Adults only get flu twice a decade on average, scientists have found, suggesting that most of the coughs and colds that keep millions of people off work every year are down to other bugs.
The U.S. Senate failed on Wednesday to override President Barack Obama’s veto of legislation approving the Keystone XL oil pipeline, leaving the controversial project to await an administration decision on whether to permit or deny it.
A proposal to change Nevada’s overtime law was touted Wednesday by employers as a way to give businesses and workers more flexibility, but critics said it would subject employees to long hours without adequate compensation and jeopardize workplace safety.
French police will track down and arrest the operators of drone aircraft seen flying illegally on several nights over sensitive sites in Paris and above nuclear power plants, a government spokesman said on Wednesday.
Marvel has released the final trailer for its next installment in the “Avengers” franchise, “The Avengers: Age of Ultron,” set to bow May 1.
A Georgia police officer was killed in a shootout with a suspect in suburban Atlanta early on Wednesday, authorities said.
The Justice Department formally closed its investigation of Ferguson Police officer Darren Wilson, declining to bring criminal charges for the killing of Michael Brown.
The woman who was found dead in the street near the Stratosphere in January died from drug intoxication, the Clark County coroner’s office said Wednesday morning.
McDonald’s Corp’s U.S. restaurants will gradually stop buying chicken raised with antibiotics vital to fighting human infections, the most aggressive step by a major food company to force chicken producers to change practices in the fight against dangerous “superbugs.”
Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer and general manager Rick Spielman are scheduled to fly to Houston on Wednesday to meet with running back Adrian Peterson about his future with the team, according to reports.
Clark County commissioners on Wednesday delayed making any decisions on revoking the permit of a 46-lion facility that has more animals than allowed, but both sides are still working on a compromise for the Lion Habitat Ranch that also has a giraffe, emus and ostriches.
A Nevada high school for troubled boys had its fourth riot on Saturday in only four months. The riot at the Yerington facility left two buildings, a school maintenance building and laundry storage area, with significant fire damage, said Mason Valley Fire Chief Scott Draper.
A federal judge has issued an order allowing Dr. Dipak Desai to plead guilty in Reno to a health care fraud conspiracy stemming from the 2007 hepatitis C outbreak.
Recent comments by New York Knicks president Phil Jackson reportedly cost his team some money. According to a Yahoo Sports report Tuesday night, the NBA fined the Knicks an undisclosed amount in response to Jackson’s remarks after he watched Ohio State play Nebraska on Thursday in Columbus, Ohio.
The inventor of K-Cups regrets that he ever invented them. “I feel bad sometimes that I ever did it,” John Sylvan told The Atlantic in an interview.
Alison Michelle Ernst, the Phoenix woman charged with throwing a shoe at Hillary Clinton during a speech in Las Vegas, has been sentenced to one year of supervised release.
University of Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh stopped and assisted two drivers in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Tuesday, following a serious crash on Interstate 94.
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Police say a medical episode may have caused a four-vehicle accident Tuesday night that left one person dead.
Frustration is something DMV front-line employees and their customers have in common these days. Technological changes intended to speed the process of registering vehicles and renewing licenses continue to bog it down.
There’s more palace intrigue involving Elaine Wynn’s removal from the board of directors of Wynn Resorts Ltd. Her brother, Michael Pascal, a longtime executive host for Steve Wynn’s properties, no longer works for the company.
Clark County is considering shutting down Lion Habitat Ranch, citing zoning violations and safety concerns. It says the only exotic animals that should be on the property are lions.
Venerable B-52 bombers and T-38 Talon trainer jets thundered through cloudy, gray skies over Nellis Air Force Base on Tuesday for this year’s second Red Flag air combat exercise.
When the sirens are screeching and the bright red and white lights are flashing on emergency vehicles, drivers react in different ways. Some panic and slam on their brakes, while others speed up to try to pass the ambulance.
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How we perceive the phrase ‘like a girl’ is changing across the country.
GTECH Holdings is paying $6.4 billion to acquire International Game Technology, but the Italy-based lottery giant is taking on more than just “Wheel of Fortune” and the company’s other slot machine titles and products. GTECH wants the name IGT.
Nevada slot machine route operator Century Gaming Technologies doesn’t own the bars, taverns, restaurants or convenience stores where it manages more than 3,000 games. It’s a somewhat unusual — but successful — strategy for the state’s second-largest route company.
The Nevada Legislature is just one month into its regular session, and the “Worst Bill of 2015” competition has been settled.