Nevada’s rapidly growing population has reached a critical intersection with the region’s worsening water crisis, according to experts.

A cannabis dispensary might seem like an unlikely place to play mahjong, the Chinese tile game typically associated with older Asian and Jewish adults, but that’s where Leah Flacco showed up on a recent Wednesday evening in Manhattan.

Every time you fly, you sit through the same safety demonstration, where flight attendants explain how to put an oxygen mask over your face and use your seat cushion as a flotation device. They also gesture toward the emergency exits—typically one in the front and one in the rear of the aircraft. Most of the time, there isn’t a reason to think about these emergency doors for the rest of the flight.

An important advisory committee to the federal government has voted this week to withdraw its support for flu shots containing the preservative thimerosal.

A downturn in tourism is taking its toll on Las Vegas businesses, with Naked City Pizza experiencing a significant drop in orders earlier this week. Owner Christopher Palmeri said, "It is just a lot less tourists in town and a lot less business." On a particularly slow Monday, Palmeri reported making only seven orders, compared to the usual 60 to 80 pizzas.

The Las Vegas Police Protective Association closed a poll on Friday asking its members to consider striking, but gave no indication on whether a work stoppage — which could be considered illegal under state law — will be authorized.

In the final days of Nevada’s legislative session, it looked like major changes could be coming to state elections.

Amid ongoing ICE raids nationwide, understanding your rights during encounters with immigration authorities is crucial, said Michael Kagan, a professor of law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and director of the UNLV Immigration Clinic.