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Newsweek

A video capturing a "vortex" on a plane, with water spewing out from the wing during a flight, has left internet viewers guessing. The clip shared by TikTok user @ashtonvonkessler, which has over 843,000 views since it was posted on August 30, shows a couple seated on a plane. A message overlaid on the video reads: "Marrying a pilot means learning the most random aviation facts throughout your flight." The footage shows a view of streams of water shooting out from the edge of a plane wing. "What is that?" reads a caption shared with the post.

K.T.N.V. T.V. ABC 13

UNLV is welcoming back a professor to campus after he was seriously injured during the deadly Dec. 6 shooting at Beam Hall that took the lives of three faculty members. Economics Professor Daraboth "Bot" Rith and his wife, Dimanche, were welcomed back to a standing ovation at UNLV's faculty town hall on Tuesday.

K.V.V.U. T.V. Fox 5

FOX5 learned the identity of the fourth victim in the UNLV campus shooting. Dec. 6 last year, three professor’s lives were taken by a gunman: Naoko Takemaru, 69, 64-year-old professor Cha Jan Chang, known as “Jerry,” and 39-year-old associate professor Patricia Navarro Velez.

Las Vegas Review Journal

The fourth victim in the UNLV shooting on Dec. 6, 2023 that killed three, has come forward, choosing to share his story publicly for the first time, according to a UNLV spokesperson. UNLV Professor Daraboth “Bot” Rith, an economics professor in the Lee Business School, was shot and injured during the shooting. Rith was shot 10 times on Dec. 6, according to a UNLV release.

K.L.A.S. T.V. 8 News Now

The fourth University of Nevada, Las Vegas professor injured in the Dec. 2023 shooting that left three others dead returned to the campus Tuesday. Prof. Daraboth “Bot” Rith and his wife, Dimanche, were recognized at a Tuesday UNLV town hall meeting held for staff and faculty. Since the shooting, Rith has been identified as the unnamed fourth victim.

K.S.N.V. T.V. News 3

The UNLV professor wounded in December's mass shooting at Beam Hall has been publicly identified for the first time. Daraboth "Bot" Rith returned to campus for UNLV's town hall meeting for faculty and staff on Tuesday, according to a university spokesperson.

Nevada Current

Former Pres. Donald Trump, who has attempted to distance himself from Project 2025, an authoritarian blueprint for the next conservative U.S. presidency, would be hard pressed to find any daylight between his immigration policy and that advocated by Project 2025. The cornerstone of both policies is the militaristic removal of unauthorized immigrants, a move that would be disastrous for Nevada families and its economy.

K.N.P.R. News

In Las Vegas, ridesharing apps like Uber and Lyft, and short-term rental apps like Airbnb have changed — really changed — the landscape for taxi companies and, perhaps, hotels. In July 2014, for instance, the Nevada Taxicab Authority said cab drivers gave more than 2 million rides to customers. In July of this year, that was down about 50% to around a million riders. A big question, though, is if things are changing back. And there’s some evidence indicating that it might be doing just that.

K.N.P.R. News

In Las Vegas, ridesharing apps like Uber and Lyft, and short-term rental apps like Airbnb have changed — really changed — the landscape for taxi companies and, perhaps, hotels. In July 2014, for instance, the Nevada Taxicab Authority said cab drivers gave more than 2 million rides to customers. In July of this year, that was down about 50% to around a million riders. A big question, though, is if things are changing back. And there’s some evidence indicating that it might be doing just that.

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