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While many people may consider psychedelics to be solely a recreational drug, research indicates that this drug class can be helpful in treating mental health issues such as depression and addiction.
While many people may consider psychedelics to be solely a recreational drug, research indicates that this drug class can be helpful in treating mental health issues such as depression and addiction.
Human remains, found in the desert near Las Vegas 50 years ago, have been identified as a Canadian woman who may have been killed by the mob. The remains belonged to Anna Sylvia Just, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department announced Friday, after the identification was made using DNA provided by her sister.
Hope Means Nevada (HMN), a community-based nonprofit focused on supporting youth mental health and eliminating youth suicide, hosted its annual "Hope in Action" event at the Valerie Pida Plaza on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) campus.
Diabetic retinopathy is a serious complication of diabetes (both type 1 and type 2) due to uncontrolled sugar management that causes damage to eye vessels, leading to blindness. According to a recent study published in JAMA Ophthalmology (2023), approximately one-third or 9.6 million people with diabetes had this condition, with 1.8 million having an advanced vision-threatening form of it.
Las Vegas is bracing for another hit to its already struggling tourism industry. The city’s main airport is one of the 40 airports the Federal Aviation Administration directed to cancel up to 10% of its flights to relieve pressure on unpaid air traffic controllers due to the ongoing government shutdown.
Human remains unearthed in a desert area outside Henderson more than half a century ago have been identified as those of a Canadian woman who may have been an acquaintance of a mob-linked Las Vegas union leader and convicted killer, police announced. During the investigation of Just’s disappearance, Metro said Friday, several reports suggested she was an acquaintance of Thomas Hanley, who according to UNLV archives was a Las Vegas union leader with ties to organized crime families in the Midwest. A deputy district attorney had also accused of Hanley of being responsible for Just’s killing, according to previous Las Vegas Review-Journal coverage.
Using DNA samples, human remains found in the desert south of Las Vegas more than 50 years ago have been identified as a missing Canadian woman who may have been the victim of a mob hit. During the investigation, reports suggested Just was an acquaintance of Thomas Hanley, the former head of the American Federation of Casino and Gaming Employees and the Gaming and Office Employee Union. Hanley had known ties to organized crime in Las Vegas and the Midwest, according to the UNLV Special Collections and Archives. He was accused of killing Ralph Alsup, of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 525, in 1966, but the charges against Hanley were dropped.
Schools in Southern Nevada are beginning to enter a new age of artificial intelligence-assisted education. With hopes of offering more customized instruction for students and assistance for stretched thin teachers, the Clark County School District is dipping its toes into the AI waters through a one-year pilot program this year.