Former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue is U.S. Republican President-elect Donald Trump’s leading candidate to run the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a senior Trump transition team official said on Monday.
A traditional sushi/sashimi meal often involves grinning across a glass barrier at specially dressed chefs, eagerly anticipating a fresh dish that’s equal parts flavor and decorative charm, and the camaraderie of chatting with dining partners.
The number of fatal crashes in Las Vegas was up 33 percent from 2014 to 2015, and fatalities from accidents were up 31.6 percent. The number has continued to rise since 2012.
A man died Sunday after a family disturbance turned physical in the northwest Las Vegas Valley.
Reno police say they made 13 arrests, including one for indecent exposure, during New Year’s Eve festivities that drew an estimated 15,000 people to the downtown area.
A car chase between police and a person wanted in a robbery resulted in a crash into a residence in downtown Las Vegas early Monday.
Hall of Fame Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is stepping away from the team to have lower back surgery.
As marijuana shops sprout in states that have legalized the drug, they face a critical stumbling block — lack of access to the kind of routine banking services other businesses take for granted.
The New Year’s Six Bowl games wrap up today and first up is the Wisconsin Badgers meeting the Western Michigan Broncos for the Cotton Bowl in Texas.
Experts say that amid mulling over career ambitions, fitness aims and financial aspirations, people often forget that setting and attaining mental health targets could better their quality of life and help them achieve other goals.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans to resume flying rockets next week following an investigation into why one of them burst into flames on a launch pad four months ago, the company said Monday.
The Las Vegas Valley can expect cloudy skies, but no chance of rain, to kick-start the new year.
Nevada’s innovative Youth Legislature program gives students too young to vote the opportunity to set policy and pass laws pertinent to their generation.
A suicide bomber blew up his explosives-laden vehicle Monday in a bustling market area in Baghdad, killing at least 18 people, Iraqi officials said, hours after the arrival of French President Francois Hollande to the country and amid a fierce fight against the Islamic State group.
The Islamic State group on Monday claimed responsibility for the New Year’s attack at a popular Istanbul nightclub that killed 39 people and wounded scores of others.
“You know, if you have something really important, write it out and have it delivered by courier, the old-fashioned way,” Donald Trump told reporters during his annual New Year’s Eve bash. “Because I’ll tell you what: No computer is safe.”
His last presidential vacation behind him, Barack Obama is entering the closing stretch of his presidency, an eleventh-hour push to tie up loose ends and put finishing touches on his legacy before handing the reins to President-elect Donald Trump.
Behind 8101 O’Bannon Drive’s double iron gates lies an unexpected luxurious estate marked in sophistication.
Dick Clark Productions is hitting back against Mariah Carey’s claim it sabotaged her live performance on its “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” special.
On Sunday, while other franchises were scrambling to make the playoffs or improve their postseason standing, the coaching carousel spun wildly in California.
Equipment failure temporarily plunged Palace Station into darkness late Sunday night.
Reader Bob from Las Vegas wants to know why there’s been so much debate on where Interstate 11 should run north into the Las Vegas Valley.
Sunday’s Centennial Classic in Toronto produced a true classic as the Maple Leafs squandered a 4-1 third-period lead but won it in overtime, 5-4, over the Detroit Red Wings as rookie sensation Auston Matthews scored the game-winner.
A once-robust group of bighorn sheep in the River Mountains between Henderson and Boulder City is still suffering the effects of an “insidious” strain of deadly bacteria, though the herd’s numbers improved somewhat over the past year, state wildlife officials said.
On Jan. 1, Nevada joined the likes of Colorado, Oregon, Washington and Alaska in legalizing recreational marijuana for adults as Nevada’s voter-approved measure takes effect.
Lawmakers will swarm to Capitol Hill this week for the 115th Congress where the Republican-led House and Senate are eager to dismantle President Barack Obama’s health care plan and fill a vacant U.S. Supreme Court vacancy.
The big audience singalong? Or the sincere breakdown to float a lyric over a lone piano? With Bruno Mars it’s not a choice. It’s the same song.
When people think of Las Vegas on New Year’s Eve, they think of the Strip. This is a short adventure through North Las Vegas on New Year’s Eve.
Officials at southern Utah’s Zion National Park say they’re being overrun by visitors, even during the usual winter lull.
Aaron Rodgers vs. Eli Manning will headline the NFL’s wild-card weekend. The Green Bay Packers (10-6) will host the N.Y. Giants (11-5) next Sunday while the Lions (9-7) visit Seattle (10-5-1) on Saturday night.