The U.S. Treasury Department’s anti-money laundering unit may soon ask casinos to be on the lookout for illegal sports wagers flowing into the U.S. financial system, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
Caesars Entertainment Corp. and and an affiliate, Caesars Acquisition Co., on Monday announced a plan to merge in an all-stock transaction.
A woman says she pleaded, “please stop, no,” as Florida State University quarterback Jameis Winston allegedly raped her, according to transcripts from a university hearing released on Monday by her attorneys after he was cleared in the proceeding.
An Oklahoma school board has fired a math teacher and yearbook instructor after she went on a candy run with 11 students, including two locked in the trunk of her car.
The four-team College Football Playoff is getting all of the attention. Just don’t tell the Memphis Tigers or the Brigham Young Cougars. Both teams put on a terrific show Monday in the inaugural Miami Beach Bowl at Marlins Park.
Assembly Speaker designate John Hambrick, R-Las Vegas, said ousted Taxation Chairwoman Michele Fiore may be preparing legal action against him after he took her out of her leadership positions last week.
The NFL suspended Detroit Lions center Dominic Raiola for the season finale for a stomping incident during Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears.
A white Milwaukee police officer fired after fatally shooting a mentally ill black man in April won’t face criminal charges, the county’s top prosecutor said Monday, while the U.S. attorney said hours later that there will be a federal investigation of the case.
Colorado defensive coordinator Kent Baer took the same job at UNLV under new coach Tony Sanchez. Baer also will coach linebackers. The Rebels also hired Andy LaRussa from Colorado to coach safeties and be the special teams coordinator.
A pedestrian was hospitalized Monday after being struck by a car on Sahara Avenue near Valley View Boulevard, Las Vegas police said.
We all know tourism is the lifeblood of the Las Vegas economy. But how much do you really know about the city’s visitors?
Michael Feinstein’s New Year’s Eve with special guests Laura Osnes and Jessica Sanchez is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 31 at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, 361 Symphony Park Ave. Tickets are $49 to $199. Visit thesmithcenter.com or call 702-749-2012.
The man struck and killed by a vehicle while crossing a street with a child Sunday in North Las Vegas has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
New documents detailing sexual assault allegations against former San Francisco 49er Ray McDonald show that a woman claims the attack happened at his home after they drank together and she injured her head in a fall near the player’s swimming pool.
North Korea experienced sweeping and progressively worse Internet outages extending into Monday, with one computer expert saying the country’s online access is “totally down.”
A Las Vegas judge ruled Monday that prosecutors had enough evidence against a 30-year-old man charged with murder in a road rage shooting last month to take the case to a jury.
An 81-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle rollover crash Monday morning.
Johnny Manziel’s rookie season is over for the Browns, who may have to start rookie Connor Shaw in the season finale.
Out with the old and in with the new. 2015 is on the horizon and Netflix is about to add a whole new batch of digital delights.
A rancher who thought shooting, dismembering and incinerating a cow was the best option to remove the cow from a Utah slot canyon found out that maybe there was a better way.
Author Juergen Todenhoefer’s journey was a tough one: dangerous, but also eye-opening. Todenhoefer managed to visit the mosque there where the leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Bagdadi, gave his only public address. And he saw the realities of daily life under ISIS.
Jim Harbaugh has kept quiet about the speculation surrounding his future for nearly a year, so he has no plans to participate now as he begins what could be his final week coaching the San Francisco 49ers.
About 400 people live on Mt. Charleston year around. Check out their digs.
WASHINGTON — U.S. home resales tumbled to a six-month low in November after two straight months of strong increases, underscoring the uneven nature of the housing market recovery.
Although they had to wake up early to walk a chilly 2½ miles in the rain on Thanksgiving, Foothill High School’s marching band had much to be thankful for.
A man with a high-powered rifle was killed by police near Atlanta early on Monday after a tense four-hour standoff during which he fired at officers and neighbors, a police spokesman said.
Joe Cocker, the British singer who had numerous hits in the 1970s and ’80s including a barrel-throated rendition of “With a Little Help From My Friends,” has died, according to BBC News. He was 70.
U.S. officers shot a Canadian man who walked toward a border inspection booth waving what they said looked like a handgun early Sunday.