5 shows to see in Las Vegas

NFL running back Rashad Jennings found his dancing shoes this past spring and ran away with the Mirror Ball on Season 24 of “Dancing With the Stars.”

5 picks for art in Las Vegas

Always something there to remind you. After three Oscars, eight Grammys and more than 50 years of top pop hits, how could it be otherwise?

5 concerts coming to Las Vegas

“Repentless,” the title of Slayer’s most recent record and 12th overall, isn’t really a word, but it underscores the fact that these thrash lifers aren’t big on following the rules

5 picks for a bite to eat in Las Vegas

Few things are more effective at providing relief from Las Vegas’ summer heat than the mojito, whether you’re quaffing one or holding the glass up to your sweaty brow.

 
Coroner says Las Vegas officer’s bullet killed driver in confrontation

A man who died in his truck this week during with a confrontation with Las Vegas police was killed by a bullet fired by an officer, not a self-inflicted gunshot, the Clark County coroner’s office said Friday.

Ex-Las Vegas councilman behind efforts to repeal Nevada tax

Nevada state controller Ron Knecht and former Las Vegas City Councilman Bob Beers want voters to decide if the state’s commerce tax should continue or be repealed.

 
4.3 percent unemployment rate matches a 16-year low

Wage growth in the nation’s economy looks better when compared to a more subdued inflation as the U.S. economy continues to improve, Stephen Miller, UNLV economics professor and director for the Center for Business and Economic Research, said Friday.

 
Gas meter work may have contributed to Minneapolis explosion

Workers may have been moving a gas meter when an explosion tore through a Minneapolis school building this week, killing two people and injuring at least nine others, according to federal investigators.

Transcripts shed light on contentious phone calls by Trump

Transcripts of President Donald Trump’s conversations with the leaders of Mexico and Australia in January offer new details on how the president parried with the leaders over the politics of the border wall and refugee policy — with random asides on such subjects as drug abuse in New Hampshire.

Fire tears through residential Dubai skyscraper for 2nd time

Police in Dubai have reopened the streets around one of the world’s tallest residential skyscrapers after firefighters put out a blaze that erupted early Friday in the high-rise, forcing residents to evacuate in the middle of the night and sending chunks of debris plummeting below.