March tourism second-best ever with 3.6 million visitors

By all accounts, March was a terrific month for tourism in Las Vegas. In fact, it was the second-best March ever. Yet visitation was down 1.7 percent to 3.6 million people last month.

Local nonprofit lands federal contract to boost immunizations

A local nonprofit has won a federal contract to boost immunizations. The HealthInsight Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization was chosen by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to reduce immunization disparities and improve vaccination rates.

OK Go dazzles, mystifies at Brooklyn Bowl — PHOTOS

Indie rock quartet OK Go played at the Brooklyn Bowl Tuesday night, putting on a spectacular show involving optical illusions and confetti.

Legislators call bill to allow campus tobacco bans hypocritical

Supporters of a bill allowing Nevada college campuses to ban tobacco received blow-back Wednesday from Republicans on an Assembly panel who suggested the move is hypocritical when tobacco taxes help fund higher education.

Browns offer Titans 2-for-1 deal, Titans say no

If the Cleveland Browns want the No. 2 overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft on Thursday, hoping to land Marcus Mariota, a two-for-one won’t get it done.

How the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight got made

Putting together any fight isn’t easy. But getting Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao to agree to finally face each other in the ring was an adventure that involved delicate negotiations, smoothing over egos and compromise.

 
Judge in Etan Patz murder case order jurors to keep trying for a verdict

Jurors in the trial of a former deli worker accused of kidnapping and murdering 6-year-old Etan Patz in New York in 1979 said on Wednesday they could not reach a verdict, but a judge ordered them to keep trying.

Supreme Court appears divided in Okla. lethal injection case

Tensions on the Supreme Court over America’s use of the death penalty boiled over on Wednesday as the justices appeared badly split in a case challenging Oklahoma’s lethal injection method as a breach of the Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

 
4-month-old baby found in rubble after Nepal earthquake — PHOTOS

A 4-month-old baby was rescued from a destroyed building in the town of Bhaktapur at least 22 hours after the earthquake struck Nepal, the newspaper Kathmandu Today reported.

Local recording studio moves to bigger space, adds even bigger talent

Summerlin resident Darren Sher has moved his recording business, The Omnitone Recording Studios, from the northwest valley closer to the Strip. The move came just as he partnered with Los Angeles-based Stampede Music Publishing, whose artists include rapper Snoop Lion (formerly known as Snoop Dogg).

5 things only the rich can afford to rent

In America, it pays to be rich. The wealthiest people in the country can buy pretty much whatever they want, but some choose not to. Instead, they opt to rent items members of the middle class have a hard time affording.

UNLV reschedules two baseball games to afternoon

UNLV announced that it’s switching its final two home baseball games to the afternoon because of lighting repairs at Earl E. Wilson Stadium.

Kids with obese moms have higher risk of ADHD, study shows

Six-year-olds whose mothers were severely obese before pregnancy are more likely to have developmental or emotional problems than kids of healthy-weight moms, according to a new study.

2 accidents jam US 95 in Henderson

Two separate crashes on U.S. Highway 95 near Auto Show Drive in Henderson made for slow going during the Wednesday morning commute.

Pigeon-sized dino comes with bat wings

Scientists in China on Wednesday described one of the weirdest flying creatures ever discovered, a pigeon-size dinosaur with wings like a bat that lived not long before the first birds.

Ford recalls over 591,000 vehicles for 4 different problems

Ford Motor Co said on Wednesday it is recalling more than 591,000 vehicles in North America for four separate problems, including possible broken bolts that could make steering more difficult.

Why it’s important to be yourself at work

Did you know, nearly 75 percent of employed Americans have admitted to covering up at least some part of their personality in the workplace in order to fit in?

5 of the most important fights in Las Vegas history —VIDEO

Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao and Floyd “Money” Mayweather, Jr. are set to square off in the “Fight of the Century” on Saturday, but many historically massive fights have happened in Las Vegas.

Top 15 Christian leaders in America

Newsmax’s annual list of top Christian leaders in America highlights those who spread Christian values most often.

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