Professional poker player Dutch Boyd discusses backing/staking at the World Series of Poker on June 15. (David Schoen/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Here’s today’s local and national sports schedule, including television and radio listings.
Take a look at some editorial cartoons from across the U.S. and world.
Progress will largely depend on the private sector rather than government.
There was no winner in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing. The jackpot has grown to $1.5 billion for Saturday, one of the largest in the game’s history.
Maxx Crosby is fond of Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia, who said he wants to play with the Raiders star defensive end, but had some advice for the 23-year-old.
President Donald Trump said he was sending a $1,776 bonus check to U.S. troops for Christmas, indicating that tariffs were funding the payments.
Standout performances from Faith Lutheran and Coronado highlight the 2025 Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada girls soccer team.
Nick Reiner’s arraignment was postponed until Jan. 7 at his attorney’s request. He spoke only to say “yes, your honor” to agree to the date. He is being held without bail.
Brian Smith was fired as Ohio’s football coach with cause Wednesday. The Bobcats will play UNLV on Tuesday in the Frisco Bowl in Frisco, Texas.
Authorities said the group of men mistakenly believed the house they targeted belonged to members of a rival gang.
Nevada and dozens of other states announced a settlement with Hyundai and Kia for the car manufacturers’ sale of vehicles without anti-theft technology, the same day as two men received life sentences for a killing that followed a 2023 car-stealing spree in the northwest Las Vegas Valley.
The departure comes as FBI leadership has been buffeted by criticism over Director Kash Patel’s use of a government plane for personal purposes and social media posts about active investigations.
Las Vegas is distributing free trees, their planting and irrigation systems to certain city residents in an effort to combat the effects of extreme heat.
Henderson Police Department officers shot a combined 14 rounds at a man who earlier this week attempted to evade arrest and strike officers with his vehicle on Sunday, according to chief Reggie Rader.
Federal officials gave the clearest timeline yet for when a breakthrough could come in closed-door negotiations over the water supply of 40 million Americans.
The fatal crash happened just before 4 a.m. on Nov. 29 at an east Las Vegas intersection.