Angered by videos in which Planned Parenthood officials discussed compensation for providing fetal tissue from abortions, Republicans in Congress are again demanding an end to government funding for the nearly 100-year-old provider of women’s health services.
McCarran International Airport, one of two airports in the world to have slot machines, started out serving a few thousand people in the late 1940s, growing to 1 million in 1959 and now serving over 40 million travelers as one of the busiest airports in the U.S.
A heavy sandstorm swept across parts of the Middle East on Tuesday.
Electric Daisy Carnival, one of the biggest music festivals in North America, is set to return to Las Vegas Motor Speedway next summer. The folks at Insomniac have revealed the dates for the 20th annual edition of the wildy popular dance music event, which is based here in Las Vegas. Whether you live here and are planning on going or if you’re elsewhere and plan to make the trek, you’ll want to set aside the third weekend in June and or at least start requesting your vacation days.
A Kansas jury on Tuesday said a white supremacist who shot three people to death outside two Jewish centers last year should be put to death for the crimes.
The United States warned its citizens on Tuesday of a possible attack by “extremists” against U.S. facilities or interests in South Africa, a rare security alert in a stable democracy seldom associated with Islamist militancy.
It’s been almost eight years since the lifeless body of 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher was found half-dressed on the tile floor of her student apartment in Perugia, Italy.
From 75 people raising $1,000 in 1990 to more than 2,000 people raising more than $170,000 in 2014, the Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of Nevada’s annual 5K has grown to be the organization’s premier fundraiser.
The Las Vegas Harvest Festival Original Art & Craft Show brings artists and craftspeople from across the country, but many of the exhibitors are from right in the Las Vegas Valley’s backyard.
Kevin Hart was in the Cosmopolitan hotel to do stand-up Saturday, and
About 4,500 passengers and crew were stranded in the U.S. Virgin Islands for a second day after an engine fire on board a cruise ship operated by Carnival Corp.
The Discovery Children’s Museum turns 25 on Wednesday — and launches a year-long celebration to commemorate its debut on Sept. 9, 1990.
Caesars Entertainment Corp. will pay fines totaling $9.5 million for violating federal money laundering rules at Caesars Palace, government agencies said Tuesday.
With the sixth season of their reality show, “Sister Wives,” kicking off at 9 p.m. Sunday on TLC, Kody Brown looks back on his family’s move to Las Vegas and some of what he loves about his new home.
Asteroid? Balloon? Space junk? Social media in Thailand lit up Monday morning as commuters posted photos and videos of a mystery fireball that briefly illuminated the Thai capital’s sky.
Secretary of State John Kerry has tapped a former career diplomat as an “email czar” to coordinate the State Department response to the myriad of document requests mostly related to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, which have strained the department’s resources, officials familiar with the appointment tell CNN.
Texas police have launched a criminal investigation into an incident in which two high school football players crashed into a referee from behind during a game, officials said on Tuesday.
Denver-area law enforcement agencies are on alert after someone called the Aurora Police Department’s 911 center and threatened to start shooting officers.
Donald Trump vs. Kanye West: That’s an election battle the real estate mogul is ready for.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said that if he were mayor of New York City, he would bring back the stop-and-frisk program, slamming Mayor Bill de Blasio for the policies he’s implemented.
The classic rock icons, who were slated to make back-to-back appearances at the iHeartRadio Music Festival on Sept. 18 and at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace the following evening, have had to postpone four shows.
Here’s a friendly reminder that Starbucks is changing the recipe of its very popular Pumpkin Spice Latte and … get this … it’s adding real pumpkin.
Bombed the SAT? Not to worry. A growing number of schools — about 850 and counting — no longer require applicants to submit their scores.
The story behind the story of Deflategate and previous off-field entanglements between the NFL and New England Patriots simmered to a boil on Tuesday when ESPN released an investigative report that sheds new light on the allegations.
Baltimore has reached a tentative $6.4 million settlement with the family of Freddie Gray, a black man who died from an injury sustained in police custody, city officials said on Tuesday.
A mother of a toddler in Canada is speaking out after she said a receptionist with no medical training at a clinic glued her son’s eye shut.
When Stephen Colbert’s producers started to plot his premiere episode of “The Late Show,” they wanted a top-tier presidential candidate. But Hillary Clinton’s campaign turned down the show’s offer. The stated reason: Clinton was already in talks with Colbert’s late-night rival Jimmy Fallon.
What would you buy if you fell into a ton of money? That’s an American Dream fantasy question, of course, and for “Pawn Stars'” Rick Harrison, fame money helped procure 30 cars and motorcycles.
Will protests greet Walter Palmer, the American dentist vilified worldwide for killing a prized African lion, when he returns to his Bloomington, Minnesota, practice Tuesday?
Like many who struggle to find student-friendly housing options near the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, recent graduate Drew Brunson once endured tedious commutes that made it difficult to socialize outside class.
