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There was a time not long ago when uprisings and wars in the Arab world topped the agenda at the U.N. General Assembly meetings in New York.

Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile added another trophy to her shelf as she won artist of the year at the 2021 Americana Honors and Awards show, while country singer Sturgill Simpson took home the album of the year award.

A local philanthropist whose donation helped solve the slaying of a Las Vegas teenager three decades ago was honored this week by the Clark County Commission …

The U.S. government released projections Wednesday that indicate an even more troubling outlook for a river that serves 40 million people in the American West.

The hope is this season returns to more of what it was before the pandemic. After two shortened seasons, the league resumes its 82-game calendar this year, and will again travel to play …

In Cheyenne Kyle’s home, everything has a second life. Her plastic grocery store bags become shower caps while her butter containers transform into food storage containers. 

If you’re vaccinated, the risk of being hospitalized is 10 times lower than if you weren’t vaccinated, according to the latest data from the CDC …

The Golden Knights report to training camp today and will hit the ice Thursday for their first official workout. They kick off the preseason Sunday at home …

Many Haitian migrants camped in a small Texas border town are being released in the United States, two U.S. officials said, undercutting the Biden administration’s public statements that the thousands in the camp faced immediate expulsion.

President Joe Biden is set to push well-off nations to do more to get the COVID-19 pandemic under control around the world, as world leaders, aid groups and global health organizations sound the alarm about the slow pace of global vaccinations.