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Kwanzaa is a weeklong celebration of African American culture, family and community, observed annually from Dec. 26 through Jan. 1. Created in 1966 by Maulana Karenga as part of the Afrocentric movement …

Residents can recycle their Christmas trees for free starting Friday at more than 30 drop-off locations throughout the valley.

Buying items for the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program, which for more than four decades has collected gifts for children across the country, has in recent years become an annual social media trend ….

As immigrants in southeastern Louisiana and Mississippi braced for this month’s U.S. Homeland Security operation, Cristiane Rosales-Fajardo received a panicked phone call from a friend.

The Las Vegas Raiders will place tight end Brock Bowers and safety Jeremy Chinn on season-ending injured reserve, a person with knowledge of the transactions said Wednesday.

Utah has made a record-high six appearances in the Las Vegas Bowl, and coach Kyle Whittingham has been on its sideline for all of them.

The Athletics are planning more changes to Sutter Health Park ahead of 2026, their second season playing in West Sacramento.

Not every film with Christmas in it qualifies as a Christmas movie, says Adam Paul, an assistant professor of film at UNLV. True Christmas movies share essential elements …

Negotiations over how to stabilize the shrinking Colorado River are so deadlocked that one of the seven state officials involved now says he doesn’t think it’s possible to get a 20-year agreement …

From nightclub megaparties to headlining performances, find all the action and get ready to ring in 2026.