“Building” on The Daily Caller

The blizzard saved his life. (more)

Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Taxpayer, you just gave Big Labor a $3.3 million tip. Not for exceptional service, mind you. Just for wearing the union label. (more)

President Barack Obama promised “change we can believe in,” but we are discovering that the more things change, the more they stay the same. In fact, the president is promoting an egregious scheme that serves only to reward his political benefactors, while needlessly driving up the cost of taxpayer-funded construction by nearly 20 percent. (more)

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — A slain Las Vegas federal court guard was eulogized Monday as a dedicated police officer and public servant who loved his family, horses, crossword puzzles and doughnuts, and who didn’t hesitate to do his duty even in the face of an armed gunman. (more)

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Wielding giant scissors, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon cut a ribbon Monday officially opening the $140 million temporary building that will house his office and host conferences during the renovation of the landmark U.N. headquarters complex. (more)

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Antiquities Authority say the remains of a prehistoric building and ancient flint tools have been discovered in the modern city of Tel Aviv. (more)

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities say a gunman shot dead in a gunbattle after killing a courthouse security guard and wounding a federal marshal in Las Vegas had a “lengthy” criminal history in Tennessee and California. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Law enforcement officials say the suspect in the Las Vegas shooting at a federal building was upset over losing a lawsuit over his Social Security benefits. (more)

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Building Materials Holding Corp. said Monday it completed a financial restructuring and emerged from bankruptcy protection as a privately held company, BMC Select. (more)

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A gunman opened fire at a federal building in downtown Las Vegas on Monday, killing one court officer and wounding a second before he was shot to death. (more)

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man dressed in black walked into a federal building Monday in downtown Las Vegas and opened fire with a shotgun, killing a court security guard and wounding a U.S. marshal before he was shot to death in a running gunbattle. (more)

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai opened the world’s tallest skyscraper Monday in a blaze of fireworks, then added a final flourish: It renamed the half-mile-high tower for the head of neighboring Abu Dhabi, whose billions bailed out Dubai amid last year’s financial crisis. (more)