The Confederate battle flag has been lowered from a pole on the grounds of the South Carolina Capitol, ending more than 50 years of the banner flying at the property.
After a week of temperatures cooler than normal, things will start to heat up again by the end of the weekend in Las Vegas.
A small monkey was on the loose at the Memphis Zoo on Friday hours after escaping its enclosure and making a dash for freedom while the zoo was packed with visitors.
As anyone who has heard “Pet Sounds” can tell you, Brian Wilson is an extraordinarily gifted musician with a pithy list of peers. And that particular album is arguably his masterstroke. We caught up with Wilson recently for a quick chat in advance of his show at the Cosmo.
Years after his father died in a rodeo accident while trying to save a youngster on a runaway horse in Tonopah, former Sheriff Ralph Lamb met the boy his dad saved while serving in the Army in Korea.
No matter where you are on the famed Las Vegas Strip, an ice cream treat is within easy reach.
Here are five reasons you must attend Comic Con this year.
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A handful of former champions are still alive in the World Series of Poker’s $10,000 buy-in No-limit Texas Hold ’em World Championship after Day 2C action ended early Friday at the Rio Convention Center.
While it is nice to have a break from the craziness of the school year, many parents worry that their children’s education will go on hold during the fun-filled summer months. Of course, giving your children packets of math, science and English to work on over the break is an easy way to fix this problem. However, this can cause the words “learning” and “education” to form a negative connotation in your child’s mind, making education an evil thing that takes away from the fun and freedom of summer.
Coca-Cola wants everyone to imagine a world without labels. And as an example, the beverage company is dropping its own.
Jason Somerville is a World Series of Poker bracelet winner with almost $4 million in documented career live tournament earnings. Yet it’s his wildly popular Web series titled “Run It Up” that has revolutionized the way millennials are watching and learning poker and made him a mainstream sensation.
Former Assembly Speaker John Oceguera will certainly be seeing a lot of familiar faces on the trail as he campaigns for Congress in the Fourth District.
During a recent speech at the University of Wisconsin, President Barack Obama patted himself on the back for 64 straight months of private sector job growth — “a new record,” he proclaimed — and a total of 12.8 million new jobs.
The NBA Summer League has become an annual must-see affair on the Las Vegas calendar, putting a national spotlight on the city at a slow time of year and just a couple of weeks after the NBA Draft. The tournament-style event is in its 12th year at the Thomas &Mack Center and the adjacent Cox Pavilion, and its growth has been tremendous, going from six teams in 2004 to 24 teams this year.
Chad Mendes isn’t concerned that he took his fight with Conor McGregor on short notice and didn’t have a full training camp. The two will meet Saturday at UFC 189 for the Ultimate Fighting Championship interim featherweight title.
Pope Francis on Thursday urged the downtrodden to change the world economic order, denouncing a “new colonialism” by agencies that impose austerity programs.
Wendy Sloboda’s knack for finding fossil beds got her name immortalized — and has handed science a missing link in dinosaur evolution.
Facebook is updating its preferences to let users see more from their best friends and the family members they like — and less from the odd cousins and obligatory business contacts they loathe.
Buckle up, baby. Volvo Cars debuted a new concept for their luxury, family-friendly vehicles — a swivel child seat built into a console that sits where the front passenger seat would normally be.
More than half a million people downloaded an Android game that stole their Facebook usernames and passwords, according to researchers.
The Las Vegas Monorail Company is celebrating its 10th year of running the monorail, which runs from the MGM Grand hotel-casino to the SLS hotel-casino, with five other stations in between.
The Los Angeles Lakers are in the marquee game on opening day of the NBA Summer League, playing the Minnesota Timberwolves at 5:30 p.m. Friday at the Thomas & Mack Center. The game will feature No. 1 overall pick Karl-Anthony Towns and No. 2 pick D’Angelo Russell, if he signs his rookie contract with the Lakers.
Logan Verrett and three relievers combined on a four-hit shutout, and Alex Castellanos went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run as the 51s capped a PCL sweep over the Salt Lake Bees with a 2-0 win Thursday at Cashman Field. Las Vegas won the first game 6-4.
Bill Murray put on a show for the fans who followed him and pro golfer D.A. Points during their round at the John Deere Classic Pro-Am on Wednesday in Silvis, Illinois.
The San Antonio Spurs were the biggest winners in NBA free agency. LaMarcus Aldridge, a 6-foot-11-inch power forward, is an All-Star coming off arguably his best season with Portland. He averaged 23.4 points and 10.2 rebounds while shooting 35 percent from 3-point range.
C.J. Watson, a former Bishop Gorman High School standout, signed a three-year, $15 million contract Thursday with the Orlando Magic. The 6-foot-2-inch guard is coming off one of his best seasons, having averaged 10.0 points, 3.6 assists and 2.3 rebounds for the Indiana Pacers.