A horse bettor from New Jersey won $471,124.50 on a Pick Five bet that he paid 50 cents for on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course.
At 60 you probably plan to be nearing retirement, maybe spending time with grandkids and reflecting on a full life — but odds are, that full life will include at least a short struggle of living in poverty.
Christian Goode traded away the prospects of pandas on the Strip to oversee the reopening of a central California Indian casino that was shut down last fall by federal agents.
Global Cash Access, which provides financial transaction equipment to the casino industry, grew revenue 42 percent in the second quarter to $206.4 million, thanks to its purchase of slot machine maker Multimedia Games at the end of last year.
The National Archives has released more than 350 photos of former President George W. Bush and other top Bush Administration officials from Sept. 11, 2001.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority on Tuesday reported a record June for visitation, despite convention attendance being off by 16.6 percent.
Las Vegas Events, the promoter of the National Finals Rodeo held every December in Las Vegas, has extended its deal with Thomas & Mack Center to hold the popular rodeo event at the arena through 2024.
President Barack Obama said Tuesday that he could win a third term in office if he ran again, but is barred by the Constitution.
A central valley post office’s parking lot was the site of a stabbing early Tuesday, according to Las Vegas police.
While traveling from California for one night in Las Vegas isn’t unheard of at all, not many take the opportunity to make a timelapse of the city.
A Georgia man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison on Tuesday for attempting to support the Islamic State militant group that authorities said he had planned to join before being arrested in Atlanta in 2014, the U.S. Justice Department said.
A poll conducted by CNN/ORC reveals that Americans want Congress to reject the Iran deal while the President’s approval rating remains slightly positive.
A new book by much-loved children’s author Dr. Seuss hit stores on Tuesday, 24 years after his death.
In the new Nick Saban biography, “Saban: The Making of a Coach,” author Monte Burke recounts the Alabama coach giving his players advice on the possible perils of chasing women.
Kris Bryant has already had his share of memorable moments so far in his rookie season for the Chicago Cubs. The Bonanza High School product added to that list Monday night, when he launched a walk-off two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning at Wrigley Field.
The parents of Colorado movie rampage gunman James Holmes are expected to address the punishment phase of his trial on Tuesday and plead for the life of their son, who they say is mentally ill and not to blame for what he did.
Baltimore officials knew that protests could erupt the day of Freddie Gray’s funeral, but were overwhelmed by riots that followed.
Android phones can get infected by merely receiving a picture via text message, according to research published Monday.
The Arizona Cardinals were being hailed as groundbreakers on Tuesday after hiring the National Football League’s first female coach.
The 46 years since Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon have not lessened the sense of wonder of that that moment. But the decades have deteriorated his iconic space suit, which has been locked away in climate-controlled storage.
A prison seamstress pleaded guilty on Tuesday to helping two murderers escape from a maximum security prison in upstate New York last month. Joyce Mitchell, 51, faces up to seven years for her role in the daring breakout by inmates Richard Matt and David Sweat from Clinton Correctional Facility on June 6.
Despite previous reports, there’s still hope for Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s involvement in Netflix’s “Fuller House.”
A mother in Oklahoma said her two young children are in the hospital after they were severely sunburned while in the care of a daycare.
Thank you, Las Vegans, for becoming “Geek Chic” for a day.
Teens are more likely to use electronic cigarettes if their friends and family view them as cool or acceptable, a new study suggests.
La Rue Marche, which opened May 31, is from husband-and-wife team chef Jesus Cibrian and pastry chef Leslie Cibrian. It serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, with menus that encompass dishes from varied cuisines around the world.
A benefit for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation to help in its efforts to find the cause and cure for childhood brain tumors took place July 17 at Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Snow Crab in the Forum Shops at Caesars.
High temperatures may not exactly be on the rise for Las Vegas, but the humidity levels sure will.
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the suspected death of an 8-year-old girl after a body was found in a dumpster in the coastal California city of Santa Cruz, police said.
Florida teens Perry Cohen and Austin Stephanos have been missing since Friday — four days and counting.