Nations around the world moved Thursday to protect giraffes as an endangered species for the first time, drawing praise from conservationists and scowls from some sub-Saharan African nations.
Chuyen Vo, 51, was arrested Wednesday night at his home in Huntington Beach, officials announced.
An environmental report poses a new problem for the proposed site of David Beckham’s Major League Soccer stadium in Miami: Tests show the soil is far more toxic than expected.
Sexual violence carried out by Myanmar’s security forces against the country’s Muslim Rohingya minority was so widespread and severe that it demonstrates intent to commit genocide as well as warrants prosecution for war crimes and crimes against humanity, a U.N. report charged Thursday.
Tickets for the Storm Area 51 Basecamp Experience, featuring ufologists and other speakers Sept. 20 and 21, are on sale at Ticketmaster.
A love of reading helped Ashley McBryde become a storyteller’s storyteller. It’s a talent that’s evident on her major label debut, “Girl Going Nowhere.”
The low borrowing rates have been a boon for homebuyers, even as global financial markets are roiled by concerns over the global economy.
Erin Hall, lead mixologist and bartender at Locale, wanted to create a balanced summer cocktail.
The showboating basketball team brings its trick shots and high-flying antics back to Orleans Arena on Sunday.
All six shots fired by SWAT officers at an attempted robbery suspect who pointed a weapon at police following an hourslong standoff struck the suspect, police said Thursday.
The number of cases of West Nile virus in Clark County has risen to a record 28, prompting the Southern Nevada Health District to declare an outbreak of the mosquito-borne illness.
The historic Powell Expedition through the Grand Canyon ended in Nevada 150 years ago.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. is changing course on plans to pursue an integrated resort in Osaka, Japan.
One of two people detained Wednesday morning, when Las Vegas police were investigating reports of armed men, was arrested on a weapons offense.
Reggae rockers Iration and alt-rockers Shonen Knife lead this week’s music roundup.
Walmart plans to reopen the El Paso store where 22 people were killed in a mass shooting this month, the retail giant said Thursday, but the entire interior of the building will first be rebuilt.
SC Prime Steakhouse’s new menu leads this week’s food & drink roundup.
Cardi B is set for two performances at Kaos and Method Man and Redman take over the Flamingo Go Pool in this week’s nightlife roundup.
Former White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders, who once sparred with journalists, has decided to join them.
“In Living Color” veteran David Alan Grier visits Jimmy Kimmel’s Comedy Club and Lady Antebellum is back at the Palms in this week’s show roundup.
The Happy Place experience opens at Mandalay Bay and Super Summer Theatre presents the Broadway musical “Annie” in this week’s arts and leisure roundup.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Thursday for the European Union to support ambitious targets for the entire 28-nation bloc to become climate neutral.
A 63-year-old pedestrian was critically injured Wednesday night after he was struck by a suspected DUI driver in the western Las Vegas Valley.
Planned Parenthood clinics are charging new fees and warning of more unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases after its decision to quit a $260 million federal family planning program.
The Las Vegas-based airline has filed for a separate trademark for a sports facility.
A new poll released Thursday by finds some support for President Donald Trump’s handling of the U.S. economy but gives him weak marks on other major issues.
University student leaders said Thursday they’ll call for a boycott of the start of classes to pressure the government to respond to the protest movement gripping the city since June.
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has released a $16.3 trillion climate plan that builds on the Green New Deal and calls for the U.S. to move to renewable energy across the economy by 2050.
An excessive heat warning for the Las Vegas Valley was canceled early Thursday — not that it will do a lot to change the above-normal heat.
Boulevard Mall is going through another transformation that will mix its art-deco-style with a bit of Spanish.