Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera has clinched the Triple Crown in the American League, the first player in baseball to do so since Carl Yastrzemski with the Boston Red Sox in 1967.
Federal prosecutors Wednesday pushed to keep behind bars an 18-year-old man who claims to be the leader of a small militia following his arrest by anti-terrorism agents on felony firearms and explosive charges.
After two years of restructuring its business and with a lawsuit filed by a Las Vegas management company still undecided, the Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino is profitable, the governor of the Pueblo Pojoaque Tribe that built the resort in New Mexico said Wednesday.
A trio of environmental groups have flooded federal regulators with letters opposing plans to siphon rural Nevada groundwater to feed Las Vegas, but the gesture is unlikely to change anything.
What’s fair? That question hung over hearings into whether NV Energy can charge special rates to those who opt out of its smart-meter program. A consultant for the state Bureau of Consumer Protection said $35 million a year in operating costs NV Energy will save with smart meters could more than cover opt-out costs.
Barack Obama and Mitt Romney engage in their first presidential debate, airing tonight on several networks, with domestic policy the primary focus. PBS “NewsHour” executive editor Jim Lehrer moderates at the University of Denver in Colorado. On television: At 5 p.m. on CNBC, at 6 p.m. on KSNV-TV, Channel 3; KVVU-TV, Channel 5; KLAS-TV, Channel 8; KLVX-TV, Channel 10; KTNV-TV, Channel 13; and CNN.
Ever go into a restaurant and wonder how long it’s going to take to get a menu and glass of water? Or check into a hotel and have to call the desk for towels? These are typical customer experiences observed by Las Vegas-based QSI Services, a mystery shopping company that’s looking to fill 150 part-time positions.
Representatives from MGM Resorts International, Las Vegas Sands Corp. and other casino operators and suppliers on Wednesday expressed optimism about their industry, with continued expansion in Asia and online gambling leading the way.
The “Earthscapes” stamp sheet from the U.S. Postal Service features plenty of easily identifiable icons, but a sea of rooftops is a new image for a city that is accustomed to the nickname “Sin City.”
NEW YORK – Facebook has long declared that it’s “free and always will be.” And it still is – unless you want more friends to see what you have to say.
PETOSKEY, Mich. – The search for a driver who fled an accident scene in northern Michigan over the weekend was apparently a job for a dog, not a bat.
Boyd Gaming Corp. and Station Casinos could soon take their rivalry to the Internet. Affiliates of the two companies were tentatively approved Wednesday to operate online poker websites within Nevada’s boundaries by the Gaming Control Board. The Nevada Gaming Commission will take up the matter Oct. 18.
First lady Michelle Obama told a cheering crowd of 3,800 supporters in Reno on Wednesday that her husband needs their help to continue the progress he already has made for America.
