Not quite as rare as a dust devil on the Strip, a tornado touched down in the Southern California desert on Tuesday.
Robben Island has served many functions. Most famously, it was the political prison that housed Nelson Mandela, the deceased South African president, for 18 years.
Boxer Manny Pacquiao gets a rematch on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” at 11:35 p.m. tonight on ABC.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. revenues dropped below forecast nearly 25 percent in the first quarter of 2015. The company announced Wednesday its revenue for the quarter, which ended March 31, fell 24.9 percent to $3.01 billion compared with $4.01 billion in the first quarter of 2014, primarily due to softness in Macau.
Oscar-winning actress Sandra Bullock was named the world’s most beautiful woman in 2015 by People magazine on Wednesday and laughed when she heard about the honor.
The public can attend or watch a televised fact-finding review Monday of an October police shooting that killed a man in a desert lot in North Las Vegas.
For extinct creatures like dinosaurs known only from fossils, it is notoriously difficult to differentiate the males from the females of a species because sex distinctions are rarely obvious from the skeletons.
The nationally known political and sports stat guru trashes Sin City’s hockey hopes on his website, but locals say he doesn’t understand Las Vegas.
Would-be U.S. presidential assassin John Hinckley Jr. should be allowed to reside full time away from the mental hospital where he has lived since shooting Ronald Reagan in 1981, his lawyer argued in federal court on Wednesday.
Japanese jeweler Ginza Tanaka unveiled a gold Darth Vader mask on Wednesday, months before the latest film in one of the most popular movie franchises of all time, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”, hits cinema screens in December.
A federal judge on Wednesday gave final approval to a multimillion-dollar settlement in a lawsuit brought by about 5,000 former National Football League players who accused the league of covering up the dangers of concussions.
Yankees recall left-handed reliever after sending him down to minors to give his arm a rest.
Marco Rubio, the youthful Republican presidential hopeful who touts himself as the candidate of his party’s future, has been making moves to court a socially liberal faction of his party that represents gay conservatives.
Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston, projected to be the first overall selection in the 2015 NFL Draft, has possibly cleared up what happened when he received a shoplifting citation last year for taking crab legs from a Tallahassee, Fla., grocery store.
Tony Sanchez delivers a lot of messages. He’s a courier with a whistle, a columnist’s dream for notebook material, a guy who talks about eating elephants one bite at a time and walking into an alley to rumble.
That cute little bunny you bought on impulse for Easter? You might be having second thoughts. A rabbit is a 10-year commitment. It is not a good pet for kids.
The HowRU program was designed to minimize seniors’ risk of living alone by maintaining daily contact with them.
He’s been part of a wildly popular superhero team since its very beginning. But there’s something we never knew about Bobby Drake, aka Ice Man of the X-Men.
A SkyWest Airlines flight made an emergency landing on Wednesday in Buffalo, New York, after a passenger lost consciousness, the airline said.
The Institutes of Medicine says families and individuals can do a lot to prevent mental decline related to aging. Brain health is as influenced by lifestyle choices like exercise and diet as heart health is.
The 4-year-old boy who died Tuesday after being found underwater in a northwest valley pool has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
The six-month shutdown of Runway 7L/25R disrupted air traffic patterns since late October for work to convert the 14,505-foot strip from an asphalt to concrete.
Erich Nowsch, the man charged with fatally shooting 44-year-old mother of four Tammy Meyers, has been indicted in connection with a separate incident that happened just days after the killing.
Several thousand teachers across Washington state are planning a one-day strike on Wednesday to demand higher pay, better benefits and a reduction in class sizes, the state’s largest teachers’ union said.
Marine life seen swimming in unusual places. Water temperatures warmer than they should be. No snow where there should be feet of it. Some scientists are saying “The Blob” could be playing a factor.
In a “Friday Night Lights” parody, comedian Amy Schumer plays wife to a small town’s new high school football coach, who shakes things up with a “no raping” policy.
A woman has died and 23 others were sickened by a suspected botulism outbreak after a potluck lunch at an Ohio church, health officials said on Wednesday.
If there’s one thing Jeb Bush likes about President Barack Obama’s presidency, it’s the continuation of the NSA’s controversial spying program.
A pair of security workers was robbed at gunpoint Monday, and their company is offering up to $25,000 if someone can help Las Vegas police make an arrest.
The Oklahoma City Thunder fired Scott Brooks as head coach on Wednesday after the team missed the playoffs for the first time in six seasons.