Filmmaker Peter Berg testified Thursday in Las Vegas and said Navy SEAL Nicholas Bickle gave him an AK-47 as a “trophy weapon” in 2009 after the pair developed a friendship in Iraq.
President Barack Obama will travel to Las Vegas on Oct. 24, his first visit in almost a year ago to the day, Democratic sources confirmed Thursday.
WASHINGTON — Charities stand to benefit from thousands of dollars in donations from Nevada members of Congress as they shed campaign contributions from an online poker outfit that has been accused of bilking customers.
Carolyn Ellsworth, a former prosecutor and private attorney now with the Nevada secretary of state’s office, was appointed Thursday by Gov. Brian Sandoval to serve as a district judge in Clark County.
UNLV’s president called for another tuition and fee hike Thursday during his annual State of the University address.
Without it, he said, the university will remain stagnant.
Following a week of rancorous legal sparring, U.S. Magistrate Carl Hoffman Thursday ordered Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman Sheldon Adelson to give his deposition next month at the downtown law office of his legal nemesis, Don Campbell.
Saturday’s inaugural “This One’s for the Boys!” event, a 2-mile walk at UNLV’s Track & Field Stadium, is designed to raise funds for those with prostate cancer and emphasize the need for screenings and more research .
Nevada gaming regulators decided Thursday to allow taverns owned by Golden Gaming to use high-tech sports wagering kiosks operated by bookmaker Leroy’s, but will spend the next 22 months deciding whether the devices violate current gaming law.
NEW YORK — The Dow Jones industrial average fell as much as 527 points Thursday, the second consecutive rout since the Federal Reserve announced a change in strategy for fighting the economic slowdown.
NEW YORK — Facebook is at it again. The social network is tweaking the home pages of its 750 million users, much to the chagrin of some very vocal folks.
LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman says the department is investigating allegations that some firefighters allowed porn producers to use fire trucks in adult films.
At a price of about $1 million, the management at Miracle Mile Shops hopes to shield its customers from the proliferation of street solicitors and entertainers.
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