The final concert of the 2013–14 Masterworks season bore the theme “Love Around the World,” for reasons best known only to those who chose the theme, since the scope of the music performed was limited to Mexico and Spain, with a touch of ancient Persia and Russia thrown in. But that is quibbling, since many members of Saturday’s large audience headed home with smiles and the clear impression that the season’s best effort had been saved for last.
Scripts for “Citizen Kane,” Orson Welles’ camera and a cigar ashtray were among the late director’s belongings sold at a New York auction.
To put it nicely, some children are not exactly morning birds.
One demographic group in particular was underrepresented in the final state health insurance exchange sign-up tally: Hispanics made up 17.8 percent of enrollment in private, qualified health plans through Nevada Health Link, the online marketplace through which consumers can buy insurance to comply with the Affordable Care Act’s coverage mandates.
Joan Rivers refuses to apologize for comparing living in her daughter’s guest room with the captivity of three women kidnapped in Cleveland.
Brent Leavitt, an insurance broker with Nevada Benefits in Las Vegas, has signed up more enrollees through the state exchange than any other agent. With 305 enrollees through March 31, Leavitt had nearly 0.7 percent of the exchange’s 42,000 plan selections all to himself — not bad when you realize 1,500 other brokers registered to sell exchange policies.
The heavyweight contender who trains in Las Vegas is looking to become WBC champion with an encore performance against Chris Arreola when they meet May 10 at USC’s Galen Center on ESPN.
The news spurred hundreds of phone calls and emails to Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada from across the country: Two Stage 4 cancer patients at the Las Vegas center, after participating in the first human trial of an antibody drug with the unwieldy code name of MPDL 3280A, were now cancer-free.
If there’s one more thing we know about rancher Cliven Bundy, it’s that he doesn’t know two things about “the Negro.”
Saying the original title of “The Hobbit” finale, “There and Back Again,” felt misplaced, director Peter Jackson has renamed it “Battle of the Five Armies.”
The road is calling George Wallace again, even if home is already a hotel.
For many travelers following busy U.S. Highway 95 through Nevada, Tonopah is just a place to pause for a bite to eat and to gas up before pushing on to other destinations. But the former mining boomtown 200 miles northwest of Las Vegas deserves a closer look to experience its charm and explore its fascinating history.
Pope Francis declared Popes John XXIII and John Paul II saints before some 800,000 people on Sunday in an unprecedented ceremony made even more historic by the presence of emeritus Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter’s Square.
After holding the top position at the box office for three weeks, femme-fueled “The Other Woman” has beat superhero blockbuster “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” for the No. 1 spot in its opening weekend.
Investigators say the teacher in the Aldine (AHL’-deen) Independent School District allegedly did the suggestive dance on Feb. 26 at Stovall Middle School in front of other students.
A new USC center devoted to genocide will study how and why mass killings occur, their impact — and how to stop them.
Overall, there are more than 607,000 bridges in the United States, according to the DOT’s Federal Highway Administration, and most are more than 40 years old.
Measles remains a stubborn adversary, with more than 129 cases so far this year, a federal agency said on Thursday. Most of the U.S. measles cases are linked to unvaccinated travelers from abroad, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.
A man in a white tank top with a big red heart on the front. Another wearing all blue. A woman with clothing from a St. Louis running store and one who printed “Lauren” on her shirt.
“Jewels in the Desert” turned into an evening of brilliance for the College of Southern Nevada as its foundation recognized exceptional community leaders and partners during the eighth annual Legacy of Achievement Gala April 12 in the Rio’s Pavilion Ballroom.
Austin Strong struggled off the mound in the first inning Saturday morning.
Allan Dykstra is accustomed to getting heckled about his father.
It’s a time of year for new beginnings, starting a new chapter, choosing our paths wisely and marching boldly into the future.
The city of Las Vegas’ long-envisioned plan to turn Main and Commerce streets downtown into parallel one-way couplets is on track and once the project that is expected to cost at least $34 million is done, a new president will be in the White House, Resorts World Las Vegas will be open on the Strip and students entering high school next fall will be ready for their senior year.
Everyone has heard the restaurant horror stories: The chef dropping a steak on the floor but continuing to cook it anyway, the waiter spitting into food he is about to serve, and employees not washing their hands after a trip to the restroom.
Editor’s Note: Nevada 150 is a yearlong series highlighting the people, places and things that make up the state’s history.
UNLV hit four home runs to beat New Mexico 14-6 and clinch the series victory. The Rebels, who hadn’t homered three times in a game all season until this series, hit seven home runs in two games against the Lobos.
When it comes to its prime-time lineup, CBS has become so conservative it makes that town from “Footloose” seem downright forward thinking.
Simulation labs are used in nursing schools to give students realistic experience in controlled settings. The labs look like hospital rooms and mannequins serve as patients. The high-tech mannequins can simulate speech, breathing, blood pressure, heart rate and other functions.
A Las Vegas restaurant is dropping a George Clooney-backed tequila brand and siding with casino mogul Steve Wynn in the aftermath of a booze-fueled shouting match about Obamacare.
