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The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates after seven years of record lows. But it's signaling that further rate hikes will likely be made slowly as the economy strengthens further and muted inflation rises. The Fed's move Wednesday ...

The Republican presidential debates continue to be a big television draw, with 18 million people tuning in to the confrontation from Las Vegas on Tuesday ...

A special session of the Nevada Legislature will convene at 5 p.m. today to consider a deal to bring electric car startup Faraday Future to North Las Vegas, where ...

A fire at a laundry business downtown this morning has put 10 employees out of work and caused about $250,000 in damage, according to Las Vegas Fire & Rescue. The fire was reported about ...

A federal and state ex-convict accused of killing two people last month southeast of downtown Las Vegas will be represented in court by public defense attorneys. A judge scheduled a Jan. 25 preliminary hearing and named the Clark County special public defender's office ...

The Mob Museum in Las Vegas has welcomed its millionth visitor. The museum celebrated the milestone Tuesday by greeting visitor Billy Tveitnes with confetti and champagne as he ...

Nevada lawmakers are being asked to allocate almost $3.7 million toward testing more than 7,500 sexual assault evidence kits languishing in police vaults around ...

Like many Americans, Warren Buffett can write a $2,700 check to support his favorite presidential candidate. But as one of the wealthiest Americans, he can also unleash immense financial clout by giving untold millions to super PACs supporting ...

Officials say two people are dead after a medical helicopter crashed in rugged terrain east of Phoenix. The aircraft company said early Wednesday that a third crew member is ...

Defense Secretary Ash Carter met with Iraqi leaders and his commanders Wednesday on an unannounced war zone visit aimed at broadening U.S. assistance to Iraq to defeat the Islamic State group. The Obama administration has been talking for days about "accelerating" the fight against IS, but that effort is ...

An Iowa television station was doing a live update on a Minnesota bank robbery when police say the suspect returned to rob it a second time. KIMT-TV of Mason City, Iowa, was outside Sterling State Bank in ...

Congressional leaders girded Wednesday to push a Christmas compromise on tax cuts and spending through the House and Senate by week's end, legislation extending dozens of tax breaks for businesses and ...

There's nothing more American than the high-kicking Rockettes, right? Don't their classic moves and dazzling smiles each Christmas just scream USA? You might want to guess again. This year's line-up of 80 young, athletic women includes four Canadians and ...

If the youngest giant panda cub at the National Zoo is stressed out about appearing in front of crowds for the first time, he isn't showing it. Keepers were expecting Bei Bei to squawk and squirm during an audience with a small news media contingent Monday. Instead, under ...

North Korea's Supreme Court sentenced a Canadian pastor to life in prison with hard labor on Wednesday for what it called crimes against the state. Hyeon Soo Lim, who pastors the Light Korean Presbyterian Church in Toronto, was given the sentence after ...

Ugly sweaters aren't just a Christmas tradition for people. Cats, dogs and even guinea pigs are joining the party. Zigzilla "Ziggy" and Chopper "Lambchop" got sweaters from PetSmart this year so they'll be ready when they get an invite to their first ugly sweater party, said the cats' owner Catie Savage of New York City. "My non-cat lady friends definitely think ...

A Baltimore jury is deliberating again, a day after announcing a deadlock in case of the first police officer to stand trial over the death of Freddie Gray. Wednesday marks the third day of deliberations in the case of William Porter. He's one of six ...

O Face Doughnuts announced that it would close by the end of the year, and a new coffee shop debuted near Sunset Park ...

Daniel Bogden, Nevada’s top federal prosecutor, has been waiting to move his offices to the new Federal Justice Tower. The downtown office building is under construction across the street from his current office in ...

No matter what Alanis Morissette might try to tell you this situation isn’t ironic, but it is interesting. The Rebels have a lot on their minds going into what coach Dave Rice called Toughness Week, during which they ...

Regarding Judy Treichel’s article on rooftop solar (“NV Energy would be wise to evolve, not punish customers,” Las Vegas Sun, Friday, Dec. 4):

Caesars Entertainment Senior VP Jason Gastwirth told me: “Yes, it was an extremely difficult decision. Obviously, we’ve been really proud of “Jubilee” the last 34 years. It’s not a decision that we’ve taken lightly.”

Among the many maddening aspects of Donald Trump’s domination of American political discourse are the twin challenges he poses to clear thinking. You can overstate his significance and the power of the forces he is unleashing. You can understate them too.

Quarterback Johnny Stanton went from being a four-star high school football recruit in 2013 to a not seeing the field in a failed two-year stint at Nebraska. Tony Sanchez went ...

Every year more than 10,000 Americans die in our country because of gun violence. It used to be that this occurred only among gangs and criminals. Not anymore.