WASHINGTON (AP) — Landmark health care legislation backed by President Barack Obama passed its sternest Senate test tonight, overcoming Republican delaying tactics on a 60-40 vote that all but assures its passage by Christmas. … “Let’s make history,” said Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, shortly before the bill’s supporters, including Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., demonstrated their command of the Senate floor in an extraordinary holiday season showdown. … The bill would extend coverage to more than 30 million Americans who now lack it, while banning insurance company practices such as denial of benefits on the basis of pre-existing medical conditions.
Brigham Young will do something highly unusual so close to a bowl game kickoff — take a day off.
Brigham Young’s Bronco Mendenhall began his collegiate coaching career in 1989, spending time at places such as Oregon State, Louisiana Tech and New Mexico before joining the Cougars in 2003 as defensive coordinator.
One of the hottest teams in the NFL — a league with one undefeated team in mid-December — is the San Diego Chargers. The leadership of quarterback Philip Rivers has been impressive.
RENO — Luke Babbitt scored 17 points to lead UNR past Wagner 74-61 on Saturday.
Donald Cerrone has been seeing a sports psychologist in an effort to correct a poor habit of starting slowly.
It’s a 15-foot shot without defenders. But for Syracuse star big man Arinze Onuaku, a free throw must seem three times that far — while being triple-teamed.
A train wreck of a season for the Cleveland Browns cannot be salvaged, and coach Eric Mangini soon might be out after a short and forgettable stay.
Kelli Thompson hit a jumper with two seconds left, lifting the UNLV women’s basketball team to a 68-66 victory over Virginia Commonwealth on Saturday night at Cox Pavilion in the first round of the Duel in the Desert.
The Wranglers knew nothing but success during their first six seasons in Las Vegas. Now they’re seeing how the other half lives, and it’s not as much fun.
With four flicks of his wrist and two whistles, UNLV guard Kendall Wallace pulled off a rare feat Saturday night.
Ronnie Stanley doesn’t always get a ton of minutes on a stacked Bishop Gorman boys basketball team.
Las Vegas has finally crossed the finish line to land the March 13 megafight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, sources close to both fighters said Saturday.
As a lifelong baseball fan, I was intrigued to learn MGM Mirage Chairman and CEO Jim Murren had played minor league baseball in the Philadelphia Phillies organization before moving to Wall Street and eventually into the casino business.
CARSON CITY — The state Board of Examiners approved an $886,000 contract Friday for a public outreach and marketing campaign encouraging Nevadans to participate in the 2010 census.
Nevada has some catching up to do if it hopes to make full use of millions in federal stimulus dollars aimed at making homes more energy efficient and creating green jobs. … Of the $18.6 million in Recovery Act funds available to Nevada for residential weatherization projects, only $607,000 had been spent retrofitting about a hundred homes by the end of last month. … The slow start is a consequence of earlier disputes at the national and state level over distribution of weatherization grants.
This is sort of a head scratcher: The idea for a monorail was conceived about a decade ago by the late Bob Broadbent, who once was director of the Clark County Department of Aviation. In that position, it would seem, one might realize the importance of providing public transportation from a super busy airport to a crazy popular tourist destination.
The newest, most expensive casino-resort on the Strip opened Wednesday with fireworks, fanfare and predictions that it would reshape Las Vegas.
The advertising Web site craigslist has been a boon to prostitution locally and nationally, allowing the world’s oldest profession to flourish virtually unchecked, a new university study contends.
AS IF THE JOB DIDN’T HAVE ENOUGH PERKS, Oscar Goodman decided to throw in a little something extra for the next Las Vegas mayor.
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Family owners of beloved Vegas restaurant involved in wild lawsuit
Fiery wrong-way crash kills 2 on 215 Beltway in northwest Las Vegas
Las Vegas family suing to get son an extra year of high school
Mystery deepens: Monolith outside Vegas may have been in desert for years
Woman arrested after police say she climbed on Reno craps table, threw chips at people