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Sensations 8/1/08

August 1, 2008 - 1:35 pm

Retired boxing champions Lennox Lewis and Floyd Mayweather Jr., hanging out at the same table at Tryst (Wynn)on Thursday.

Also at Tryst: Former "Full House" star John Stamos, UFC president Dana White, and NBA players Jermaine O'Neal and Alan Anderson.

Five-time Academy Award-winning film director Francis Ford Coppola, having lunch at Postrio (Venetian) on Friday ...

Legendary filmmaker and producer Jerry Bruckheimer and Oscar-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr., at The Bank Nightclub at Bellagio ...

At Tao (Venetian) on Friay: comedian Pauly Shore ...

Actor David Boreanaz, knocking down shots of Jagermeister with friends at the Playboy Club and Moon nightclub at the Palms on Thursday

In a Review-Journal file photo, a P&H electric mining shovel loads Liebherr T282B trucks at the ...

Nevada gold miner’s lawsuit claims 900 pounds of equipment fell on him

By Alan Halaly / RJ

January 16, 2026 - 10:19 am

The incident has caused “severe personal injuries and emotional distress,” according to the complaint.

President Donald Trump speaks during an event to promote investment in rural health care in the ...

Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the US controlling Greenland

By Daniel Niemann and Darlene Superville The Associated Press

January 16, 2026 - 8:47 am

The president for months has insisted that the U.S. should control Greenland, a self-governing territory that is part of the kingdom of Denmark.

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford talks about lawsuits against the Trump administration during ...

Nevada has prevailed in most of its 40 lawsuits against Trump administration, Ford says

By McKenna Ross / RJ

January 16, 2026 - 10:26 am

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford says the state has joined 40 lawsuits against Trump and won most, restoring millions in federal funds to Nevadans.

Stephen Munford, seated far left, takes part in a Las Vegas Planning Commission meeting in Janu ...

Emails show ousted Las Vegas planning commissioner initially resisted call to resign

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

January 16, 2026 - 7:14 am

Former Las Vegas Planning Commissioner Stephen Munford was hesitant to resign after being asked to by Councilwoman Shondra Summers-Armstrong in December, according to an email exchanged.

A pedestrian walks along Fremont Street, just west of Eastern Avenue, , on July 23, 2025, in La ...

Las Vegas heat islands to get $500K for tree planting

By Alan Halaly / RJ

January 16, 2026 - 10:12 am

The Southern Nevada Water Authority minted a deal to put up to $500,000 toward tree planting in the Las Vegas Valley amid community concern that mandated grass removal is killing off existing canopy.

A screen displays a video link of Timothy Busfield during his court appearance from the Metropo ...

Timothy Busfield ordered held without bond in New Mexico child sex abuse case

By Susan Montoya Bryan and Morgan Lee Associated Press

January 15, 2026 - 9:36 am

Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield was ordered held without bond at his first court appearance Wednesday, a day after turning himself in to face charges of child sex abuseBusfield has vowed to fight the charges.

Verizon is offering compensation after a widespread outage left many customers without reliable ...

Verizon offering compensation for major outage — Here’s how to claim it

Jane LaCroix AMG-Parade

January 15, 2026 - 8:34 am

Verizon is offering compensation after a widespread outage left many customers without reliable service for most of Wednesday.

David Metcalf, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, speaks during a news con ...

Former NCAA players and fixers charged over rigged basketball games, prosecutors say

By Marc Levy and Tassanee Vejpongsa The Associated Press

January 15, 2026 - 10:16 am

In the 70-page indictment, authorities say the fixers recruited the college basketball players with “bribe payments” usually ranging from $10,000 to $30,000 per game.

The Clark County Fire Department truck pictured on Thursday, May 2, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Bizuay ...

Clark County pilot cut hospitalizations, boosted 911 mental health response

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

January 15, 2026 - 7:00 am

A Clark County pilot team cut hospitalizations in mental health crisis calls, easing pressure on 911 and emergency rooms.

Tear gas surrounds federal law enforcement officers as they leave a scene after a shooting on W ...

Trump threatens to use Insurrection Act to ‘put an end’ to protests in Minneapolis

By Steve Karnowski, Alanna Durkin Richer, Hallie Golden and Aamer Madhani The Associated Press

January 15, 2026 - 8:24 am

President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act allowing him to deploy troops as protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement persist in Minneapolis.