Texas marked a solemn moment in criminal justice Wednesday evening, executing its 500th inmate since it resumed carrying out capital punishment in 1982.
So this was the deal: For $50, you got to see Brad Pitt’s zombie thriller “World War Z” before all your friends. You also got 3D glasses to keep, popcorn and sodas, a poster, the DVD when it comes out. Worth it?
A single-vehicle crash left one dead Wednesday morning near Patrick Lane and Eastern Avenue.
The Hollywood Poker Open at the M Resort this weekend is not about competing with the World Series of Poker, it’s about solidifying the company’s standing in the growing regional casino poker market.
One person was taken to the hospital for possible smoke inhalation after a house fire in North Las Vegas Wednesday afternoon.
After a one-woman filibuster and a raucous crowd helped derail a GOP-led effort to restrict Texas abortions, Gov. Rick Perry announced Wednesday that he’s calling lawmakers back next week to try again.
Paula Deen was dropped by Wal-Mart and her name was stripped from four buffet restaurants on Wednesday, hours after she went on television and tearfully defended herself amid the mounting fallout over her admission of using a racial slur.
New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was taken from his home in handcuffs Wednesday morning, more than a week after a Boston semi-pro football player was found dead in an industrial park a mile from Hernandez’s house.
WASHINGTON — In a historic day for gay rights, the Supreme Court gave the nation’s legally married gay couples equal federal footing with all other married Americans on Wednesday and also cleared the way for same-sex marriages to resume in California.
A two-headed turtle has hatched at the San Antonio Zoo and officials have named her Thelma and Louise.
It was public sector versus the private sector Wednesday morning at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Sally Jewell will make her first trip to Southern Nevada as Interior secretary next week, officials confirmed Wednesday.
Independence Day is next week, and gathering with family and friends is likely on your calendar . If stars and stripes don’t fit in with your décor, you can let your patriotism show with touches of red, white and blue throughout your home and yard.
Q: Do desert-adapted shrubs like Texas rangers, cassias and others benefit from adding sulfur to the soil? Will they perform better in a pH around 7.5 as opposed to 8? I know it’s probably not necessary but I’m just wondering if the additional sulfur in the soil will help them thrive better or if it’s overkill.
DEAR HELOISE: Besides director’s chairs serving as extra chairs, take off the back strap and put down the sides — they make an excellent luggage rack for the guest bedroom. I look forward to your hints; they are the best! — Diane in Florida
As the temperature continues making its way up, Las Vegas residents can dive down, deep into the depths of the ocean to cool off — or at least feel like they have.
There are many ways to heat water, but in the end it really boils down to how we make use of the sun’s energy.
Clark County Cooperative Extension master gardeners Howard Galin and Denise McConnell will present gardening classes July 13. Galin will present “An Introduction to Desert Gardening” at noon at the Green Valley Library, 2979 N. Green Valley Parkway . McConnell will present “Hummingbirds—Winged Jewels of the Desert” at 2 p.m. at the Gibson Library, 100 W. Lake Mead Parkway .
The names of antiques sometimes change as research corrects old errors.
The heat wave expected for this weekend was upgraded to an excessive heat warning Wednesday morning.
LONDON — Seven-time champion Roger Federer was stunned by 116th-ranked Sergiy Stakhovsky in the second round of Wimbledon on Wednesday, his earliest loss in a Grand Slam tournament in 10 years.
The Nevada Highway Patrol is looking for a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run near the Strip.
PHILADELPHIA — New Jersey officials cannot put a stop to sports gambling, but they hope to “shine a light” on it by legalizing such betting at casinos and racetracks, a lawyer said in a high-stakes hearing Wednesday before a federal appeals court.
The world’s first space conversation experiment between a robot and humans is ready to be launched.
Moscow’s main airport swarmed with media from around the globe Wednesday, but the man they were looking for — National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden — was nowhere to be seen. The mystery of the former spy’s whereabouts only deepened a day after President Vladimir Putin said that Snowden was in the transit area of Sheremetyevo Airport.
Microsoft has released an update to Windows 8, aiming to address some of the gripes people have with the latest version of the company’s flagship operating system.
Caesars Entertainment Corp. is dropping its relationship with the company operated by troubled celebrity chef and southern food connoisseur Paula Deen.
The NCAA has taken away a scholarship for each of the next three seasons and placed Oregon’s football program on probation for three years for recruiting violations under previous coach Chip Kelly.