The Mormon church is addressing the mystery that has long surrounded undergarments worn by its faithful with a new video explaining the practice in-depth while admonishing ridicule from outsiders about what it considers a symbol of Latter-day Saints’ devotion to God.
Cain Velasquez, the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion, injured his right knee during training and has been forced to pull out of a scheduled title defense against Fabricio Werdum in the main event of UFC 180 on Nov. 15 in Mexico City.
Clark County commissioners approved a $250,000 agreement with a local company to continue supplying emergency water for the Spring Mountain Youth Camp.
A high school football coach was fired because of postgame victory celebrations the district superintendent said involved players smashing watermelons and making ape-like sounds.
TRENTON, N.J. — The four major U.S. pro sports leagues and the NCAA on Tuesday again urged a judge to stop the state from allowing legalized sports betting this weekend.
The Clark County Detention Center inmate who claimed he had Ebola over the weekend morning was identified Tuesday by Las Vegas police.
UNR is becoming a West Division contender, just one season after going 4-8. Second-year coach Brian Polian has gone from having his credentials questions to putting himself in Coach of the Year conversations.
A Clark County judge on Tuesday sentenced Michael Alan Lee, 29, to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the slaying of 2-year-old Brodie Aschenbrenner.
A Southern California man who defrauded the IRS of nearly $800,000 in a tax refund scheme was sentenced Tuesday to 21 months in federal prison.
Should he ever attempt to post a $1 million bail, an alleged pimp accused of torturing a prostitute for months must prove he acquired the money legitimately, a Clark County judge ordered Tuesday.
Las Vegas police on Tuesday asked for the public’s help in finding several people who stole from a casino last month.
Clark County commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved medical marijuana regulations for the up-and-coming industry, including taxes that get progressively higher as earnings increase.
Empty, abandoned news racks located off the Strip can now be confiscated, Clark County commissioners decided Tuesday.
NEW YORK — Staples is looking into a potential credit card data breach and has been in touch with law enforcement officials about the issue.
Allison Macfarlane, chairwoman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, said Tuesday she will leave the agency in January, capping a two-year tenure during which she sought to return calm to an agency once split by clashes over Yucca Mountain and other controversies.
Las Vegas police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man connected to Monday’s robbery at Silver Sevens Hotel and Casino.
In a small celebration, Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce executives cut a ribbon for the opening of the 5,000-member business organization’s new home in the Bohman Pavilion of the the Smith Center for the Performing Arts.
A Maine man has been charged with throwing his 3-month-old son down a flight of stairs, causing a skull fracture.
A teenage girl who died after collapsing at a haunted house attraction in Ohio had a pre-existing heart condition, an official said on Tuesday.
The relationship between James and Jodi Joyce began to crumble in the months leading up to her violent death, according to a police report made public Tuesday.
Downtown Project Tuesday morning unveiled a new 44-room, nongaming boutique hotel named Oasis at its Gold Spike property, creating the first hotel in its development portfolio.
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Renée Zellweger, who hasn’t appeared on screen since 2010, appeared in public recently and was nearly unrecognizable.
Nielsen and Adobe Systems Inc announced an alliance on Tuesday that aims to measure the viewership of digital video across all Internet-connected platforms including TVs, smartphones and tablets.
Five key questions as UNLV prepares for Saturday’s football game at Utah State.
The remains of four infants were discovered in a storage locker in the Canadian prairie city of Winnipeg, police said on Tuesday, though they said the number of bodies found was not certain.
BOSTON — Casino companies that have been awarded licenses in Massachusetts donated $4.5 million this month to a group fighting repeal of the state’s casino gambling law, according to campaign finance records.
A trust set up by the late CEO of casino operator Full House Resorts is siding with a group of shareholders looking to remake the board of the Las Vegas-based company.
The NFL has created a Sportsmanship Award that will be voted on by the players and presented to the winner on the eve of the Super Bowl.
Michael Sam, who first made headlines earlier this year as the first openly gay NFL player, as of Tuesday afternoon is no longer an NFL player.
