Las Vegas author Michael Easter has gone deep into the origins of a question many of us find ourselves asking in today’s technologically-driven, fast-paced society: why can’t we stop looking at our phones?

 Safety and security for Nevada’s visitors will be the focus of the newly launched Tourist and Safety Institute at the UNLV Greenspun College of Urban Affairs.

It’s anything but gloomy for Nevada’s rainy day fund, whose balance reached its highest level in history last week.

With RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) season almost in full swing, medical professionals are urging people to speak to their healthcare providers about getting vaccinated.

The possibility of a culinary union strike in Las Vegas is leaving visitors concerned.

With a chance to establish a leading role, UNLV has launched its Tourist and Safety Institute with $1 million appropriation from the Nevada Legislature.

Tickets are still available and room rates are dropping for the inaugural Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix less than eight weeks away.

In this episode you'll hear how the hoodie went from being a sports outfit to the most political item of clothing since its invention in the 1930s and what Rocky, rap and racism have to do with it. Textile historian Deirdre Clemente provides insights into the technological and social developments that made the hoodie possible in the first place.