Preparing to welcome a new baby is an exciting time, often filled with baby showers, nesting galore, as you ready for your bundle of joy and the all-important process of contemplating baby names. What’s not likely to be top of mind, however, is the nursing staffing levels in the labor and delivery unit where you’ll give birth (if you’re planning to deliver in a hospital).

Bovino’s departure from Minnesota comes as the White House on Monday announced that border czar Tom Homan is being sent to the state as the Trump administration’s new point person for immigration enforcement operations.

A flurry of posts from the White House, Department of Labor and Department of Homeland Security have included images, slogans and even a song used by the white nationalist right.

When someone talks about frozen water, they typically mean the ice cubes in a cold drink or the vast glaciers in Earth’s coldest corners. What most people don’t know, however, is that H2O molecules can arrange themselves into many different types, or phases, of ice with various structures. Researchers have discovered more than 20 of these phases, the latest of which—called Ice XXI—a team recently created under extreme pressure, allowing water to turn to ice at room temperature.

As some federal workers are still working to recover from the historic government shutdown near the end of 2025, another shutdown could be just days away. Economic experts say projections for Las Vegas tourism in 2026 are looking stronger than last year, but a second federal shutdown could quickly reverse that momentum and place renewed strain on thousands of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers in the valley.

UNLV unveils new research facility built around a functional magnetic resonance imaging (FMRI) machine. The FMRI scan can help doctors plan for brain surgery and other procedures by showing what areas of the brain are most active.

The replacement of Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino has offered migrant-rights activists both in Minneapolis and nationwide a glimmer of hope that the Trump administration may be reconsidering its harsh approach to mass deportations.

No Nevadan affected his state more in the 20th century than Pat McCarran. He was Nevada's first native born United States Senator. Raised on his family sheep ranch outside of Reno. He entered politics in 1902 as a Democratic candidate for the assembly at the age of 26. His support came from forces trying to elect another Nevada's powerful politician, Francis Newlands to the United States Senate.

In a city renowned for its iconic skyline, the Las Vegas Sphere has emerged as a standout attraction, drawing global attention since its opening in September 2023.