Americans increasingly favor tougher gun laws by margins that have grown wider after a steady drumbeat of shootings in recent months, but they also are pessimistic that change will happen anytime soon, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.
Even as crowds dwindled to less than 50 percent capacity in the 1,500-seat Encore Theatre, there was a sense jobs were safe because of Steve Wynn’s deep pockets and his personal attachment to the Broadway spectacular he assembled.
Residents from the Topaz, Silverado Village and Viridian apartment complexes slowly emerged from their apartments on Saturday morning out onto West Viking Road, curious to find the source of the loud music. For some, it was a surprise to discover that it was the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
With a 12-year run of NASCAR Sprint Cup victories — from 2003, when Kevin Harvick won from the pole, to 2014, when Jeff Gordon won for the fifth-time — and 16 wins out of 22 races there all time, Chevrolet clearly has been dominant at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
C.J. Watson, former Bishop Gorman and Tennessee star, gets up early to give basketball tips to youngsters at Doolittle Community Center.
U.S. Border Patrol officials say two Canadian teenagers were briefly apprehended after they accidentally crossed the U.S. border into Montana while playing the game “Pokemon Go.”
Former women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm looks to bounce back from her first career loss when she takes on Valentina Shevchenko in the main event of the UFC’S return to the United Center in Chicago. Follow along with our live blog.
One person was injured in a shooting in the southeast valley Saturday morning. Metro officers responded to 1500 Karen Ave. near East Sahara Avenue around 7:40 a.m. to reports of a shooting.
A group of 21 veterans eager to shed their long-term unemployment status graduated Friday from a program designed to do just that.
Micah Roberts, a former Las Vegas sports book director who has been setting NASCAR odds since 1994, analyzes the field for Sunday’s Sprint Cup Combat Wounded Coalition 400 at the Brickyard in Indianapolis.
Voters may soon get to decide whether the sun will shine again for the rooftop solar industry in Nevada. But first rooftop solar advocates must convince the Nevada Supreme Court that a referendum to restore net metering to the more economically viable rate structure in place in 2015 has a legal right to a spot on the Nov. 8 general election ballot.
Gary Trent Jr., ranked by ESPN.com as the nation’s No. 9 basketball recruit, has transferred to Findlay Prep. He is playing this week for a Minnesota team in one of the Las Vegas AAU tournaments.
Two houses were damaged after a fire in Henderson early Saturday morning, according to the Henderson Fire Department.
Clark County is losing out on a chunk of money from its own franchise agreement with Republic Services, the only waste disposal company allowed to collect municipal solid waste from county businesses.
The Blue Devils are favorites to win the NCAA championship at 7-2 odds. UNLV lost its top seven scorers from last season. Duke opened as a 15½-point favorite on Dec. 10.
A local activist filed a police report against a member of U.S. Rep. Joe Heck’s staff claiming she was assaulted while she filmed the congressman leaving an appearance Wednesday morning.
Poet Lee Mallory came to Las Vegas from California hoping to turn on Southern Nevadans to poetry. He’s performed in casinos, bars and coffee houses, believing that in these trying times poetry can mellow people out.
Hillary Clinton introduced running mate Tim Kaine as “a progressive who likes to get things done,” joining the Virginia senator in the crucial battleground state of Florida to help kick off next week’s Democratic National Convention.
A cache of more than 19,000 emails from Democratic party officials, leaked in advance of Hillary Clinton’s nomination at the party’s convention next week in Philadelphia, details the acrimonious split between the Democratic National Committee and Clinton’s former rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Former strongman Mark Philippi says he is back in his element, providing strength and conditioning for wrestling team that has high expectations in Brazil.
At least 80 people were killed and another 231 wounded in the Afghan capital on Saturday, when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-packed clothing among a large crowd of demonstrators, officials and witnesses said.
A cold and exhausted 65-year-old Russian balloonist came back to Earth with a bruising thud in the Australian Outback on Saturday after claiming a new record by flying solo around the world nonstop in 11 days, officials said.
A huge toxic algae bloom in Utah has closed one of the largest freshwater lakes west of the Mississippi River, sickening more than 100 people and leaving farmers scrambling for clean water for days during the hottest part of the year.
The program has a 75-percent success rate, which is better than the typical 50-percent success rate for similar programs across the country, said Chris Petko, a retired Metro lieutenant who now works as a staff member for the program.
“Your home should tell the story of who you are and be a collection of what you love.” — Nate Berkus (1971- ), American interior designer and television personality
Let’s face it, we live in a throwaway society; take, make and waste. We buy, consume and throw things away all day long, every day. Recycling can be a popular green activity we can all practice in our homes.
CarMD annually publishes a list of state-by-state costs for average repairs to a vehicle. It’s a handy list because it gives you a sense of where car repair costs are headed and what the most common problems are going to be.