Peter Nguyen was a promising medical student when his school learned that he had tested positive for the hepatitis B virus. He said he was blackballed by school administrators and forced to halt his studies.
The uncle of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev arrived in Massachusetts on Sunday to arrange for his burial, saying he understands that “no one wants to associate their names with such evil events.”
One phone call changed his plans. One shot changed a whole lot more for former UNLV golfer Derek Ernst.
Iron Man reigns as the standard-bearer of Hollywood superheroes with a $175.3 million domestic opening weekend for his latest sequel and an overseas haul of a half-billion dollars in less than two weeks.
“Expect the expected,” promises Officer Lockstock in “Urinetown: The Musical,” the Nevada Conservatory Theatre’s triumphant season finale. Of course, one expects anything but and this is one of many clever jokes on classical dramatic theory in the play.
Technology created an energy revolution over the past decade — just not the one we expected. By now, cars were supposed to be running on fuel made from plant waste or algae — or powered by hydrogen or cheap batteries that burned nothing at all.
SAN FRANCISCO — A limousine taking nine women to a bachelorette party erupted in flames, killing five of the passengers, including the bride-to-be, authorities and the mother of one of the survivors said Sunday.
BEIRUT — Israel rushed to beef up its rocket defenses on its northern border Sunday to shield against possible retaliation after carrying out two airstrikes in Syria over 48 hours — an unprecedented escalation of Israeli involvement in the Syrian civil war.
BEDFORD, Mass. — The American Gerbil Society’s annual pageant brought dozens of rodents scurrying to New England this weekend for a chance to win “top gerbil.”
A few minutes before noon on Thursday, a strapping fellow with huge forearms named Ryan Winther pulled an official LDA Callaway XHOT Driver — bigger than the biggest of Berthas — from his golf bag. Big hitter, this guy Winther. Bigger than the Dalai Lama in “Caddyshack.”
WORCESTER, Mass. — The uncle of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev arrived in Massachusetts on Sunday to arrange for his burial, saying he understands that “no one wants to associate their names with such evil events.”
A look at key moments this past week in the wrongful death trial in Los Angeles between Michael Jackson’s mother, Katherine Jackson, and concert giant AEG Live, and what is expected at court in the week ahead:
SAN FRANCISCO — Disturbed by the nationwide epidemic of cellphone robberies and thefts, law enforcement officials across the country are looking to the wireless industry to help find a cure.
HOUSTON — National Rifle Association leaders told members Saturday that the fight against gun control legislation is far from over, with battles yet to come in Congress and next year’s midterm elections, but they vowed that none in the organization will ever have to surrender their weapons.
SCRANTON, Pa. — The actors who play Pam, Jim, Dwight and other beloved characters from the popular NBC show “The Office” bade farewell on Saturday to the northeastern Pennsylvania city of Scranton that served as the TV setting for their fictional paper company.
BEIRUT — Israeli warplanes struck areas in and around the Syrian capital Sunday, setting off a series of explosions as they targeted a shipment of highly accurate, Iranian-made guided missiles believed to be on their way to Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group, officials and activists said.
Clark County fire inspectors have drawn management’s scrutiny for not spending enough hours in the field doing inspections during their workday. County officials hope to reduce their overtime as well.
Edith Gillespie marveled at the way her half-brother, former construction company boss Leon Benzer, was spreading money around town.
The natural order returned last year to the CEO pay ranking for Las Vegas public companies.
Four decades after he first sent the fur flying with 1971’s “The Corpse Grinders,” Las Vegas-based cult auteur Ted V. Mikels is back with “The Corpse Grinders 3.”
Ken Hudgens used to work at UNLV. Worked for Pat Christenson, in fact.
If promoters are looking for a name to bill the fight, they could call it “The Battle of the Big Mouths.”
UNLV senior Kevin Penner shot 1-over-par 72 on Saturday and is tied for the individual lead after two rounds of the Mountain West men’s golf championship at the Catalina Course at OMNI Tucson National Resort in Arizona.
And on the first matchup of a six-fight contract with CBS/Showtime that could earn Floyd Mayweather Jr. $200 million over the next 30 months, we learned a few things:
Lorene wrote in with an idea: Let’s paint the crosswalks a different color. She said she’s seen them painted orange or yellow elsewhere.
WASHINGTON — Looking out at the World War II Memorial, Rudy Moraga is quiet for a moment as he composes his thoughts about his military service seven decades ago.
Less than a week after rebutting accusations of widespread patient dumping by the state’s mental health system, Gov. Brian Sandoval on Monday announced the firings of two employees at Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital.
With just one month left in the legislative session, Nevadans are waiting for the big ones to be introduced: tax bills from Democrats, Republicans.