With a new school year underway, Clark County School District teachers are on the verge of obtaining a new contract that would usher in a host of changes for educators in the nation’s fifth-largest school district. The Clark County School Board is set to vote Tuesday on whether to approve the proposed contract in a special meeting.

Las Vegas has won the dubious distinction of being named one of the nation’s most dangerous cities for pedestrians. Sin City was rated as the third worst city for pedestrians in a study released last week by shoe company Kuru.

The UNLV International Gaming Institute has launched a new AI Research Hub (AiR Hub) to tackle some of the most pressing challenges facing the gaming industry’s digital transformation.

Vital entry-level medical professionals such as phlebotomists, medical assistants, certified nursing assistants and nurses are in such high demand in Southern Nevada that accelerated certification and degree programs are plentiful across the Valley. Since some programs can be completed in a matter of weeks, the prospect of starting or changing a career quickly is enticing.

Mosquitoes are surprisingly taking over a region of Las Vegas, sparking concerns amongst experts in the area. The pesky bugs, known to spread diseases across the globe, are defying ecological odds by surviving in the desert climate, the experts have warned.

In the United States, 12% of adults have taken a glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) antagonist. The drugs aren’t just popular for weight loss; 62% of adults taking semaglutide or other GLP-1 drugs take them for chronic conditions, such as diabetes and heart disease — and dementia could be added to that list.

The number of people arriving at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas from Canada was down 65.6% in June compared to the same period in 2024. 86,698 people arrived during the month across Flair Airlines, Air Canada, and WestJet, down from 132,109 the previous year.

President Donald Trump is hosting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House on Monday to discuss how to end Russia’s three-year war in Ukraine.

The story of human evolution is not a simple ladder from early forms to more advanced ones. For decades, fossils shaped a picture of steady, linear progress – one form giving rise to another in a neat sequence.