CARSON CITY — The number of Nevada traffic deaths jumped by nearly 25 percent in the first quarter of 2012 when compared with the same period last year, according to figures from state public safety officials.
The Strip hotel death of an Oklahoma man who had been sought in the February slayings of his wife and 1-year-old daughter has been ruled a suicide.
Police say a pickup truck found at a Las Vegas Strip hotel appears to be the one involved in the deadly hit-and-run of a pedestrian.
The Miss Universe Organization announced Monday that it might reverse an earlier decision and allow a transgender woman to enter the Miss Universe Canada pageant.
Former Vice President Dick Cheney was released from the hospital Tuesday, 10 days after getting a new heart, his office said.
Viewers who fantasized about potshots being volleyed between Sarah Palin and Katie Couric were disappointed Tuesday morning. Both women did their own thing in their respective morning-show guest spots.
FORT WORTH, Texas — The parent company of American Airlines told a bankruptcy court that it lost $619 million in February as revenue declined from January and failed to offset major expenses like fuel and labor.
Stephens Media LLC on Monday announced the sale of the weekly Lincoln County Record to Battle Born Media LLC.
WASHINGTON — U.S. builders trimmed activity for a second straight month in February, pushing construction spending down by the largest amount in seven months. There was widespread weakness with spending on home building, office construction and government projects all dropping.
NEW YORK — Express Scripts Inc. said Monday that it completed its
$29.1 billion acquisition of Medco Health Solutions Inc., creating by far the largest pharmacy benefits manager in the country.