A Florida man accused of shooting his wife and posting an image of her lifeless body on Facebook was acting in self-defense, his lawyer plans to argue at the start of his Miami murder trial on Tuesday.
In the latest development of the Riviera demolition, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board on Tuesday approved a $475,000 contract with a Las Vegas architectural firm to develop the bid documents for the demolition and site improvements.
Five burning questions as UNLV’s football team prepares to play at Colorado State at 4 p.m. PST Saturday.
Former Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle was suspended for four games by the NFL on Tuesday under the league’s personal conduct policy.
England-based adventurer James Kingston is making a lot of palms sweat across the world after filming himself climbing up the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Desert Inn Road has reopened in both directions near Maryland Parkway after a car crashed into a house in the area Tuesday morning, police said.
Fewer homebuyers in Las Vegas are paying cash, and homes that are underwater are a continuing smaller percentage of the Southern Nevada market.
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck will be sidelined for two to six weeks after suffering abdominal injuries during Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos.
While many homes will likely soon be full of family and friends celebrating the holidays, Pizza Hut has introduced the “Triple Treat Box” to make sure just as many bellies are full, too.
The Senate on Tuesday passed and will send to the White House a broad defense policy bill that would block the president from bringing terrorism suspects held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States.
Much like prime-time game shows and singing contests, U.S. television is copying yet another curious European phenomenon: slow TV.
J.T. Barrett, the starting quarterback for the undefeated Ohio State University Buckeyes, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to driving a vehicle while impaired, after being stopped by police last month at a checkpoint.
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc said it would reopen all 43 restaurants in Seattle and Portland after health officials found no evidence of E. coli bacteria at those outlets.
A southwest valley elementary school was briefly evacuated while fire crews investigated the smell of smoke, officials say.
“Ridesharing” has become a buzzword these days. But the majority of “ridesharing” startups are essentially offering alternatives to taxis — users aren’t actually sharing rides. A French startup called BlaBlaCar is an exception.
It is no surprise that patients who are on a wait list for an organ transplant — generally in dire health — would want to have their names on wait lists at as many transplant centers as possible.
I don’t usually confuse all that easily — especially when the subject at hand is food-related — but I sure am confused about Phat Phrank’s.
The Justice Department said on Tuesday there is insufficient evidence to pursue federal criminal civil rights charges against a former Milwaukee police officer in the death of an unarmed black man.
Colorado Rockies shortstop Jose Reyes was arrested on Halloween night after being accused of grabbing his wife by the throat and shoving her into a sliding glass door.
For the past six years, guitar god Tom Morello would be on tour with Rage Against the Machine or Bruce Springsteen, and afterward he would wander into a local rock bar and wonder where all the rock music was.
A 31-year-old man killed after the SUV he was riding in crashed into a parked truck Monday has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
Tryst nightclub shut down after its last bit of business Saturday night and in its place, come April 28, will be club Intrigue.
Investigators said a Lake Havasu City, Ariz., woman took her own life after a police pursuit on U.S. Highway 93.
Friday’s boxing card at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center has been canceled, the Nevada Athletic Commission officials said Tuesday.
It might seem innocuous, but the glare from the computer screen or cellphone might be getting between people and a good night’s sleep.
President Barack Obama’s stance on LGBT issues has landed him on the cover of OUT magazine’s OUT100 issue as “Ally of the Year.”
A South Carolina college police officer shot and killed a suspected car thief on campus late Monday, triggering a lockdown at the school, police said.
A Phoenix police officer has been arrested for the second time in three days, ABC 15 reports.