Across the United States, research shows that longer work hours and increasingly busy lifestyles are leaving people more socially isolated than ever. While workaholics may appear to be high achievers, their relentless drive often comes at a cost to their health and relationships.

The global beverage alcohol industry is currently undergoing a significant transformation, driven by an expanding consumer demand for alternatives to traditional alcohol. At the forefront of this shift is the explosive rise of cannabis beverages.

This year, the immigrant community in Las Vegas has been rocked by the intensification of ICE detentions (just look at the abrupt closure of Broadacres this summer, for example). But Professor Michael Kagan, who runs the UNLV Immigration Clinic, explains to co-host Dayvid Figler why things are likely to get much, much worse next year — and what we can do in the face of it all.

Three quarters of the ZIP codes in Southern Nevada have seen home price declines year-over-year, according to a new study. Most of the ZIP codes (74 percent) that saw the largest per square foot median price decline in the valley included parts of the Las Vegas Strip where there aren’t a lot of single-family houses but an ample number of high-rise condominiums and apartments, according to a new study by the UNLV Lied Center for Real Estate.

Three quarters of the ZIP codes in Southern Nevada have seen home price declines year-over-year, according to a new study. Most of the ZIP codes (74 percent) that saw the largest per square foot median price decline in the valley included parts of the Las Vegas Strip where there aren’t a lot of single-family houses but an ample number of high-rise condominiums and apartments, according to a new study by the UNLV Lied Center for Real Estate.

Since the early 2000s, a fall in employment in the state of Nevada has preceded a broader U.S. recession. It makes sense why—the economic fortunes of Las Vegas, which make up a big part of the state’s overall economy, are intimately tied to consumers’ comfort with spending. Host Alex Ossola speaks with Andrew Woods, director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, about what the state data shows now, and what it says about the health of the U.S. economy. This is part one of our four-part series on alternative economic indicators.

Eight U.S. Senators crossed party lines on Sunday night in a deal to reopen the government. UNLV Historian and department chair Dr. Michael Green is questioning whether the efforts to expand healthcare subsidies will happen.

UNLV political science professor Rebecca Gill breaks down the deal to end the government shutdown.