U.S. health officials on Monday cut isolation restrictions for Americans who catch the coronavirus from 10 to five days, and similarly shortened the time that close contacts need to quarantine.
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Golden Knights return from break depleted but eager for game action
The Golden Knights who participated in the first practice after the holiday break were energetic, refreshed and eager to get back on the ice Tuesday in Los Angeles against the Kings. The problem was that there just weren’t as many as Vegas would have…
Clark County sees sharp rise in COVID cases over holiday weekend
Clark County tallied nearly 2,400 new cases of COVID-19 over the three-day Christmas weekend and saw its test positivity rate reach levels not seen in a year …
More companies backing out of Las Vegas tech show amid COVID spike
Major tech companies are continuing to back out of attending next month’s CES gadget show in Las Vegas because of rising COVID-19 cases with the emergence of the omicron variant. The likes of AT&T, Microsoft, General Motors and Google are saying they …
Carrier Construction LLC? Golden Knights forward has handyman talents outside of hockey
In many ways, a forward lineup is much like a house. There are so many pieces that make both more than the sum of their parts, and the top might catch more eyes and …
Las Vegas Bowl has come a long way in 30 years, and expectations are growing for its future
The 30th edition of the Las Vegas Bowl is Dec. 30 at Allegiant Stadium featuring Wisconsin of the Big Ten Conference and Arizona State of the Pac-12 Conference …
There’s ‘so many great stories’ to be told from wine, says MGM’s top sommelier
When he started at the Culinary Institute of America in 2004, Douglas Kim had every intention of becoming a chef.
Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s moral conscience, dies at 90
Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning icon, an uncompromising foe of apartheid and a modern-day activist for racial justice and LGBT rights, died Sunday at 90.
Sarah Weddington, lawyer who argued Roe v. Wade, dies at 76
Sarah Weddington, a Texas lawyer who as a 26-year-old successfully argued the landmark abortion rights case Roe v. Wade before the U.S. Supreme Court, died Sunday.
Major storm dumps snow, closes mountain routes in California
A major Christmas weekend storm caused whiteout conditions and closed key highways amid blowing snow in mountains of Northern California and Nevada …