When Cardinal Daniel DiNardo first met Laura Pontikes in his wood-paneled conference room in December 2016, the leader of the U.S. Catholic Church’s response to its sex abuse scandal said all the right things.
The Maine Legislature voted Tuesday to legalize assisted suicide, with supporters declaring it in line with the state’s tradition of individualism and opponents insisting the practice tempts fate.
Find out which coach was named the 2019 Nevada Preps Coach of the Year.
The Navajo Nation has announced that World War II-era Navajo Code Talker William Tully Brown has died at age 96.
Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the Federal Reserve is prepared to respond to the Trump administration’s trade conflicts to protect the U.S. economy, signaling that the Fed will cut interest rates if necessary.
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is summoning lawmakers back to the state Capitol to consider a package of gun-control legislation.
The new mayor of Baltimore says boxing matches could help reduce the city’s rampant street violence.
The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed major new travel restrictions on visits to Cuba by U.S. citizens, banning stops by cruise ships and ending a heavily used form of educational travel as it seeks to further isolate the communist government.
Las Vegas has more hotel rooms than any other city in the United States, yet the hospitality industry along the the city’s residents comes up smelling like a rose when it comes to bed bugs.
El Dorado Cantina will open a second location later this summer at Tivoli Village.
China imposed an information lockdown Tuesday on the 30th anniversary of its bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters at Tiananmen Square, a stark reminder that three decades later, the possibility of democratic change has all but evaporated.
New York would be the first state to ban the declawing of cats under legislation heading to a vote in the state Legislature.
Mexico said Tuesday it thinks there’s likely to be an agreement with the United States this week that will avoid a 5% tariff on Mexican goods announced last week by President Donald Trump.
The accident near Apex closed southbound lanes of the freeway for several hours Tuesday morning until the wreck could be cleared.
Restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill says the Trump administration’s threatened tariffs on Mexican products could add $15 million to its costs in 2019.
Muslims across the Middle East and beyond began Tuesday marking the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr, one of the most celebrated holidays for the world’s 1.5 billion Muslims, amid confusion about the start of the three-day holiday fed partly by political differences.
Authorities in Fiji said Tuesday that a young Texas couple vacationing in the South Pacific country died from an unidentified illness.
Thousands of Sudanese pro-democracy protesters remained defiant of the country’s military rulers Tuesday, a day after security forces violently cleared away their main sit-in site in the capital.
With no rain in the forecast, the Las Vegas Valley will see three-digit temperatures this week, according to the National Weather Service.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is pitching a $5 trillion-plus climate proposal that he says would lead the U.S. to net zero emission of carbon pollution by 2050.
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman has lashed out against what he said were efforts to interfere in the country’s internal affairs.
Making nice at the end, President Donald Trump eased up Tuesday on his frequent criticism of outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May over her handling of the tortured Brexit deal.
A bill sought by media and government watchdog groups was approved by the Nevada Legislature on Monday, the final day of the 2019 session.
With the No. 2 choice, the Kansas City Royals grabbed Texas high school shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., son of former big league pitcher Bobby Witt.
A murder suspect has been named in the deadly shooting of a defrocked New Jersey priest earlier this year. Derrick Decoste, 25, is wanted for murder and robbery, police said.
Desert Oasis graduate and UNLV shortstop Bryson Stott was selected with the No. 14 overall pick Monday by the Philadelphia Phillies in the MLB Draft.
My husband and I are retired and moved to Henderson 20 years ago. We have always enjoyed it and appreciated its rich history.
Las Vegas may not be in Chicago’s league when it comes to public corruption, but it’s filled an impressive rogue’s gallery over the years of disgraced politicians who played fast and loose with the public trust.
The new gun bill is unconstitutional in that it takes away a citizen’s right to self-defense.