Russell Simmons has stepped away from his companies following a second allegation of sexual misconduct, though the Def Jam founder again denied ever being violent.
Here are your Thursday morning headlines.
Visitation fell 4.2 percent to 3.6 million tourists in October, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority reported Thursday, the second steepest year-over-year drop of 2017.
The ALS Association says a man credited as one of the co-founders of the viral “Ice Bucket Challenge” that swept social media in 2014 has died after a yearslong battle with the condition known as Lou Gerhig’s disease. Anthony Senerchia was 46.
The Las Vegas Valley will stay warm and sunny through the weekend before temperatures drop at the start of next week.
The top Democrat in the House on Thursday called on Michigan Rep. John Conyers to resign in the face of multiple accusations of sexual misconduct against the longest-serving member of the House.
Prince Harry’s bride-to-be Meghan Markle might be a princess after all.
After enduring almost two months of fear, a Tampa neighborhood tries to get back to normal after authorities announced the arrest of a suspected serial killer,
Las Vegas police are investigating after a man was shot Thursday morning in the east valley.
Matt Lauer apologized and said he was “soul searching” in a statement read out on NBC’s “Today” show a day after he was fired from his role as co-host of the popular morning show for what the network said was inappropriate sexual behavior.
Tony Hovater, the white nationalist and Nazi sympathizer featured in a controversial New York Times story, said he lost his job and would soon lose his home following a swift backlash over the article.
President Donald Trump initially responded on Twitter to British Prime Minister Theresa May’s criticism of his retweeting of inflammatory anti-Muslim videos from a fringe British political group by directing his message to the wrong Theresa May.
Throngs of tourists and revelers packed midtown Manhattan on a warm night and under tight security to watch the annual lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree.
A German man has come forward as the former Twitter Inc employee who shut down the account of U.S. President Donald Trump for 11 minutes this month on his last day of work at the social network.
In his bid to represent Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District, state Sen. Scott Hammond, R-Las Vegas, wants tax reform, Obamacare repealed and federal legislation encouraging school choice. Hammond made his comments while appearing on Nevada Politics Today.
Sixteen of NASCAR’s best drivers took to the Las Vegas Strip Wednesday to show off their biggest burnouts in the traditional NASCAR Victory Lap.
An initial autopsy examination could take a minimum of two weeks, Dr. Hannes Vogel of Stanford University said.
Bryan Salmond and Steve Carp discuss the status of the Vegas Golden Knights coming off a loss to the Dallas Stars, including what it means going forward with important games coming up, the health of Marc-Andre Fleury as well as the Hockey Fights Cancer night.
Jaden Hardy scored a game-high 29 points and went to the line with his team down by two with 1.5 seconds left. He hit all three free throws to give the Cougars a 59-58 victory over visiting Centennial.
Police in California are investigating after someone broke into the Beverly Hills home of boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Ahead of The Ultimate Fighter season 26 Finale taking place on Dec. 1, several fighters competing on the card, including the two women involved in the UFC’s first flyweight title fight, spoke at a media day in Las Vegas.
Ryann Reese caught two touchdown passes from Nicole Valle, and teammate Nikki Meleo ran for 153 yards on 16 carries to help Boulder Citys flag football team earn a 20-0 home win over Liberty on Wednesday.
Noah Taitz scored a game-high 26 points to help Bishop Gorman’s boys basketball team to a 72-47 victory over Galena in the Gaels’ season debut Wednesday in the Wild West Shootout in Reno.
A day after convicting a Las Vegas man in the April 2012 rape and murder of a mother and daughter, the all-women jury had another decision: whether or not to spare the 27-year-old his life.
A UNLV student was hit by a suspected drunken driver Wednesday while walking on campus, police said.
Sierra Vista’s Anthony Cordero won by pin at 285 pounds on Wednesday to clinch a 40-36 win over visiting Cimarron-Memorial.
Kayla Harris had 17 points and nine assists Tuesday as Spring Valley’s girls basketball team earned a 61-59 overtime win over IMG Academy (Florida) in the Sweet 16 Tournament in La Jolla, California.
Las Vegan Roxanne Modafferi has wanted to fight Barb Honchak since the moment she lost their first bout in 2011, but the rematch isn’t quite under ideal circumstances.
I guess the $3.5 billion Walmart paid in federal income taxes (not counting foreign and state/local taxes) at a 30.3 percent effective tax rate in 2016 just wasn’t enough to satiate the spending and taxing demons in liberals.
The ones who need tech support the most are those of any age who don’t use computers in their daily jobs.