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JACKIE EVANCHO JOINS DAVID FOSTER FOR MANDALAY BAY PERFORMANCE

December 30, 2011 - 10:31 am

Eleven-year-old classical singer Jackie Evancho was a special guest at the David Foster & Friends concert Thursday night at Mandalay Bay. Evancho gained popularity on the fifth season of "America's Got Talent" in 2010. She is the youngest top-10 debut artist in history. Foster has discovered such talent as Michael Buble and Josh Groban and has won 16 Grammys for his writing and producing. (Photo courtesy of Erik Kabik/ Retna/ erikkabik.com).

The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

DMV announces service to report vehicles with no registration

By Kevin J. Barr / RJ

October 10, 2025 - 7:52 pm

The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles has launched a new tool that allows residents to report vehicles with expired, invalid, or missing registrations.

Bari Weiss attends Book Club Event With Peggy Noonan on Nov. 19, 2024, in New York City. (Noam ...

SAUNDERS: Bari Weiss is a journalism success story. Thank media’s liberal bias

By Debra J. Saunders / RJ

October 10, 2025 - 4:24 pm

CBS News has a new editor-in-chief. She’s a disruptor at an institution that desperately needs balance and change.

Qatari Defense Minister Sheikh Saoud Al Thani, left, signs an agreement with Secretary of War P ...

Qatari armed forces facility to be built in Idaho, Defense secretary says

By Alex Brizee The Idaho Statesman

October 10, 2025 - 2:14 pm

Pete Hegseth said that it’s “just another example of our partnership,” while seated next to the Qatari Minister of Defense Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.

A trader looks at financial information on his computer on the floor at the New York Stock Exch ...

Wall Street drops to its worst day since April after Trump’s threats of tariffs shatter its calm

By Stan Choe The Associated Press

October 10, 2025 - 1:24 pm

The S&P 500 sank 2.7% in its worst day since April. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 878 points, or 1.9%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 3.6%.

Smoke fills the air as debris covers the ground and vehicles after a powerful blast ripped thro ...

Blast at a Tennessee explosives plant leaves 19 people missing and feared dead, sheriff says

By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press

October 10, 2025 - 2:20 pm

Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis said the blast at Accurate Energetic Systems, which supplies the military, was one of worst scenes he’s ever seen.

The Mega Solar Array property owned by Invenergy is seen on Jan. 9, 2023, outside of Las Vegas. ...

Feds cancel review of Vegas-sized solar farm in Nevada desert

By Alan Halaly / RJ

October 10, 2025 - 1:57 pm

Plans to build a major solar farm slated for the Nevada desert appear to have been canceled as federal officials shift priorities surrounding the nation’s energy generation.

Moody Blues lead singer John Lodge and his wife arrive at the Grosvenor Hotel in London, Oct. 1 ...

John Lodge, singer and bassist of Moody Blues, dies at 82

The Associated Press

October 10, 2025 - 9:49 am

He was featured on some of the band’s best-known work, including 1967’s psychedelic album “Days Of Future Passed,” which is widely regarded as one of rock’s first concept albums.

Rossi Ralenkotter, former longtime Las Vegas tourism chief, dies at 78

By Richard N. Velotta / RJ

October 10, 2025 - 4:28 pm

Ralenkotter is credited with helping to build the Las Vegas brand. He left the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority in 2018 amid scandal.

Covered in prayer shawls, men dance and hold the four items used as a symbol on the Jewish holi ...

Thousands of Palestinians return to what remains of their homes as Gaza ceasefire takes effect

By Abdel Kareem Hana, Wafaa Shurafa and Melanie Lidman The Associated Press

October 10, 2025 - 9:19 am

Questions remain over who will govern Gaza as Israeli troops gradually pull back and whether Hamas will disarm, as called for in U.S. President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan.

Study reveals cheapest way to save Lake Mead

By Alan Halaly / RJ

October 10, 2025 - 7:45 pm

In an era of government efficiency, some projects cost less to conserve water, an analysis shows.