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Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer, according to a statement released from his personal office, saying the cancer has spread to Biden's bones. Dr. Marc Kahn, a professor and Chief of Hematology at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, joined ARC Las Vegas to share his insight on the spread of the disease and the former president's diagnosis.


With President Donald Trump in the White House and Republicans holding majorities in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, there are few opportunities for congressional Democrats to make their mark on the federal budget.
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UNLV Athletics celebrates a historic academic milestone as a record-breaking 102 student-athletes earn their degrees in 2025, highlighting the program’s success both on the field and in the classroom.

There’s a number of respected institutions that have weighed in on this, including UNLV’s Lied Center for Real Estate, Brookings Mountain West and Nevada Housing Coalition, Frias said. All point to the same conclusion that there’s not enough housing supply in Nevada to meet the growing demand of the growing population.

Some suspects in violent assaults and sex crimes are escaping American justice because they're being deported before they can stand trial, according to a number of prosecutors and legal experts across the country.


UNLV honored 21-year-old, Janeah Lane, a criminal justice major, who died tragically last March after accidentally killing herself with a handgun, over the weekend. Friends and family gathered at what would have been Lane’s college graduation, on Saturday. Her Mother, Simoni Lane took the stage in an emotional tribute and shared with 8 News Now just how special the moment was.

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) celebrated a significant milestone on Saturday as it awarded nearly 3,500 degrees during its spring 2025 commencement ceremony at the Thomas & Mack Center.


Nevada is the only state in the country where some form of sex work or prostitution is legal. In counties with fewer than 700,000 people, brothels have been legal since the early 1970s. Some say it's a regulated way to maintain safety for the workers and customers in a world where prostitution will never really disappear, while others say no to prostitution in any form. But today, we're going to look at two aspects of sex work.
