A lot of wild ideas get launched in Vegas and we’re home to the weirdest combination of architecture on the planet. But is there another Vegas, an even weirder version, that was never built? As the city waits to see if the A’s baseball stadium will break ground this year, co-hosts Sarah Lohman and Dayvid Figler sit down with UNLV history professor Michael Green to run through the wildest Vegas projects that were never built.

Steve Wynn, who once ran big casinos, wants the US Supreme Court to take another look at the 1964 New York Times v. Sullivan ruling. This decision has protected press freedom in the US for a long time. Wynn made this request after Nevada’s highest court threw out his lawsuit against the Associated Press (AP) and a reporter named Regina Garcia Cano. He claimed the media and journalist had damaged his reputation.

The impact of the construction industry is obvious during the daily commute. From roads and plumbing to power lines and even the grocery store — everything was previously a construction site, said Mac Bybee, CEO of the Associated Builders and Contractors in Nevada, or ABC Nevada.

For hundreds of years, people have turned to chocolate to boost heart health. Back in the 1500s, the indigenous Aztec people consumed cocoa as a drink believed to treat various ailments, including angina, a type of chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart.

Valentine’s Day is nigh upon us. Soon there will be floods of flowers, chunks of chocolate, crowds of cards and maybe even substantial smooching. And what’s up with all of this kissing? Do all societies practice lip-latching? Do other animals kiss? Who was the first person who thought saliva swapping was a good idea?

Clark County Commissioner William McCurdy II is set to host the "Know Your Rights: Immigration Town Hall and Resource Fair" on Wednesday, Feb. 12, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Walnut Community Center. The event will feature local organizations, including the ACLU Nevada, the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, the Consulate of Mexico in Las Vegas, the Consulate of El Salvador, the UNLV Immigration Clinic, and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.

A broker fighting with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority over being barred is using Supreme Court decisions from the past year in his motion to overturn his case. It’s the latest case questioning FINRA's constitutionality, with attorneys representing the client thinking this case (or one like it) could go before the Court in several years’ time.

Daniel Bubb, an assistant professor in UNLV’s Honors College and former airline pilot, understands why you would be hesitant to board your next flight. You aren’t alone, he says. Aircraft collisions and malfunctions in recent weeks — including the deadly crash late last month in Washington, D.C. — have left many air travelers understandably nervous.

Way back in 2000, I wrote a piece called "Dressed for Excess: How Hollywood Affects the Professional Behavior of Lawyers," published in the Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics and Public Policy.