Clark County commissioners on Tuesday approved an ordinance that will put a county-owned system of uniform newsracks in place on the Strip by January.
Star athlete Oscar Pistorius will start a period of psychiatric evaluation at a government institution next week, a judge ruled on Tuesday, postponing his murder trial until June 30.
The Clark County Commission recognized Mike Elgas on Tuesday with a medal and proclaimed May 20, 2014, a day in his honor for saving the life of a Las Vegas police officer.
Microsoft’s new Surface Pro 3 is thinner and faster than previous models with a screen measuring 12 inches diagonally, complete with programs like Adobe Photoshop.
The president surprised a group of young little league players Monday at Washington’s Friendship Park, where a handful of teams were warming up for the big game.
An Alaskan woman struggled to walk two miles along a curvy, hilly trail to find someone to help her after being slashed on her neck, arms and legs by the claws of a brown bear.
A woman in Italy had her Facebook account blocked and an image removed from her profile after the social network said it violated its community’s standards.
After donning a false nose and full beard at a Seattle concert, musician Macklemore has apologized for what was thought to be an anti-Semitic costume, saying, “I respect all cultures and all people.”
An Indianapolis woman who was raped by her husband in her sleep and possibly drugged doesn’t consider the judge’s sentencing of eight year home detention adequate justice.
A Texas couple got quite the surprise earlier this year when they got a random phone call that would allow them to have the wedding they’ve dreamed of for years.
Most people can remember being forced to sit at the table as children until all the food was gone from their plate. As adults, some may still dread eating certain foods because of the experience.
The Las Vegas Wranglers minor league hockey team will skip the 2014-15 season because it does not have a place to play, but will work on finding a permanent venue for the 2015-16 season.
Caesars Entertainment Corp. completed sale Tuesday of Harrah’s New Orleans to Caesars Growth Partners after receiving approval from the Louisiana Gaming Control Board.
Nevada: Come for some shallow fun, stay for the ‘80s hair bands and tattoo removal services.
An elderly man who was struck by a car in Henderson last week while driving a motorized scooter has died.
Las Vegas police have arrested a man they said shot and killed another man in the southeast valley just after midnight Tuesday.
New Jersey wants stricter licensing requirements for companies that handle Internet gambling deposits and payments, in the hope it would make banks more willing to let online bettors use credit cards.
General Motors Co said on Tuesday it is recalling another 2.6 million vehicles globally, raising the number of vehicles it has recalled so far this year to almost 15.4 million.
Wall Street experts have seen the future of Atlantic City — and it has fewer casinos in it.
When multiplatinum country group Rascal Flatts appeared to be lip-synching at this year’s ACM Awards, the trio handled the aftermath with a little honesty and a lot of humor.
Officers responded Tuesday to Fremont at 14th street and found a man with a stab wound. The man was taken to University Medical Center.
Chipotle is asking customers not to bring firearms into its stores after it says gun rights advocates brought military-style assault rifles into one of its Texas restaurants.
Nearly 34 percent of Las Vegas homeowners remain underwater, according to a report Tuesday from online real estate database Zillow.
Check out new CDs out Tuesday: Jolie Holland’s “Wine Dark Sea,” Haley Bonar’s “Last War” and Castle’s “Under Siege.”
A Texas man was sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison for shooting up the downtown Las Vegas bus station in December.
New ideas are hard to come by, but remakes are not. Many successful movies and characters from the past are receiving “reboots.” Here are four iconic roles that have been played by multiple actors.
RECon, a global retail real estate convention underway through Tuesday at the Las Vegas Convention Center, is attracting approximately 33,000 attendees of the retail and real estate industry.
A Northern California mother suspected of attacking a 12-year-old boy she said was bullying her daughter at school may have targeted the wrong child, a sheriff’s official said Monday.
If Nevada voters approve a proposed 2 percent margins tax on business in November, there will be a lot of uncertainty about which companies will be taxed and whether the $750,000 annual revenue raised will really be used to increase education funding, experts said Monday.
“I can out-talk all these (expletive) (expletives), and I’m way more personable than most of them.”