Sticking closer to home may not cushion the sticker shock. The nonprofit Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy estimated Americans would collectively spend an extra $3.5 billion on gasoline over the holiday weekend. The average price for a gallon of regular gas in the U.S. was $4.56 on Thursday compared to $3.18 a year ago, according to motor club AAA.

For years, North Texas has been attracting companies looking to relocate, expand and tap into the region’s growing workforce. On May 20, that conversation landed in McKinney as Plug and Play, the McKinney Economic Development Corporation, SEICon and NTT DATA hosted the Batch 5 Expo at The Clubs of Stonebridge Ranch.

The more than $1 billion facility will rise on roughly 32 acres inside UNLV's Harry Reid Research and Technology Park, near the 215 Beltway and Durango Drive. Intermountain Health first unveiled the site in October 2024, but this week's approval was the milestone that moves construction off paper and into the ground.

The two parties will jointly organize a student and faculty exchange program and conduct joint research projects on the integrated resort industry. They will also implement a number of cooperative initiatives covering areas such as information sharing in teaching and research, short-term professional courses, cultural exchanges, executive training, and joint seminars.

Mom-and-pop investors were behind nearly 66 percent of all homes bought by business entities in Clark County since 2015, and real estate experts say the Las Vegas Valley is the perfect climate for the business venture.

The Wall Street Journal first reported that Biopharmaceutical giant Bristol Myers Squibb is bringing Anthropic’s flagship Claude product to more than 30,000 of its employees. The company plans to deepen its use of artificial intelligence and AI agents for a variety of functions, from research to clinical development and corporate functions.

From deploying natural predators like bats to the strategic release of genetically modified mosquitoes, discover the cutting-edge science and "biological hacking" being used to protect Southern Nevada from unpredictable diseases like the West Nile virus.

From 2016 to 2024, the share of Americans who reported feeling significant stress about presidential elections rose 17%. Election stress is now reported by nearly 70% of people who responded to an American Psychological Association survey.

From 2016 to 2024, the share of Americans who reported feeling significant stress about presidential elections rose 17%. Election stress is now reported by nearly 70% of people who responded to an American Psychological Association survey.