Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt scored a real attention-grabber in January, signing the state onto a lawsuit challenging President Barack Obama’s executive actions on immigration. On Tuesday morning outside the Sawyer Building, our activist attorney general received more attention.
UPS has agreed to pay $25 million to settle some allegations that it submitted false claims to the U.S. government in an attempt to hide late deliveries, according court documents unsealed on Tuesday and released by the U.S. Department of Justice.
The Los Angeles City Council voted on Tuesday to increase the minimum wage in the nation’s second-largest city to $15 an hour by 2020 from the current $9, in a victory for labor and community groups that have pushed for similar pay hikes in several U.S. municipalities.
Victims of childhood bullying are more likely to be overweight or obese as adults and have a higher risk of developing heart disease, diabetes and other illnesses, according to a study by British psychiatrists.
As the Nevada Legislature wraps up its 2015 regular session, state lawmakers will be addressing several issues important to homeowners and the local housing market.
In a rare demonstration of bipartisanship, majorities of both Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives have voted in favor of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act, which allows Congress to review a final agreement with Iran. The bill is headed to President Barack Obama’s desk.
Nevada’s beleaguered homeowners who are still in danger of foreclosure despite rising home values will get some good news from the Nevada Legislature this week.
The restaurant also serves baked pastas, design-your-own pastas and other Italian dishes.
A pipeline leaked about 21,000 gallons of crude oil near a beach in California, authorities said, creating a dark sheen that stretched for miles.
Japanese air bag manufacturer Takata Corp is doubling a recall of potentially deadly air bags to nearly 34 million vehicles, making it the largest automotive recall in American history, U.S. safety regulators said on Tuesday.
Things were a little quieter Tuesday in Waco, Texas. Fewer motorcycles roamed streets around the city where, two days earlier, a brawl-turned-shootout involving rival biker gangs left nine dead. But there’s the very real prospect of more bloodshed.
Guards at High Desert State Prison may start using nonlethal, rubber shotgun rounds. The proposal came up Tuesday during a Board of State Prison Commissioners meeting in Carson City that was teleconferenced to Las Vegas.
A lot of wining and dining was all it took to persuade Charles Barkley to renew his contract with TNT through the 2024-25 NBA season.
Like most college sports in this era of the BCS and now playoff football, the national championship for men’s golf is more about generating fan interest than fretting over what might be the most demanding test for its participants. It’s all about the number of eyeballs watching. Just ask UNLV coach Dwaine Knight.
If you have any variation of the words “ham” or “burger” in your name, you can get a free burger between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. May 28 — National Hamburger Day — at any of the Remedy’s/Elixir/Distill restaurants in the valley.
Adnan Syed, the convicted murderer at the heart of the hugely popular podcast “Serial,” caught a big break in his fight for a new trial.
Like him or not, Kevin Garnett, who turned 39 on Tuesday, is one of the greatest trash talkers in NBA history.
After a brutal winter for much of the country, Americans might be ready to get away. But one part of traveling isn’t very relaxing: delays.
Duane Below pitched a four-hitter to lead the 51s to a 2-0 victory at the Tacoma Rainiers on Tuesday in a Pacific Coast League game. Travis Taijeron hit a solo home run in the second inning, and Las Vegas scored an unearned run in the seventh.
American parents want their children to have unique names — but not just so they’re the only one in their class.
The Southern Nevada Baseball Coaches Association will be holding a pair of all-star games Wednesday at the College of Southern Nevada.
Henderson approved a new contract for police officers Tuesday that will cost the city an extra $616,000 this year and $1.2 million next year. Under an agreement OK’d unanimously by the City Council, officers will retroactively get 1.5 percent raises starting July 1, 2014, and they’ll get another 2.5 percent raise on July 1 of this year.
Former longtime Clark County Clerk Loretta Bowman Hunt, whose preparation of a marriage certificate for crooner Bing Crosby and Kathryn Grant led to an appearance on the TV program “What’s My Line?” has died at age 96.
UNLV opens play in the Mountain West baseball tournament in Reno hoping to overcome a disappointing regular season. The Rebels will meet San Jose State in the play-in game at 11 a.m. Wednesday.
What kind of a man steals a home run ball from a defenseless little old lady? Well, a Philadelphia Phillies fan named Jim Bergen who was called a “dog” by the victim, that’s who.
Prosecutors plan to file additional child molestation charges against a North Las Vegas elementary school teacher after detectives interviewed six more students who claimed the suspect touched them inappropriately.
Las Vegas police and federal agents arrested 10 people and seized drugs over the weekend at Hempcon, a marijuana education convention at the Cashman Center.
Arkansas State has asked UNLV to move its 2017 football game at Sam Boyd Stadium back two years. The Rebels are considering the request.
College of Southern Nevada’s commencement ceremony on Monday night was a record-breaker. The college had 3,326 students eligible for diplomas, and expected to convey 3,578 degrees and certificates.
