President Donald Trump boasted Thursday that Nevada waiters, casino dealers, bartenders and other tipped workers had received “the biggest tax refunds of their entire lives,” claiming average returns topped $4,000.
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New research aims to clarify exercise during pregnancy and postpartum
As an athletic trainer with a sports medicine background, Kara Radzak was curious to know how much she could put her body through after giving birth to her first son in 2018.
Inside correctional approaches to addiction care
With overdose rates rising, correctional facilities are playing a critical role in substance use treatment.
More than Mendoza: A look at the positions beyond quarterback that the Raiders will target in the NFL Draft
The Las Vegas Raiders were the most active team in the NFL during free agency in March, adding nearly $300 million to their personnel payroll with several high-profile signings, but that was all secondary to their top offseason focus.
Las Vegas’ tourism slump shadows Trump’s return to Nevada
As President Donald Trump seeks to promote his No Tax on Tips policy during a roundtable discussion downtown, small businesses worry fewer people even have disposable income to spend or tip.
Air France lands in Las Vegas: nonstop service from Paris takes flight
Some had come for business, others for pleasure, but all shared the distinction of being the very first passengers to fly Air France’s new nonstop route from Paris to Las Vegas.
WrestleMania is bigger than ever and Las Vegas is a perfect fit
Pro wrestling has never been more popular than it is today, but how did it expand into massive corporate partnerships, global streaming and live events worthy of Las Vegas’ biggest and best venues?
UNLV basketball picks up transfer from Florida State
Guard Cam Miles, who averaged 5.4 points and 1.7 assists per game this season at Florida State, is transferring to UNLV basketball, he announced on social media.
Jury finds that Ticketmaster and Live Nation had an anticompetitive monopoly over big concert venues
A jury has found that concert giant Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary had a harmful monopoly over big concert venues, dealing the company a loss in a lawsuit over claims brought by dozens of U.S. states.
A’ja Wilson signs biggest supermax deal in WNBA history to stay with Aces
A’ja Wilson is staying in Las Vegas after signing the largest contract in WNBA history, according to ESPN. The fully guaranteed supermax deal with the Aces spans three seasons …