It opened up in the Year of the Monkey and closed in the Year of the Dog — a two-year stretch of bad fortune for a casino that once had designs on being the go-to place for an authentic Asian experience in Vegas.

Seven Southwestern U.S. states that depend on the overtaxed Colorado River have reached landmark agreements on how to manage the waterway amid an unprecedented drought, including a commitment by California to bear part of the burden before it is legally required to do so, officials said Tuesday.

When it comes to the word education, what comes to mind? Maybe days as a child on the playground.

Rogue planets are the drifters of the galaxy, wandering interstellar space alone. Now it turns out they could have company in the form of moons — and perhaps even sustain life that hitched a ride on them.

We can only hope their self-esteem wore protective helmets and body armor. Now, now — with that said, we don’t mean to be Negative Nellies, OK? After all, this was a fun and funny Shark Tank-style competition in the heart of the Strip, lending a business confab a glamorous sheen.

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A line of students and locals wrapped through UNLV’s campus winding up to the Performing Arts Center box office. This swath of Las Vegans camped out in the hopes getting tickets to see acclaimed Mexican filmmaker and Academy Award-winner Guillermo Del Toro speak about his life and work on October 17.

There are two kinds of sleepers in this world. Night owls who have energy well into the evening and go to bed late. And early birds, the ones who subscribe to the early-to-bed-early-to-rise regimen. You probably have a good idea of which category you fall into most of the time, but you might not know why or how to switch over into the other camp. Or even if you should.