Republicans won Senate confirmation of President Donald Trump’s choice for health secretary early Friday in the testy chamber’s fourth consecutive brawl over Cabinet picks.
The mother of an 11-year-old middle schooler killed in a garbage truck accident Wednesday remembered her daughter, Jazmin Honorato España, as a kind, smart girl who wanted to become a teacher one day.
Martell Williams scored a team-high 19 points as Silverado’s boys basketball team clinched the Southeast League’s No. 4 seed with a 64-61 overtime win at Green Valley on Thursday.
The Service Training Education and Preparation for Veterans Act would align Labor Department grants for community colleges with local veteran labor markets.
Casey Proctor scored 12 points on Thursday night to lead the Faith Lutheran girls basketball team to a 42-26 road victory over Legacy.
Gold Butte became a national monument by presidential decree late last year, but the matter is far from settled to some residents of northeastern Clark County.
Alyssa Karpinski hauled in a 5-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Tiarra Del Rosario with 30 seconds remaining Thursday to help Cimarron-Memorial’s flag football team clinch the Northwest League title with a 21-18 victory over host Centennial.
Despite never winning a team state title in bowling, the girls Spring Valley bowling team could be the favorite to take home the title Friday afternoon.
President Donald Trump has reaffirmed America’s long-standing “one China” policy in a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, potentially alleviating concerns about a major shift in Washington’s relations with Beijing.
Records released by the Clark County School District on Wednesday portray Kevin Child as an arrogant and intimidating trustee, but the 23 heavily redacted pages raise even more questions about the scope of Child’s actions — and when officials first knew his behavior in schools was a problem.
U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz was met by frequent, deafening boos at a Thursday town hall as constituents grilled him on everything from investigating President Donald Trump’s tax returns to Planned Parenthood.
The parties are private organizations that have a right to control their own nominating procedures.
Barack Obama was wrong to publicly call out the high court. Mr. Trump’s tweets about the Robart ruling were similarly ill-conceived.
“The Cohabitation Go-Round” offers some hints about whether we can write off all the benefits of marriage to selection effects, or whether we might have to accept that marriage itself makes some difference in outcomes.
If the first legislative skirmish over Education Savings Accounts is any indication, compromise on the controversial reform is a long way off.
If an educated person cannot pass these rather straight-forward, relatively easy exams, she shouldn’t be inside of a classroom.
Betsy DeVos has devoted her life advocating for school choice for poor inner city black and Hispanic kids. The irony is that this trifecta of senators choose teacher union money over these poor kids.
How many tourists from the seven Muslim countries that are subject to the president’s temporarily ban actually come to Las Vegas and impact our economy?
When trophy hunting and outfitting guides pit hounds against bears, what message are we sending to our kids?
A three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals asserted its authority when it refused to reinstate the travel ban and lift a stay imposed by Seattle Judge James Robart, whom Trump had dismissed as a “so-called judge.”
The Las Vegas High and Arbor View boys bowling teams moved one step closer to the ultimate prize by capturing region titles on Thursday at The Orleans.
Bed Bath & Beyond is closer to moving a North Las Vegas warehouse operation into a logistics center under construction.
Former Las Vegas Township Constable John Bonaventura was arrested Thursday, a day after being indicted on theft and wiretapping charges.
Oakland Raiders President Marc Badain apologized Thursday for the public uproar created by a proposed lease agreement that restricted UNLV’s use of a 65,000 seat stadium in Las Vegas that the team hopes will be its next home.
Grey Gardens, the Hamptons home once owned by eccentric relatives of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, is for sale. It was featured in a documentary, HBO movie and Broadway musical.
The Golden Knights have former New York Islanders coach Jack Capuano on their short list and also have looked at contacting former Boston Bruins coach Claude Julien, who was fired Tuesday.
Las Vegas Municipal Court Judge Susan Roger will retain her seat because no challengers emerged for the spring municipal elections.
Democratic lawmakers, including Rep. Titus of Nevada, express concerns that President Trump could provoke unpredictable Kim Jong-un.
Meraki Greek Grill on Rainbow Boulevard at Tropicana had a soft opening on Wednesday night, then was burglarized overnight. It’s set to reopen Friday.
