With rising numbers of COVID-19 cases predicted this winter, President Joe Biden on Thursday appealed for Americans to get their boosters and get behind his plan to tackle the new omicron variant through wider availability of vaccines and shots, but w…
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Capitol riot committee has interviewed 250 people so far
The House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection has interviewed about 250 people so far, its chairman said Thursday, a staggering pace over just five months as lawmakers work to compile the most comprehensive account yet of the violent att…
Baldwin: ‘Someone is responsible’ for shooting, but ‘not me’
Alec Baldwin said he feels incredible sadness and regret over the shooting that killed a cinematographer on a New Mexico film set, but not guilt.
Omicron threat drives a sense of urgency to get children in Las Vegas vaccinated
Las Vegas-area health officials would like to see more kids vaccinated against the coronavirus as the omicron variant spreads. They would encourage the vaccine regardless of the new variant, but the threat of omicron has upped the concern because it a…
National Finals Rodeo returns to Las Vegas, bringing country music’s biggest stars with it
Carrie Underwood, George Strait, Shania Twain, Jason Aldean, Little Big Town, Dierks Bentley and many more.
Roberta Kane, Las Vegas’ first known Jewish native, collects her memories in a new book
“The Las Vegas that Bobbie was born into was a community where Jews who may have felt suppressed elsewhere saw an opportunity and thrived.”
NFR’s Cowboy Christmas offers a festive shopping experience in Las Vegas
Approximately 350 exhibitors will spread out across more than 440,00 square feet at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
College Football Playoff expansion talks inch forward
The latest meeting on expanding the College Football Playoff wrapped up without a resolution Wednesday as the people involved agreed to keep talking.
U.S. defense chief slams China’s drive for hypersonic weapons
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday that China’s pursuit of hypersonic weapons “increases tensions in the region” and vowed the U.S. would maintain its capability to deter potential threats posed by China.
MLB owners lock out players, first work stoppage since 1995
Major League Baseball plunged into its first work stoppage in a quarter-century when the sport’s collective bargaining agreement expired Wednesday night and owners immediately locked out players …