The flags are flying at half staff at the Capitol again.
Dealing with a federal bureaucracy that changes its rules on a whim is bad enough. Trying to get answers and accountability from said bureaucracy can be even more maddening.
Sam Boyd Stadium once again played host to the Supercross Monster Energy Cup, selling out the 36,800-seat venue Saturday night. Across the valley at TPC Summerlin, the PGA Tour made its annual stop here for the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, held Thursday through Sunday, with modest crowds the first three days before a much better turnout Sunday.
Four people accused of roles in an altercation caught on video following a New York Jets-New England Patriots game in New Jersey are now banned from all events held at the stadium.
A parent at a Texas high school that lost a football game 91-0 has filed a bullying complaint against the winning coach.
Cultists — called Cravers — turn out in droves in Las Vegas for White Castle’s tiny burgers.
It was nearly midnight on September 10. Casaree Holmes, 18, and his girlfriend’s little brother, 11-year-old Ar’zjon Carr, had just tossed lit napkins into a gasoline-soaked van under orders from Ar’zjon’s mother, Holmes testified Tuesday.
A defamation lawsuit filed last year by Japanese billionaire Kazuo Okada against Wynn Resorts Ltd., company CEO Steve Wynn and some of its executives has been dismissed by a Tokyo District Court.
A member of the Playboy Bloods street gang was sentenced Tuesday to life in federal prison for participating in a 2004 retaliation murder and an earlier armed robbery of a Henderson casino.
Norma Sattiewhite takes comfort knowing that her son died while trying to save others. Kenneth Brown, 40, was shot early Monday morning as he left Drai’s After Hours nightclub inside Bally’s on the Strip.
The latest space tourism venture depends more on hot air than rocket science.
A 25-year-old Hawaii surfer and former boxer went toe-to-fin with a shark off Kauai and survived.
Apple unveiled a new, thinner, lighter tablet called the “iPad Air” along with a slew of new Macs ahead of the holiday shopping season as it faces growing competition from rival gadget makers.
Prosecutors across Greece were ordered Tuesday to conduct emergency checks of birth records from the past six years, after the arrest of a Gypsy couple on suspicion of abducting a little girl triggered fears of widespread welfare fraud.
Two hospital workers were killed early Tuesday when a medical helicopter crashed and burned in Tennessee as the aircraft was headed to pick up an ailing child, officials said.
A forgetful British bridegroom who made a hoax bomb threat rather than admit he’d neglected to book the venue for his wedding was sentenced Tuesday to a year in jail.
As questions mount over the healthcare website’s failure, insider interviews and a review of technical specifications by The Associated Press found a mind-numbingly complex system put together by harried programmers who pushed out a final product that congressional investigators said was tested by the government and not private developers with more expertise.
Four people died in a head-on collision Monday in the northwest Arizona community of Fort Mohave.
Instead of ordering another frothy, overpriced latte at the corner coffee shop, Melvin Weinberg hopes you’ll consider purchasing some life insurance.
Obamacare, or the Affordable Care Act, is the law of the land, but many Nevadans don’t have a clue how it affects them or their families.
In the battle against breast cancer, Southern Nevadan need not look far to seek support or treatment. They need not look far to find a world-class research center that constantly strives to find a cure.
This year, Las Vegas entered the film and television education business with its first boutique school, the International Academy of Film and Television. The school is designed to educate students in the business of filmmaking and acting.
It has taken some time for the health savings account concept to catch on. But with upcoming health care policy changes and consumer and business owner mindset shifts, some say the scenario of an account paired with a qualified high-deductible health insurance plan may well be the wave of the future.
It’s a high-risk business that can come with high rewards, and Las Vegas is ripe for the next big idea, local experts say.
Can you count the number of health professionals you have encountered during your lifetime?
After his fourth job application was rejected, Jeremy Hill was ready to make a leap of faith.
When you ask a child what medical career he or she wants to enter, you will hear, “I want to grow up and be a doctor,” or, “I’m going to be a nurse.” Have you ever heard, “I’m going to be a cardiovascular technologist,” or, “I want to grow up and be a diagnostic medical sonographer”?
It’s not fair. It seems like there are certain people who almost never gain weight, and if they do, they can lose it easily, while others pack on the pounds with every extra morsel of food they eat and have to sweat off every ounce. There may be an explanation for this frustrating circumstance, and there’s something you can do about it, even if your job requires you to sit at a desk all day.
Whether it’s a simple user-friendly Web page or LinkedIn profile, projecting that “expert” or professional online image can seem easy for any business owner or job seeker. But with so much online opportunity to reveal things about our personalities and social media’s push to get to know us, errors in judgment can put the brakes on anyone’s professional image. There are obvious reasons for conservative approaches to setting up online profiles, but some still say there’s room for personal touches without blowing a hole through your professional status — just be careful.