Sun publisher joins Canadian mining company board

By ED KOMENDA LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

August 1, 2014 - 11:11 am

Brian Greenspun, publisher of the Las Vegas Sun, has joined the board of directors of Canadian mining company Barrick.

The appointment follows the heels of Peter Munk’s resignation and a call from major shareholders for independent expertise on the board. One of two appointments announced Friday, Greenspun joins J. Michael Evans, the former vice chairman of Goldman Sachs.

Greenspun represents the first Nevadan ever appointed to the board, according to an email sent by Barrick Vice President Michael Brown.

Attendees flood into the main entrance during the opening of the Durango hotel-casino high-limi ...

For 50th anniversary, Station investing millions in properties

By Richard N. Velotta / RJ

January 7, 2026 - 6:00 am

More investment is coming to Durango, Green Valley Ranch, Red Rock Resort, Sunset and Palace stations and Seventy Six Taverns as company closes in on 50th anniversary.

Machinery moves about the construction site where a new Albertsons is planned on the 7300 block ...

New grocery store under construction in North Las Vegas

By Eli Segall / RJ

January 7, 2026 - 5:30 am

A supermarket chain with a heavy presence in Southern Nevada plans to open another store.

Jaspal Singh of New York virtually flies a drone in the Antigravity space during the first day ...

AI dominates as CES 2026 opens in Las Vegas

By David Danzis / RJ

January 6, 2026 - 5:31 pm

The emphasis was less on far-off science fiction and more on practical systems designed to improve how people live and work right now.

Elon Musk attends the Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, i ...

Grok AI chatbot faces global backlash over sexualized images of women and children

By Kelvin Chan Associated Press

January 6, 2026 - 2:23 pm

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok is facing a backlash from governments around the world after a recent surge in sexualized images of women and children generated without consent by the artificial intelligence-powered tool.

LEGO chief product and marketing officer and executive vice president Julia Goldin talks as a a ...

The coolest technology from Day 1 of CES 2026

By Shawn Chen and Rio Yamat Associated Press

January 6, 2026 - 2:15 pm

Nvidia, AMD and Intel all had important chip and AI platform announcements on the first day of CES 2026, but all audiences wanted to see more of was Star Wars and Jensen Huang’s little robot buddies.

The Las Vegas Strip skyline, as viewed from the Goodyear blimp in town to provide aerial covera ...

Las Vegas sheds thousands of jobs toward end of year amid tourism slump

By Eli Segall / RJ

January 6, 2026 - 1:37 pm

Nevada’s labor market overall is a “mixed picture,” says a new report.

The Greenlink West transmission line site on Kyle Canyon Road on Aug. 28, 2025, in Las Vegas. O ...

BLM throws another hurdle at $4.2B NV Energy transmission line

By Alan Halaly / RJ

January 6, 2026 - 1:32 pm

Protections for a disappearing, funny-looking bird species are causing the BLM to take a second look at a cross-Nevada transmission line that is costing ratepayers billions.