A grand jury in South Carolina indicted a white police officer on Wednesday on a felony charge of firing his weapon into a vehicle while it was occupied, killing an unarmed black man.
Happy National Hamburger Day! Time to celebrate — and maybe do something a little more adventurous than slapping a plain ol’ boring patty on the grill. Here are five recipes to help make the day.
On the heels of reaching a settlement in his lawsuit against Walmart, Tracy Morgan will give his first TV interview, since he was critically injured in a highway crash last June, Monday on “Today.”
The number of people worldwide who don’t get enough to eat has fallen to 795 million, 10 million less than last year, U.N. officials said on Wednesday.
Almost 100 hopefuls lined up Wednesday outside the Blue Man Theater in the Monte Carlo to audition — silently — for a chance to paint their face blue and drum in front of crowds in Las Vegas, Chicago, Boston or Orlando. It is the first audition in Las Vegas in five years.
Charges were filed this week against four cancer charities who allegedly misused millions of dollars of donations. According to the Federal Trade Commission, the suit represents one of the largest legal actions against charity fraud to date.
With the leaps and bounds being made in technology, a robotic future isn’t too far out of reach, especially given the amount of jobs ripe to be replaced by computers. Other jobs require a degree of cleverness and personal interaction computers cannot compete with.
Most of the nation’s airlines are showing a renewed confidence in Las Vegas as a revenue-generating destination, adding seats to the market and boosting passenger visitation to McCarran International Airport in April.
A Delaware jury on Thursday ordered Boston Scientific to pay $100 million to a woman who said she was injured by transvaginal mesh, a device that is the subject of more than 25,000 lawsuits against the company.
The ferocious Blanco River surged into the Perez family’s vacation home, blowing the door off its frame. The torrent of brown water filled the Texas house, creating a whirlpool of chairs and tables.
A Los Angeles official has proposed a novel way to pay for repairs and maintenance of the city’s sometimes cracked, crumbling or buckling sidewalks: shift that responsibility to property owners.
The Nevada Supreme Court has unanimously overturned a $500,000 jury verdict awarded to a Las Vegas man who said a priest groped him at age 13.
Real estate mogul and TV personality Donald Trump, who has been considering a run for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, will make a major announcement on June 16 in New York, New Hampshire television station WMUR reported on Thursday.
Las Vegas, one of the most popular vacation destinations worldwide, is also one of the top places for staycations, according to a ranking by WalletHub, with North Las Vegas almost last on the same list.
A Singapore Airlines Airbus A330-300 with more than 180 passengers on board temporarily lost power to both of its engines as it passed through a storm, the airline has said.
A man drowned on his 21st birthday after attempting to swim across a pond in northern California while carrying a 10-pound rock, the Los Angeles Times reported on Wednesday.
Buying concert tickets these days can be something of an underwhelming experience. At at least the folks at Insomniac, Electric Daisy Carnival’s masterminds, are adding to the intrigue.
KINGMAN, Ariz. — The family of inmate Neil Early who was fatally injured while incarcerated at Arizona State Prison has filed a notice of claim alleging negligence in the death. The initiative requests payment of $7.5 million.
Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors wrapped up the Western Conference Finals Wednesday night with a home win over the Houston Rockets and it was once again time for the league’s MVP to answer questions in the press room. And there was Riley Curry once again in tow.
When you click on “entrees” on the website for Tom’s Urban, there’s a juicy, full-color image of the ribs, complete with detailed description. But when we got to the restaurant there was no sign of them on the menu or anywhere else.
Hundreds of deaths caused by an extreme heat wave in India could have been prevented if authorities followed the example set by Ahmedabad which introduced measures such as cooling spaces to protect citizens from the rising mercury, climate experts said.
The Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday approved casino management company Paragon Gaming to take over operations of Westgate Las Vegas. The takeover will become effective early Monday morning.
Stories of Frank Sinatra and his fondness for food are part of a food demonstration and lunch planned for the restaurant named after him at Encore.
The cost of data breaches is rising for companies around the world as sophisticated thieves target valuable financial and medical records, according to a study released on Wednesday.
A man shot and killed during a fight at a North Las Vegas park Tuesday night was identified by the Clark County coroner’s office as Alika Chappell-Hersh, 21, of Las Vegas.
A panel of experts from government and industry will review how the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration monitors the mental health of commercial pilots and will make recommendations within six months, the agency said Wednesday.
Fifteen Chinese nationals have been charged with developing a fraud scheme in which they paid impostors to take entrance exams, including the SAT, and gained acceptance to elite American colleges and universities, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday.
Mississippi authorities said they have made a ninth arrest in connection with the May 9 shooting deaths of two Hattiesburg police officers.
A semi truck driver is facing DUI charges after a head-on crash with a cab that left six injured, Las Vegas police said Thursday.
Prosecutors could seek the death penalty against an Idaho woman and her brother, who face murder charges in the death of her husband.