One-fifth of the world’s population were urged or ordered to stay home Monday to try to blunt the spread of the coronavirus.
The Las Vegas Strip remains largely an empty space from one end to the other. Doors are locked. Traffic is minimal.
Light showers were falling in the Las Vegas Valley early Monday but won’t last in most areas.
Stocks fell about 3% on Wall Street Monday as Congress hit another roadblock in talks to inject nearly $2 trillion into the economy.
At the Capitol, tempers flared and emotions were raw as senators wrangled over critically needed aid. Democrats blocked another vote to advance the package, trying to steer more of the assistance to public health and workers..
Hospitals asked, residents delivered. Masks are being made and donated to hospitals throughout the Las Vegas Valley.
After several months of delays, the dynamic messaging boards along Interstate 15 and U.S. Highway 95 are ready to go live.
Advocacy groups are calling for governments to forgo these payments as the response to the coronavirus’ spread causes people to lose their jobs.
Recovery and sobriety groups across the Las Vegas Valley also have had to adapt to mass closures and shutdowns amid the spread of the coronavirus.
Dr. Zubin Damania has spent the past decade creating videos about health care as ZDogg MD. His latest calls for preparation, not panic, when it comes to COVID-19.
A cruise ship that had to cut short its trip because of the coronavirus and mechanical problems docked Sunday in Honolulu’s harbor.
The coronavirus isn’t the only thing threatening a sales-tax increase sought by the Clark County Education Association.
Lake Mead National Recreation Area announced more closures to park operations on Sunday in an effort to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Public meetings should be held over teleconference or videoconference and still allow for public comment.
The Canadian Olympic Committee says it won’t send athletes to the Tokyo Games unless they’re postponed for a year, becoming the first country to threaten such a move in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.
Hakkasan Group is offering severance packages ranging from one to four weeks. Benefits are suspended at the end of the month.
The sportsbook took more than 1,000 bets on its Nevada mobile app on the final three days of matches at SUMO Haru Basho 2020, a pro tournament that ended Sunday in Osaka.
The victim was taken to University Medical Center but died from her injuries.
The company said it was following Gov. Steve Sisolak’s orders to close.
Freshman star Vernon Carey missed two free throws in the final second as Duke was ousted by Richmond in the Review-Journal’s NCAA Tournament simulation.
MGM Resorts International announced that COO and President Bill Hornbuckle has been named acting CEO and president, replacing outgoing chairman and CEO Jim Murren.
The Senate has refused to advance the coronavirus rescue package in a procedural vote with Democrats rejecting a draft from Republicans and pushing for more aid for workers.
People are panicking for no reason.
Gov. Steve Sisolak announced that outgoing MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren will lead a public-private partnership, the COVID-19 Response Relief and Recovery Task Force.
How long? That’s the big question as we experience the ongoing toll of the coronavirus in Las Vegas, a city remarkably susceptible to economic disruption from the outbreak.
The Las Vegas Valley Water District and the Southern Nevada Water Authority have suspended visits to residential and commercial sites, citing the coronavirus outbreak.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio stopped short of closing playgrounds or parks Sunday but said police will start clearing out places that get too crowded.