Reel life meets real life when “The Las Vegas Story” — and the Howard Hughes story — share the spotlight at the Nevada State Museum at 4 p.m. Saturday. A screening of the Hughes-produced 1952 movie (starring Victor Mature, Jane Russell and Vincent Price) will be followed by a discussion of Hughes, his anti-Communist stance and the House Un-American Activities Committee.
ATLANTIC CITY — Trump Entertainment Resorts said Thursday it will close the Taj Mahal on Dec. 12 if its main union doesn’t drop an appeal of a court-ordered savings package.
Towering at 7 feet tall and equipped with a crude sense of humor, Mark Weitz’s Halloween spirit shines year-round, performing as the Alien Warrior Comedian at venues, competitions and festivals across the nation.
A Willamette University football player from California has been charged with murder after a 66-year-old man was found dead near an intersection in Salem, Oregon, prosecutors said on Thursday.
The Las Vegas Valley’s more than 600 miles of walking trails are as close to Southern Nevadans as their smartphones.
A Las Vegas gambler who once famously turned $50 into $40 million and then lost it all has been sentenced to three years’ probation for a card-marking scheme that got him arrested at a California casino, a San Diego prosecutor said on Thursday.
Here’s a look at this week’s new movies, “Dumb and Dumber To,” “Beyond the Lights,” “Whiplash,” “Rosewater,” “Saving Christmas” and “Beyond the Farm”:
“Whiplash” is the first Miles Teller movie I’ve seen that didn’t make me want to do the young actor bodily harm.
Police say a Florida man stole a chain saw by sticking it down his pants. Surveillance video from Treasure Coast Lawn Equipment in Port St. Lucie shows the man putting the tool worth more than $600 down his pants on Oct. 28.
Casino giant Caesars Entertainment Corp., attempted to clarify planned cost-saving measures Thursday, saying it will reduce its 68,000-person workforce nationwide by less than 1 percent.
It is now widely reported that President Barack Obama will unilaterally change the nation’s immigration enforcement system next week by granting amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants already in the United States.
President Barack Obama plans to announce an overhaul of U.S. immigration policy through executive action that would shield up to 5 million undocumented immigrants from deportation.
The grand jury decision on whether to indict a white Missouri police officer for fatally shooting an unarmed black teenager is nearing, a lawyer for the family said on Thursday.
A Utah truck driver accused of keeping two women as sex slaves in his semitrailer as he traveled the country had four more victims, federal prosecutors said in court documents.
The Robertsons are heading to the theater. The family, famous for their A&E reality show “Duck Dynasty,” is expanding their brand to a musical in Las Vegas entitled “The Duck Commander Family Musical,” according to the New York Times.
Former Henderson educator and principal Frank Lamping died Nov. 11.
The Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon and Half Marathon is planned for Saturday and Sunday, and roads on and around the four courses will have rolling closures both days.
It used to be that once the Breeders’ Cup was over, things quieted down in the horse racing world. That is not the case this year with a potential start by California Chrome in the Hollywood Derby at Del Mar on Nov. 29.
“All In. All Together.” This is the theme for this year’s UNLV men’s basketball team. With a team full of new players, this seems like a good concept.
Five things to look for when UNLV plays at Brigham Young at 4 p.m. PST Saturday.
Outgoing Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe said on Wednesday that he will pardon his son for a felony drug conviction, local media reported.
Adrian Peterson will meet with the NFL on Monday about possible reinstatement with the Minnesota Vikings.
Only a handful of people were able to speak on a proposal that could make the Massachusetts town of Westminster the first in the nation to ban all sales of tobacco products when boos and shouts from the crowd shut down the public hearing.
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi called for attacks against the rulers of Saudi Arabia in a speech purported to be in his name on Thursday, saying his self-declared caliphate was expanding there and in four other Arab countries.
There are many stories about what possesses one to run a marathon. This one involves deadly flesh-eating bacteria, Jose Canseco, Yasiel Puig, a guy who was burned over 90 percent of his body when the car he was in exploded, and a gigantic helping of human spirit. The indomitable kind of human spirit.
The teacher described by witnesses as a hero for trying to intervene when a student opened fire inside his Washington state high school described a horrifying scene during a 911 call: “Blood is everywhere. I need help. I need help now.”
It’s more important than ever to teach your kids about money and credit to spare them the difficulty of waking up one day and realizing that their finances are spinning out of control.
Sin City Brewing Company is offering discounts on beer for drinkers sporting mustaches through the end of the month. (Women get a discount for “finger ‘staches.”) The company renamed its promotion to draw attention to men’s health issues as MovemBEER.
Southern Cal cornerback Josh Shaw claims to be telling the truth this time about the events leading up to his decision to leap from a third-floor apartment balcony.
A polyp in Boy George’s throat has forced ’80s pop favorite Culture Club to postpone its reunion tour, including a Nov. 22 date at the Palms.
