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Although St. Valentine lends his name to Valentine’s Day, he did not become known as the patron saint of lovers until hundreds of years after his death. The third-century priest lived during a time when Christians were persecuted for their religious beliefs. Records and historic liturgical calendars indicate he was martyred, though what exactly led to his murder is a bit murky.

A FOX5 story into speeding on the 215 around Stephanie has generated nearly 700 comments on Facebook, with many drivers defending excessive speeds in construction zones.
Much like the origins of Valentine’s Day, the real identity of St. Valentine remains a bit of a mystery. The holiday’s namesake, a martyred priest, actually could have been one of multiple men. Although many think of him as the patron saint of lovers, this reputation likely began centuries after his death.

For decades, diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has required access to specialist memory clinics, neuroimaging or invasive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) testing. That paradigm is starting to shift. In 2025, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the first blood-based biomarker tests intended to aid the assessment of AD.
For more than a century, psychologists thought that the infant experience was, as the psychologist and philosopher William James famously put it, a “blooming, buzzing confusion.” But new research suggests babies are born with a surprisingly sophisticated neurological toolkit that can organize the visual world into categories and pick out the beat in a song.
Public voting is now open for the Third Annual Sphere XO Student Design Challenge, where student artwork will compete to be displayed on the Exosphere.
A new study recently released is for the "night owls" and shows the impacts staying up late can have on your heart. In this large study, research showed people who are more active late at night have poorer heart health than the average person.
But health experts say, this is fixable! On ARC Las Vegas we talked with Dr. Marc Kahn with the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV.
Students from the Clark County School District and UNLV were invited to submit artwork as they thought "creatively about the intersection of art and science." Winners will be chosen from a mix of public voting and artist judging.
The UNLV Rebel Girls & Company captured two national championships for the second straight year at the 2026 Universal Dance Association College Nationals in Orlando. UNLV won the Division IA Hip Hop and Division IA Game Day Dance titles, earning the program's seventh national championship in each of the two categories.
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