Eric Rasmussen, an English professor at the University of Nevada, Reno, has spent nearly two decades researching and cataloging all known copies of Shakespeare’s first folio of collected works. So when a small-town library in France needed an expert opinion on a very old document found in the library’s collection, it was Rasmussen who got the call.
So here’s the weirdest thing today. “Queen of Metal” Lita Ford has been shredding loud guitar for four decades, but she still has good hearing, because she has unusually shaped ear holes.
Nearly a month after being struck by a vehicle outside the Clark County Regional Justice Center, Judge Linda Bell has yet to return to the bench, despite initial suggestions that she would return to work within days.
The Las Vegas City Council on Monday extended the deadline to vote on a soccer stadium subsidy deal to Dec. 17.
Comedian Bill Cosby has resigned from the board of trustees of Temple University, his alma mater said in a statement on Monday that comes as the entertainer faces accusations of sexual assault.
Five UNLV women’s volleyball players and its coach earned postseason recognition from the Mountain West on Monday.
Lt. Gov.-elect Mark Hutchison submitted his letter of resignation from his Senate District 6 seat to Gov. Brian Sandoval on Monday, effective as of 5 p.m.
Prosecutors have dropped sexual assault charges against a former owner of a North Las Vegas behavioral health services company, after a jury acquitted his business partner of similar charges.
Attorneys who contend a Texas death row inmate set for execution this week is too mentally ill for execution have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt the punishment.
Band will premiere video for Christmas tune on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”
“House of Cards” season three will debut on Netflix on Feb. 27, the streaming service announced Monday.
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The NFL has told the the players association in a letter that it will consider allowing someone other than commissioner Roger Goodell to impose discipline on players, the Washington Post reported Monday.
Follow the link for preseason information for Mojave flag football.
Veteran gaming executive Dan Lee was named CEO of regional casino operator Full House Resorts Monday, ending a two-month proxy fight for control of the Las Vegas-based company.
Former UNLV coach helps Sycamores post first FCS postseason win in 31 years.
The Green Bay Packers beat the New England Patriots 26-21 in a potential Super Bowl preview on Sunday at Lambeau Field, and Aaron Rodgers bested Tom Brady in the first meeting between the star quarterbacks as starters. Here’s a look back at NFL Week 13.
Massive electronic dance music event expected to sell out in advance.
Americans will soon have a new way to get their Girl Scout Cookie fix as the program launches an online tool allowing its green-clad young members to sell Thin Mints, Samoas and other sweet treats over the Internet.
You can celebrate the 20th anniversary of the rediscovery of Bordeaux’s lost varietal Carmenere in Chile with this impressive wine. The lovely MontGras Reserva Carmenere is a good value.
U.S. President Barack Obama asked Congress on Monday for $263 million for the federal response to the civil rights upheaval in Ferguson, Missouri, and is setting up a task force to study how to improve modern-day policing. The funds would pay for body cameras for police officers to use and expand training for law enforcement in an attempt to build trust in communities such as Ferguson
The National Football League said on Monday it would not discipline the St. Louis Rams players who staged a show of solidarity with people angry about the controversial shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri.
U.S. officials have warned military personnel that Islamic State forces may be planning attacks against them in the United States.
Los Angeles Kings defenseman Slava Voynov has pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of domestic violence against his wife.
A man involved in a Monday morning standoff with Las Vegas police was taken into custody more than three hours after he was pulled over, and after police blocked off businesses because the man had a gun.
A Grand Rapids family is thankful for their safety after police discovered a man with a gun on their roof.
