WASHINGTON — The U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart of a debate over national security and personal privacy, officials said Tuesday at a rare open hearing on intelligence led by lawmakers sympathetic to the spying.
Management at the Tropicana was noncommittal on Tuesday about what arrangements it has with the developer that has proposed a high-rise roller coaster on the site.
Buying and selling booze in downtown Las Vegas could be even easier under two proposed city ordinances.
When a loved one is lost, it can be the children left behind who feel lost as well. Camp Mariposa, an annual children’s bereavement camp hosted by Nathan Adelson Hospice, is planned for June 28-30 at Camp Potosi in Lovell Canyon, about 25 miles west of Las Vegas. The free camp is open to child ages 7 to 12 who is dealing with grief.
Some people buy their dad a tie for Father’s Day, and others enjoy a summer day outside, but no one expects to lose everything they own.
Two people were injured in a shooting early Tuesday morning in southeast Las Vegas, according to police.
The state Supreme Court has denied granting a Nevada driver’s license to a man who might have been better off waiting for the new state driver’s authorization cards to go into effect in January.
Las Vegas Review-Journal staffers won four awards in the 2013 Best of the West contest, including first place in general interest column writing.
About 200 people representing more than 45 countries were sworn in as U.S. citizens Tuesday during a naturalization ceremony at Las Vegas City Hall.
In one of the biggest-ever showdowns between an automaker and the government, Chrysler on Tuesday is expected to file papers explaining its refusal to recall 2.7 million older Jeep SUVs that are at risk of catching fire in rear-end collisions.
MARIPOSA, Calif. — An unattended campfire near a main route into Yosemite National Park has grown into a more than 2-square-mile blaze that officials said Tuesday has led to the evacuations of 800 homes and 1,500 people.
Cathay General Bancorp said Tuesday it has opened its first branch in Las Vegas as the Asian-American bank continues to expand its branch network.
WASHINGTON — Military leaders are ready to begin tearing down the remaining walls that have prevented women from holding thousands of combat and special operations jobs near the front lines.
OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The FBI saw enough merit in a reputed Mafia captain’s tip to once again break out the digging equipment in search of the elusive remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, last seen alive when he left for lunch with two mobsters 38 years ago.
WASHINGTON — The nation’s teacher-training programs do not adequately prepare would-be educators for the classroom, even as they produce almost triple the number of graduates needed, according to a survey of more than 1,000 programs released Tuesday.
Don Hill still remembers his first professional gig playing saxophone on a Mardi Gras float in New Orleans, the city he grew up in.
Don Hill still remembers his first professional gig playing saxophone on a Mardi Gras float in New Orleans, the city he grew up in.
An advisory for smoke and ground-level ozone was issued Tuesday for the Las Vegas Valley, according to the Clark County Department of Air Quality.
The U.S. Forest Service is leaning toward abandoning plans to restore a small lake overlooking Lake Tahoe to the way it was when the rich and famous vacationed at the private enclave a half century ago and instead let it return to a natural wetland.
RENO — Nevada’s non-Hispanic, white population shrunk in all but three counties from 2010 to 2012, according to new U.S. Census Bureau figures.
More California court dates have been set for former Nevada Assemblyman Steven Brooks on charges stemming from a car chase and police confrontation in March.
In a major breakthrough, the Taliban and the U.S. announced Tuesday that they will hold talks on finding a political solution to ending nearly 12 years of war in Afghanistan as the Islamic militant movement opened an office in Qatar.
The director of the National Security Agency said Tuesday the government’s sweeping surveillance programs have foiled some 50 terrorist plots worldwide, including one directed at the New York Stock Exchange, in a forceful defense of spy operations that was echoed by the leaders of the House Intelligence Committee.
WASHINGTON — Las Vegas political trainer Erin Bilbray-Kohn is a step closer to launching a bid for Congress after the Federal Election Commission ruled last week she could continue to work and draw pay as a consultant during a campaign.
All the seats were assigned, but the audience appeared to divide into distinct camps within minutes of the start of Saturday afternoon’s performance of “American Idiot” at Reynolds Hall inside The Smith Center for the Performing Arts.
Liberty rising senior Ashlie Blake finished second in the shot put and third in the discus at the National Scholastic Athletics Foundation Nationals Outdoor track and field meet Sunday at Greensboro, N.C.
The Metropolitan Police Department is planning to kick-start its hiring process now that Gov. Brian Sandoval has signed the More Cops tax bill.
Beating Jon Fitch for the biggest win of his career made Friday night special for Josh Burkman. Doing it in spectacular fashion — in only 41 seconds — made sure Saturday was pretty good, too.
As Las Vegas turns to high-adrenaline rides to freshen its appeal to visitors, one developer has quietly started to move ahead with a roller coaster that would look down on all but one building on the Strip.
