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Nervous fliers, take note: AirlineRatings.com has just released its annual ranking of the world’s safest airlines, and this year, according to Conde Nast Traveler, Etihad Airways—the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, which came in fifth in 2025—nabbed the top spot for the first time ever.
Derek Stevens, owner of Circa, The Golden Gate and The D, took a big gamble on remaking Downtown Las Vegas. He now has a portfolio of properties worth more than $1 billion—including the world’s largest sportsbook and Sin City’s biggest pool.
A new Nevada law prohibits schools from using AI to perform the work of school counselors and other professionals involved in the mental health of students. We discuss the pros and cons of using AI in mental health work, and we meet the humanoid robots creators say can serve as companions. Then, a discussion on reducing Alzheimer’s disease risks in Your Brain Health Matters.
This flu season is shaping up to be among the most severe in years, and doctors say the flu shot, even if it's not a perfect match for the dominant strain, is still the best protection against the virus.
Many people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) experience a cycle of feeling unable to start a task, then becoming highly productive once they get engaged. It’s a pattern that can feel confusing, frustrating, and isolating, especially when you’re trying to manage the flow of your day.
A federal judge in Boston last September issued a landmark ruling that the Trump administration deliberately chilled the speech of international students with a string of targeted arrests intended to “strike fear” in demonstrators and academics critical of Israel’s conduct in Gaza. Now Judge William G. Young will decide what should be done about that violation.
An image showing dozens of private jets clustered at a Las Vegas airport was shared in the r/vegaslocals subreddit recently, quickly catching attention as users tried to make sense of the sudden surge in luxury air traffic. The post asked, "Why so many private jets? What's going on in the city?" Commenters agreed that a crowd of private jets could mean a major conference, high-profile sporting event, or entertainment event was drawing wealthy visitors into town.
The School Traffic Safety Working Group met for the first time this year, and there’s plenty of work to be done to recommend sweeping changes for the start of the next school year.