Mortgage defaults are climbing in specific areas of the Las Vegas Valley, continuing a troubling trend. The highest number of troubled mortgages is currently coming from zip codes 89121 on the east side of town and 89108 near the historic west side, according to data analysis.

An unidentified early hominin fossil that might be a new species confirms that Australopithecus and Homo species lived in the same region of Africa in the same time frame.

The period between 3 million and 2 million years ago was a transformative time in human history — it was back then that the genus Australopithecus led to the genus Homo, a new branch in the hominin family tree. But Australopithecus didn’t disappear the instant that Homo appeared in the fossil record. For a time, these two lineages lived together, sharing the landscape of northeastern Ethiopia.

On Valentine’s Day in 2018, a team of scientists walked across a flat expanse in the badlands of northeastern Ethiopia, scanning the ground for fossils. An eagle-eyed field assistant, Omar Abdulla, spotted an ancient molar lying on the surface, exposed by wind erosion.

Researchers have unearthed tooth fossils in Ethiopia dating to about 2.65 million years ago of a previously unknown species in the human evolutionary lineage, one that lived in the same time and place as the earliest-known member of the genus Homo to which our own species belongs.

Experimental archeology is, simply put, archeology that involves running experiments. Where traditional archaeologists may study, research, analyze, and theorize about how artifacts were made or used, experimental archaeologists actually try to recreate, test, and use them to see what they can learn. In doing so, they have given the field a whole new way to glean clues and get insights into the lives of our ancestors.

Tourism in Las Vegas is down since last year — and tip-dependent workers, like bartenders and dealers who rely heavily on tourist traffic, are especially vulnerable, even with Trump’s ‘no tax on tips’ policy. The Wall Street Journal reports that tip incomes in Las Vegas are shrinking across the board.

The Golden Gate casino in downtown Las Vegas is making headlines with its decision to replace human dealers with electronic table games, known as "ETGs." This move comes as the city faces a summer slump in visitors, sparking discussions about the future of human table dealers in the gambling capital.

Collaboration continues between Warner Bros. Discovery and UNLV to train film students; a group of students were selected for six-week internships at WB Headquarters.