If “Reba, Brooks & Dunn: Together in Vegas” residency indeed rides into the sunset after this week’s two shows, the artists should be able to look back on their Caesars Palace run knowing they’ve made country music history in Sin City.
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Children, coping with loss, are pandemic’s ‘forgotten grievers’
Courtney Grund, whose husband died of COVID-19 in August, got an alarming text message last week: Her 16-year-old son was “talking about self-harm,” according to the message, sent by his friend. She quickly signed him up for grief counseling, she said…
New inflation number feeds angst about Democrats’ $2T bill
Government reports on rising inflation and the potential costs of President Joe Biden’s social and environment legislation raised fresh questions Friday about the bill’s fate, with both sides hoping the new numbers would influence pivotal Sen. Joe Man…
Sequoia National Park opens Giant Forest that survived fire
Sequoia National Park will reopen its Giant Forest area on Saturday, three months after a Northern California wildfire prompted extraordinary efforts to protect the grove and destroyed thousands of other redwoods.
Special-teams skid continues as Golden Knights fall to Flyers
It’s not just that the Golden Knights are allowing power-play goals. It’s that they’re coming quick, a sign that teams are having no issue breaking down the short-handed defense.
‘The internet’s on fire’ as techs race to fix software flaw
A critical vulnerability in a widely used software tool — one quickly exploited in the online game Minecraft — is rapidly emerging as a major threat to organizations around the world.
Jan. 6 panel subpoenas 6 who helped plan Trump rallies
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection is subpoenaing six people who the panel says were involved in the organization and planning of rallies that aimed to overturn Donald Trump’s defeat in the 2020 presidential election.
Las Vegas to mark switchover to Harry Reid International Airport on Tuesday
Local and federal officials and Gov. Steve Sisolak, along with the Reid family, will be on hand to mark the switchover from McCarran International to Harry Reid International Airport …
How will the world decide when the pandemic is over?
How will the world decide when the pandemic is over?
Jussie Smollett guilty verdict latest in polarizing case
Jussie Smollett’s conviction for lying to police about a racist, homophobic attack came nearly three years after his report of a horrifying hate crime quickly became part of a polarized political landscape, with people — including the president of the…