Voter turn out was bigger than normal as three new city council members were elected in Ferguson, Missouri, on Tuesday — two of them African-Americans.
Dove’s latest ad campaign is asking women to choose beautiful. The beauty product company set up entrances labeled “average” and “beautiful” in cities around the world.
Thieves using heavy cutting equipment and rappelling gear broke into the vault of an esteemed 60-year-old safe deposit company in the heart of London over the past holiday weekend, possibly taking advantage of as many as four days to rifle through an uncounted number of safe deposit boxes.
A scuffle over the guest list has added a last-minute twist to plans by a group of congressmen to visit Yucca Mountain, the once-touted Nevada site for nuclear waste now fenced off and empty after being terminated by President Barack Obama.
There’s awkward, and there’s AWKWARD. The difference between the two, between what can be hysterically funny and what can be cringe-inducingly tedious, is best illustrated by watching the FX comedies “Louie” (10:30 p.m. Thursday) and “The Comedians” (10 p.m. Thursday).
A suburban New York mother who blogged about motherhood was sentenced by a judge to 20 years to life in prison on Wednesday for murdering her young son with a salt overdose so she could bask in social media attention about his mysterious illness.
State gaming regulators have recommended approval of the sale of the 300-room Gold Strike in Jean, south of Las Vegas, to a company owned by the Herbst family.
Nearly 1,000 gang members and associates, including 22 people from the Las Vegas area, have been arrested by federal agents in a nationwide investigation that targeted transnational criminal gangs.
Former professional football lineman Kwame Harris was arrested on charges including assault and driving under the influence after he tried to bite an officer who found him sleeping in a car in San Francisco, police said on Tuesday.
A man was recovering Tuesday after being stabbed by his brother following an argument over the TV remote control, according to San Diego police.
Imax Corporation has renewed its exhibition agreement with Walt Disney Studios, ensuring that its wide screens will host a steady stream of Marvel, Pixar and Lucasfilm productions in the coming years.
A 28-year-old Cashman Middle School teacher appeared in court on Wednesday, less than a week after being arrested on charges of kidnapping and luring a mentally ill child younger than 14 years old for a sexual act.
When Allegiant Air executives and their pilots meet in court Friday for a judge to hear arguments on a temporary restraining order blocking pilots from striking, issues from an earlier case could be revisited that ultimately could lead to a work stoppage.
Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air is launching nonstop round-trip air service to and from Tulsa, Okla., on Wednesday and will begin flights from Tulsa to Clearwater, Fla., and Los Angeles later this year, the company announced Wednesday.
A Georgia middle school teacher is charged with child cruelty after she was accused of putting students in headlocks.
The NFL officially hired Sarah Thomas as the league’s first full-time female official in a groundbreaking announcement Wednesday.
The effort is called Be the Match, but it may as well be called Be the Hero. It asks regular residents to see if their DNA might save the life of another by signing up for the marrow registry. People can sign up at the inaugural Las Vegas Marrowthon, planned April 11 at Bruce Trent Park.
NBA player Chris Copeland of the Indiana Pacers and his wife were stabbed during a dispute outside a New York City nightclub early on Wednesday and hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police and media reports.
You will find female impressionist Frank Marino front and center every Friday during Diana Ross’ current run at The Venetian.
Officials representing some of Nevada’s major industries sat at the witness table in the Assembly Taxation Committee hearing room Tuesday to support an alternative tax measure to fund Gov. Brian Sandoval’s plan to improve public education.
The search for an administrator for the Nevada Taxicab Authority is continuing after state officials have determined that they wouldn’t be able to deliver the names of three vetted applicants for the job.
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Two more underperforming Clark County schools have been given the “turnaround” tag, meaning those campuses will receive extra money and undergo significant staff changes to improve student performance.
He may have logged more than seven successful years as the police union’s leader. He might have put in more than 31 years with Metro, including a dozen with S.W.A.T. But that doesn’t improve Chris Collins’ odds of getting a going-away party from the Police Protective Association’s executive board.
Clark County and other government agencies are increasingly turning toward liability insurance to safeguard against the financial fallout from data breaches.
Sales of single-family homes spiked 37.8 percent month to month, to 2,707 units, the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors said Tuesday. Closings of condos and townhomes soared 33.7 percent, to 651 units.
Hispanics are feeling more positive about their financial situation than in the past.
One important area can dramatically impact the overall look of your home.
Long term management and monitoring of Cushing’s disease is important.
The best meals are those that are healthy for both your family and the Earth.