The University of Nevada, Las Vegas may be getting a new mascot.

Our years of studying constitutional civil rights have taught us that police policies and even criminal statutes are not enough to overcome the “blue wall of silence” among officers. What’s needed are state laws that create an affirmative duty for bystander cops to intervene to prevent use of excessive force or other civil rights deprivations, and that allow civil suits against cops who don’t.

Yesterday, Hertz suspended its plan to sell up to $500 million in stock in a last-ditch effort to raise money.

You have probably heard that #HeyReb was removed last night from the UNLV campus. Today, reporter Jeremy Chen KTNV is taking a deeper look into what prompted that removal and what is happening around the country. Here is an interview with UNLV professor Jovan Johnson.

William Clark, the alleged robber at last week’s heist at New York-New York Hotel & Casino, was wearing a facial mask when he reportedly stole several thousand dollars at the cashier’s cage in the Las Vegas venue, recent news reports reveal.

At least one Strip buffet is back, albeit with a few tweaks.

Recently, Taiwan has been under the spotlight in international media for three main events: passing a same-sex marriage act in May 2019, Tsai winning a reelection in January 2020, and the outstanding performance in fighting the coronavirus pandemic. The statehood of Taiwan, however, is not as clear as the above achievements. While numerous international media outlets tend to Taiwan as a self-ruled island-state, others often avoid using the term “country” to describe Taiwan due to the chagrin of Beijing. The duality of reporting exemplifies the dilemma of Taiwan’s statehood.

As COVID-19 spread across the globe, ravaging a path of illness and death, public health and government officials championed shelter-in-place orders to provide a safe haven away from the virus.

Despite the pandemic, NASA is on track to launch its Mars rover, Perseverance, this July from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Its central mission will be to search for evidence of previous life on Mars.