Recently released CIA documents revealing that the Agency surveilled Puerto Rican and Mexican American activists confirm what many of us have known for decades: that US government agencies have spied on Latinos—and probably still do.

The Nevada Legislature begins its lawmaking session on Feb. 3, starting a 120-day spirit to get hundreds of bills considered before the Legislature adjourns until 2027.

Three of President-elect Donald Trump’s announced political appointees have ties to Nevada’s gaming industry — a sign that an industry once stigmatized in the political sphere has entered the mainstream.

Three of President-elect Donald Trump’s announced political appointees have ties to Nevada’s gaming industry — a sign that an industry once stigmatized in the political sphere has entered the mainstream.

Humans have been building cities for centuries, but they don't always last. In some cases, nature has reclaimed them. Other times, people simply built on top of older structures.

Douglas Unger’s Dream City is the most ambitious novel ever written about Las Vegas. It’s an audacious attempt to explain what makes the city tick. Unger has taken up Tom Wolfe’s call to make research—reporting—the bedrock of a big, realistic work of fiction. The result is a novel in which Las Vegas is the main character, as much as if not more than the humans who populate the narrative.

It's something that everyone hears about now and our best sports betting sites are already using in a variety of ways: artificial intelligence. AI is fast becoming a part of the US sports betting landscape, and more operators are expected to embrace its possibilities in the future. Sites like SportsLine are using AI modeling to provide the most accurate odds and betting predictions possible, allowing AI data models to consider thousands of data points like past player performances, weather, and injuries to make connections between this data and produce the most accurate predictions. These AI models can simulate data conditions thousands of times to give the most likely result.

A Nevada historic preservation organization is working to protect endangered sites across the state, including in Washoe County and Lake Tahoe. Preserve Nevada released its annual list to bring attention to several historic sites and categories. Among the destinations are Reno's Lear Theater, Bethel AME Church and Basque arborglyphs.

A Las Vegas gaming company with connections spanning from Hawaii to New Jersey celebrates its 50th anniversary of opening of a downtown casino.

Our brains are miraculous and weird things, and it turns out everyone has different ways of processing the world.

Just two months after turning 100 years old, former President of the United States Jimmy Carter has died. He was in hospice care for nearly two years at his home in Plains, Georgia.

This week on Politics Now with host John Langeler:

• 2024 was an up-and-down year in politics. We take a look at the political comeback of Former President Donald Trump and his win Nevada
• The Nevada Legislature is once again under Democratic control despite having a Republican Governor. We look at what we can expect from the next session
• From a new Las Vegas mayor to a Republican getting on the county commission, we discuss what changes we can expect to see in our local politics