In The News: College of Liberal Arts

Newsweek

Democratic Representative Val Demings became the congressional candidate who spent the most but still lost in her failed campaign to oust Republican Marco Rubio from his U.S. Senate seat in Florida last week.

KNPR News

Americans send hundreds of billions of U.S. dollars a year through remittances so much that countries like the Philippines rely on these funds to stay solvent.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Nevada Republicans did not see the “red wave” they were expecting in the 2022 midterms.

KSNV-TV: News 3

Researchers from UNLV have received a grant to study law enforcement traffic stops around Nevada.

Newswise

With missiles landing over the border of Poland, the ongoing war in Eastern Europe is getting closer to home for NATO-protected countries.

Newsmax

Florida’s Democratic Rep. Val Demings spent the most of losing candidates in the 2022 midterm elections, using some $68 million out of the $72 million raised during the cycle.

Legit Gambling

Casinos are continuing to enjoy year-over-year growth amid uncertain times, when people are dealing with higher costs of living. This goes to show that people remain willing to lay their money down at casinos with the ongoing economic challenges further boosting their appetite to gamble, according to David Schwartz, gaming historian and instructor at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV).

iHeart

A drought drying up precious natural resources around Las Vegas is beginning to reveal more than just cracked, crumbling Earth. According to ABC7, bodies are surfacing as Lake Mead water levels drop, and a few of them could be connected to Chicago mob activity from decades past. A total of six bodies have been pulled from the well-known lake that exists as a source of drinking water for 25 million people.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

Republican Governor-elect Joe Lombardo was able to celebrate a victory over incumbent Democrat Steve Sisolak Friday evening after his race was called.

Las Vegas Review Journal

December has become a uniquely meaningful — and profitable — season for the Las Vegas tourism business. Here’s the backstory …

Forbes

Dubbed “the Entertainment Capital of the World,” Las Vegas offers a bevy of attractions and delights for more than 40 million visitors each year. Those treats recently expanded to include craft beer from more than a dozen breweries across the valley.

Europa Liberia România

Mid-term elections begin in the US on Tuesday. With all seats in the House of Representatives and more than a third of the Senate up for grabs, the election is expected to result in the defeat of President Joe Biden's Democrats.