WASHINGTON -- We have met Neanderthal and he is us - at least a little. The most detailed look yet at the Neanderthal genome helps answer one of the most debated questions in anthropology: Did Neanderthals and modern humans mate? The answer is yes, there is at least some cave man biology in most of us. Between 1 percent and 4 percent of genes in people from Europe and Asia trace back to Neanderthals.
A third attempt to bring Hollywood studios to Southern Nevada failed to get the green light from Nevada lawmakers on Wednesday.
President Donald Trump signed legislation to release files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, bowing to political pressure from his own party after initially resisting those efforts.
A property tax in the Las Vegas Valley will continue to pay for Metropolitan Police Department officers for an additional three decades.
The number of major accidents involving military aircraft spiked in 2024, internal Pentagon figures show, and a series of high-profile aviation mishaps with deaths and the loss of aircraft in 2025 suggest the disturbing trend may be continuing.
The concession risked further imperiling a politically charged prosecution already subject to multiple challenges and demands for its dismissal.
Gov. Joe Lombardo had called lawmakers back to Carson City to address an expansive list of legislation he said could not wait for the next regular session in 2027.
The legislation, backed by Gov. Joe Lombardo, changes multiple sections of Nevada’s criminal justice laws.
Cox was indicted on a felony charge after authorities accused her of secretly recording another councilwoman’s conversation.
President Donald Trump’s pardon of cryptocurrency exchange titan Changpeng Zhao brings renewed attention to the power enshrined in the Constitution.
The Clark County Commission voted to extend inflation adjustments to a fuel tax for a decade before voters in 2036 decide if they want to keep them in place.
