tribute to Prince.

CARSON CITY — A convicted killer who has been on Nevada’s death row for nearly three decades will get a new penalty hearing after the Nevada Supreme Court ruled his public defender was deficient in representing him.

A man charged with killing six people during a night of random shootings in Michigan was dragged out of court Friday after bizarre outbursts during testimony by a woman who survived the rampage.

Oscar’s Chopped Salad at Oscar’s Beef, Booze and Broads and the asparagus and burrata salad at Carson Kitchen are a couple of the items On the Menu this month.

On Monday, the state attorney general’s office of military legal assistance will host a free workshop that pairs Nevada veterans with local lawyers to help sort through civil matters and assist with legal documents.

Former Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight title challenger John Moraga will return to action after more than a year away to face Matheus Nicolau in Las Vegas on July 8 at the MGM Grand.

It has been 10 years since a highway accident in New Mexico claimed the life of the hard-charging youngster, once Kyle Busch’s most formibable rival.

Some 157 pregnant women in the United States and another 122 in U.S. territories, primarily Puerto Rico, have tested positive for infection with the Zika virus, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday.

The coroner in Las Vegas says a 32-year-old performer known as “Mini Kim Kardashian” died of chronic alcohol abuse.

Our DTLV picks this week include a reading and discussion with author Parag Khanna at the Writer’s Block.

The Atlanta Braves removed infielder Erick Aybar from the starting lineup for Thursday’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates after getting a chicken bone stuck in his throat.

Oklahoma’s Republican-dominated legislature has filed a measure calling for President Barack Obama’s impeachment over his administration’s recommendations on accommodating transgender students.

Residents can expect cooler temperatures throughout the Las Vegas Valley this weekend along with high winds and blowing dust on Friday, according to the National Weather Service.

The Sloths at the Bunkhouse Saloon top this week’s list of shows for budget-minded music fans.

A man died after he was hit by a motorcycle while trying to cross Boulder Highway in Henderson just before midnight Thursday, police said.

A man is in critical condition after he was hit by a car while jaywalking near the Las Vegas Strip on Friday night, police said.

John Berry, a founding member of the Beastie Boys who left the group before it found major label success, has died. He was 52.

Egyptian air and naval forces have spotted a body part, passengers’ personal belongings and other debris from EgyptAir flight 804 that crashed in the Mediterranean Sea, the Egyptian army and Greek defense minister said Friday.