A Mississippi man who pleaded guilty to sending letters dusted with the poison ricin to President Barack Obama and other officials was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison.
More than a half-million computers in over 100 countries were infected by sophisticated malware — BlackShades — that lets cybercriminals remotely hijack a computer and its webcam, authorities said as charges were announced Monday against nearly 100 people worldwide.
A New Jersey EMT is getting some love, and hate, for voguing to a Rihanna song while driving an ambulance.
A young boy sitting front row at the Toronto Blue Jays-Texas Rangers game on Saturday pulled a foul ball switcheroo. And it was all caught on video.
A man died and a boy nearly drowned in separate weekend incidents — which included at least 15 rescues on Sunday — at Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
In a landmark case alleging international economic spying, the United States announced on Monday unprecedented cyber espionage charges against five Chinese military officials accused of hacking into U.S. companies to gain trade secrets.
Da “Yoopers” up dere in da U.P., Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, have hit it big with inclusion of their nickname in Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary and the company’s free online database.
A selfie from a San Marcos, Calif., firefighter to let his wife and kids know he was OK has turned into an outpouring of support for the work firefighters do.
Mesquite, Las Vegas’ neighbor 80 miles to the northeast, has a new mayor. The City Council picked one of its own, Councilman Allan Litman, to finish the remaining two-and-a-half years of ex-Mayor Mark Wier’s term.
Experienced defense lawyers are mounting a campaign to move the upcoming federal trial of urologist Michael S. Kaplan out of Las Vegas. At issue is the mass of publicity in the civil and criminal cases of another physician, Dipak Desai.
Southwest Airlines will have four daily nonstop round trips between Las Vegas and Dallas by early November as the airline takes advantage of restrictions of the Wright Amendment coming to an end.
A time-lapse video posted to YouTube shows a supercell thunderstorm in Wyoming on Sunday night take form. And it’s crazy.
A former student called in bomb threats to a Quinnipiac University’s commencement in Connecticut in a bid keep her family from learning that she wasn’t graduating despite taking money for her education, according to police.
There are a slew of ’80s films out there that we as movie lovers consider classics, and for good reason. But as much as we love these movies they may not be quite as appropriate for kids as we remember.
A Utah teenager died in a single-vehicle crash late Saturday in a rural area of northern Arizona.
Goodbyes from a grieving family that lost its 42-year-old mother just days before Mother’s Day turned into unexpected help and funds for a funeral.
One person was killed Sunday in a helicopter crash at Grand Canyon. The pilot of the helicopter, the only occupant, was killed about 4 p.m. when the Eurocopter AS350 helicopter rolled onto its side at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, FAA spokesman Ian Gregor said.
The Clark County coroner’s office has identified the man shot in Thursday night’s shooting at the Palms.
While the U.S. economy has improved since the Great Recession ended five years ago, part-time and “contract” workers are filling many of the new jobs. Contract workers made up less than half of one percent of all U.S. employment in the 1980s but now account for 2.3 percent.
With voter registration closing Tuesday and early voting beginning Saturday, candidates in tough primary battles are working overtime to win support ahead of the June 10 election.
California Chrome can breathe easy — he’s allowed to wear a nasal strip when he goes for the Triple Crown in the Belmont Stakes.
The sting of fee increases to help balance the City of Las Vegas fiscal 2015 budget is upsetting people involved with youth and adult sports.
A city employee with a base salary of $71,000 who was paid for callback and overtime totaling $102,155 in 2011 and 2012 has sparked a reorganization of the Las Vegas Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services Department.
A state panel has effectively killed a bid to name a Lake Tahoe cove for Mark Twain, citing opposition from a tribe that says he held racist views on Native Americans.
AT&T says it views its planned $48.5 billion purchase of DirecTV as a way to help redefine the video entertainment industry, giving it opportunities to bundle services and tap into growing Latin American markets.
A man is in critical condition after a moped accident in North Las Vegas Monday.
Uber is either the greatest transportation innovation of the decade or one of the biggest dangers the riding public has ever encountered. The San Francisco-based company operates in 111 cities worldwide, but has yet to establish itself in Las Vegas.
Pamela Anderson has previously talked about being a survivor of rape, but in an emotional speech for her new charity, she credits animals with helping her survive years of abuse at the hands of others.