Most holidays have pretty clear origin stories and reasons for their celebration. But Valentine’s Day has a complicated history. February 14, a date we now associate as a Hallmark holiday with hearts, flowers, cards and grand gestures, was not always a day of love.

Nevada’s congressional races are quickly becoming contests between incumbents and wealthy challengers bankrolling their own campaigns, with one exception, new campaign finance filings reveal. 

Nevada is starting to feel the effects captured in new U.S. Census data showing population growth slowing, driven by a drop in international migration. The number of foreign migrants coming to the Silver State plunged by more than half from 2024 to 2025.

Nevada is starting to feel the effects captured in new U.S. Census data showing population growth slowing, driven by a drop in international migration. The number of foreign migrants coming to the Silver State plunged by more than half from 2024 to 2025.

The popularity of cannabis continues to rise in 2026, with statistics showing that around 15% of Americans are current users, and more than 22% have used it sometime in the past year. As more people cut out alcohol amid the Dry January trend, dispensaries have reported a surge in marijuana sales, leading to what some industry insiders and media outlets have dubbed "High January."

The popularity of cannabis continues to rise in 2026, with statistics showing that around 15% of Americans are current users, and more than 22% have used it sometime in the past year. As more people cut out alcohol amid the Dry January trend, dispensaries have reported a surge in marijuana sales, leading to what some industry insiders and media outlets have dubbed "High January."

Dr. Brian Villmoare of the University of Nevada – Las Vegas shares how his team found teeth in Ethiopia and what those teeth might mean in terms of who was around when in the evolutionary record.

A gripping look at how legal sports betting transformed fandom, blurred the lines between sport and profit, and reshaped a generation raised on the thrill to bet.

The Las Vegas bettors are getting set for its first Super Bowl since a series of arrests linked to insider betting.

While exercise has long been a go-to approach for physical health, a new meta-analysis demonstrates that it is equally as effective for mental health, too. The authors found that exercise may be moderately more effective than a control intervention for reducing depression symptoms.

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.

While Nevada has a long history of old family names in politics (think the Goodmans, the Reids), the list of candidates that have filed to run in 2026 in Southern Nevada contains a shockingly low number of legacy names. How much power do these famous families still hold? Co-hosts Sarah Lohman and Dayvid Figler talk with UNLV history professor Michael Green to talk about the political dynasties of Las Vegas and if a legacy last name still matters as much as it used to.