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No real surprises in the second quarter as management continues to execute at a high level on everything within their control.

Metallic elements, known as rare earths, turn up in everything from hard drives and cellphones to elevators and electric cars. But an AP investigation has found the push for green energy has led to environmental destruction in Myanmar. (AP Video/Shelby Lum)

Surveillance video inside a vape shop in Las Vegas shows an owner defending himself with a knife from would-be robbers. On Aug. 3, Johnny Nguyen, 22, was captured on film stabbing one of three juveniles who tried to rob his store, the Smokestrom Smoke Shop in the neighborhood of West Sahara in Las Vegas. According to Nguyen, two masked individuals entered his shop while another stood by the door at around 3:25 p.m.on Aug. 3.

The discoveries have prompted speculation about long-unsolved murder cases and possible mafia ties.

Cars were seen stranded in an intersection in Denver, Colorado, on Aug. 7, after heavy rain triggered flash flooding across the city.

More human remains have been found at drought-stricken Lake Mead National Recreation Area east of Las Vegas, authorities said Sunday. It’s the fourth time since May that remains have been uncovered as Western drought forces the shoreline to retreat at the shrinking Colorado River reservoir behind the Hoover Dam. National Park Service officials said rangers were called to the reservoir between Nevada and Arizona around 11 a.m. Saturday after skeletal remains were discovered at Swim Beach.

If you're planning this weekend to tune into Evo - the fighting game bonanza co-owned by Sony that takes place annually in Las Vegas - don't expect to see LeBron James. Admittedly, nobody really had their hopes up on that front until Warner Bros. released the beta version of "MultiVersus" last week, a crossover fighting game that features popular fictional characters from the studio's extensive list of IPs like Batman, Arya Stark and - yes - LeBron James, a basketball player so talented he can't

It wasn't what we expected to read either.

Police in Nevada are on the lookout for a suspect in a fatal shooting at the Mirage hotel on the Las Vegas Strip.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said in a tweet that one person was found dead in a hotel room.

Records show a 54-year-old man jailed in the killing of one person and wounding of two others during a family argument in a Las Vegas Strip hotel room has felony convictions dating to 1987 and served several years in Nevada state prisons.

Chrissy Teigen and her husband John Legend are expecting another child nearly two years after the couple suffered a pregnancy loss.

The WNBA playoff picture is still unclear with two weeks left in the regular season.

The River Walk was the only sight in the Lone Star State to make the list.

The annual weather pattern known as the monsoon has brought a parade of storms to cities across the U.S. Southwest.

The massive Las Vegas storm results in flooded casinos as well as 22 car crashes and 15 outdoor fires. More storm is expected through Friday.

The puppy had been left in the car for about two hours without air conditioning, food, or water.

Newest Southern California Mega Millions lottery winner was made Tuesday in the town of Baker, known mostly for the World's Tallest Thermometer.

Qualcomm reported third-quarter earnings after the bell on Wednesday.

The National Park Service did not say how long officials think the corpse was submerged in the Boulder Beach area before it was found Monday.

Another body has surfaced at Lake Mead — this time in a swimming area where water levels have dropped as the Colorado River reservoir behind Hoover Dam recedes because of drought and climate change. The National Park Service did not say in a statement how long officials think the corpse was submerged in the Boulder Beach area before it was found Monday by people who summoned park rangers. Clark County Coroner Melanie Rouse said Tuesday it was partially encased in mud at the water line of the swimming area along the shore north of Hemenway Harbor marina.

Adele earlier this year announced the residency was being postponed due to delivery delays and COVID-related issues.

Folk legend Joni Mitchell has performed her first full-length concert in nearly two decades.

The SEC and federal prosecutors have launched probes into payments made by WWE CEO Vince McMahon to settle allegations of sexual misconduct.

The country music star is on a 20-day road trip in her Airstream. She's traveled to Utah, Montana, Colorado, and Wyoming.

Limiting the size of swimming pools in and around Las Vegas might offer just a drop in the proverbial bucket of water savings amid historic drought and climate change in the U.S. Southwest.

The revelation comes as Trump faces a Georgia criminal probe over his efforts to get officials there to reverse the election victory of President Joe Biden.

The Academy of Country Music Awards is heading to Texas next year as they continue their live-streaming partnership with Amazon Prime Video.

The Las Vegas Aces have come out of the All-Star break on a roll, winning three road games and scoring more than 100 points in two of victories.

The happy couple tied the knot during a low-key ceremony in Las Vegas on Saturday, a complete contrast to the extravagance and publicity of their scrapped wedding in 2003.View Entire Post ›

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck tie the knot at A Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas on July 16. Get details from the singer's "On the J. Lo" newsletter!

Jennifer Lopez wedding dress was from an old movie. Mrs. Affleck and Ben Affleck were quite the gorgeous bride and groom at their Las Vegas wedding on July 16.

The couple dated in the early 2000s before rekindling their romance last year.

Pop star described wedding in her fan newsletter and called it the ‘Best night of our lives.’

The superstar couple had a whirlwind romance in the early 2000s but split in 2004 before reuniting in 2021.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were wed in a small ceremony Saturday in Las Vegas, culminating a relationship that stretched over two decades in two separate romances and countless tabloid covers.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were wed Saturday in a late-night Las Vegas drive-through chapel, culminating a relationship that stretched over two decades in two separate romances and headlined countless tabloid covers. Lopez initially made their engagement public in April on the same newsletter, “On the J Lo.” Lopez wrote that the couple flew to Las Vegas on Saturday, stood in line for their license with four other couples and were wed just after midnight at the Little White Chape l, a chapel boasting a drive-through “tunnel of love."

Former Texas A&M-Corpus Christi basketball player John Jordan is $250,000 richer after winning the Ones Basketball League basketball championship.

Malaki Branham made five 3-pointers and scored 23 points to help San Antonio turn back Memphis in their final NBA Summer League game.

A newly built cliff-side mansion overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Southern California comes with an ambitious $32.5 million asking price.

Earnings from the land sales will allow the gaming company to reinvest in its open resorts and "develop and deliver the next generation" of casinos.

Becky Hammon was an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs for eight seasons.

As NBA summer league winds down in Las Vegas, it’s time to look at some of the players who might have done better than most in showing their potential.

As NBA summer league winds down in Las Vegas and teams begin making plans to finish up and leave this coming weekend, some players might have done better than most in showing their potential. Paolo Banchero was stellar for Orlando. Chet Holmgren was exceptional for Oklahoma City.

Tim Cone has won 24 championships as a basketball coach in the Philippines.

A World Boxing Council championship belt belonging to former South African President Nelson Mandela has been stolen from a museum in Soweto.

On Tuesday, Spirit Airlines announced that it was bringing nonstop flights from San Antonio to two popular travel destinations: Las Vegas and Orlando.

Ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines will offer flights between San Antonio and popular vacation destinations, Orlando and Las Vegas.

Starting Nov. 17, the airline will offer daily, nonstop routes from San Antonio to Las Vegas and Nevada.

WNBA enters final month of the season with 11 of 12 teams in contention for playoff spots and five franchises within three games of each other atop the standings.

A relaxing day at the pool turned into a scary experience for many hotel guests at Las Vegas' Luxor hotel.

Paolo Banchero showed the Orlando Magic plenty in his two Summer League contests. The No. 1 pick is getting the rest of summer league off, after averaging 20 points, six assists and five rebounds in his two games in Las Vegas. The Magic made the decision so they could evaluate other players who are with them this summer and see who may merit a roster spot or G League opportunity.

A vortex of wind sent furniture flying and guests scrambling for cover Friday outside the Luxor Hotel and Casino pyramid.

James Wiseman returned and Jonathan Kuminga capped a big night with a tiebreaking free throw with 8.1 seconds left, leading the Golden State Warriors to an 86-85 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday at the Las Vegas Summer League.

In their first NBA Summer League game, the Spurs fall to the Cavaliers despite a game-high 20 points from Joshua Primo and Blake Wesley.

Sandra Douglass Morgan is a Las Vegas native and graduate of Eldorado High School; the University of Nevada, Reno; and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

The Las Vegas Raiders have introduced a former Nevada gambling regulator as the franchise’s new president, the first Black woman to hold the title with an NFL team.

In Las Vegas, there’s always a big show happening.

Before looking ahead to next year and America’s 247th birthday in 2023, here are some photos of fireworks displays in New York City, Washington, D.C., Las Vegas and Los Angeles on Monday night.

As its shoreline retreats, revealing more of the lake bed, it may yield more mob secrets, one expert said.

As its shoreline retreats, revealing more of the lake bed, it may yield more mob secrets, one expert said.

Economic prospects in Central America have grown so dim that even the college-educated are attempting the perilous journey to the United States.

A sunken boat dating back to World War II is the latest object to emerge from a shrinking reservoir that straddles Nevada and Arizona. The Higgins landing craft that has long been 185 feet (56 meters) below the surface is now nearly halfway out of the water at Lake Mead. The boat lies less than a mile from Lake Mead Marina and Hemingway Harbor.

A California agency has cleared the way for the Oakland Athletics to move forward with a $12 billion waterfront ballpark project.

A California agency on Thursday cleared the way for the Oakland Athletics to continue planning a $12 billion waterfront ballpark project. The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission voted 23-2 to reclassify a 56-acre terminal at the Port of Oakland as a mixed-use area where a new ballpark could be built. The vote is the first in a series of legal hurdles the team would have to overcome before it gets permission to break ground for the project.

Former Texas A&M Corpus Christi basketball standout John Jordan qualified to compete in the Ones Basketball League Finals.

Courtney Vandersloot, Kahleah Copper and Emma Meesseman will get a chance to play before their home fans as the trio was selected as reserves for the WNBA All-Star Game on July 10 in Chicago.

Kelsey Plum views her improved play this season to just having more time on the court.

Qualcomm shares rose more than 5% after an analyst said he sees Apple using the company's 5G modems in its 2023 iPhones.

The Supreme Court gave Republican legislative leaders in North Carolina a win Thursday in an ongoing fight over the state's latest photo identification voting law.

A knife-wielding psychiatric patient fatally stabbed one person and wounded another inside a Las Vegas hospital, according to police.

Amazon’s Alexa might soon replicate the voice of family members - even if they’re dead.

I was raised in Sin City and I've seen tourists make common mistakes or not take advantage of free activities or great deals. Here are my top tips.

The money is intended to make schools more secure

Casino stocks have underperformed the S&P 500 as consumers grapple with the highest inflation rates since the early 1980s.

The donation came at the urging of former Raiders safety Vann McElroy, who grew up in Uvalde.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in a ceremony that included the past three classes.

A Nevada woman has lost her bid in a U.S. court to force international soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo to pay millions of dollars more than the $375,000 in hush money she received after she claimed he raped her in Las Vegas in 2009.

Doja Cat could make the BET Awards her world later this month.

Las Vegas chapels of love that use Elvis Presley’s likeness could find themselves becoming Heartbreak Hotels.

The White House says the Grammy-nominated South Korean boy band BTS and President Joe Biden will meet next week to talk about “Asian inclusion and representation.”.

Jon Batiste will kick off a series geared toward the Grammy Museum's public and educational programs in New York City next month.

The NFL lost a bid to scuttle former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden's lawsuit accusing the league of maliciously forcing him to resign last October through leaks of offensive emails to the media.

Becky Hammon vowed before the season tipped off that the Las Vegas Aces would be shooting more 3-poitners this year.

Light rain and a bit of snow in the mountains of northern New Mexico helped slow the largest wildfire in North America.

Cooler weather is helping nearly 3,000 firefighters in New Mexico prevent the nation’s largest active wildfire from growing.

A wedding trilogy has been completed for Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker with a ceremony at a castle in Portofino, Italy.

The Kravis wedding train has rolled into Italy.

The head of the U.S. Forest Service is suspending planned burning operations to clear out brush and small trees at all national forests while his agency conducts a 90-day review of protocols and practices.

More than 5,000 firefighters are battling multiple wildland blazes in dry, windy weather across the Southwest.

The Pac-12 is scrapping its divisional format for the upcoming college football season.

A judge has vacated the murder conviction of a 78-year-old Las Vegas woman who spent 20 years in prison for the 1994 killing of her millionaire husband until she was paroled in 2020.

Brandi Carlile, Allison Russell and Yola are the leading nominees for the 2022 Americana Honors and Awards, with each one up for album of the year, artist of the year and song of the year.

To the Super Bowl winner goes the spoils of opening the entire schedule at home.

The biggest wildfire in the U.S. burning in New Mexico east of Santa Fe is spreading north toward mountain resort towns near Taos.

Firefighters in New Mexico’s Rocky Mountain foothills are excavating new firebreaks and clearing brush to keep a massive wildfire from destroying more homes and pine forests.

WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol retained his title Saturday night by defeating Saul “Canelo” Alvarez by unanimous decision.

Residents of a northern New Mexico city tried to recapture a sense of normalcy as their rural neighbors hunkered down amid predictions of extreme fire conditions.

Fast winds are complicating the fight against fires burning across northeast New Mexico.

Firefighters have slowed the advance of the largest wildfire in the U.S. in New Mexico as heavy winds relented.