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Latino Votes Crucial In Nevada, As Culinary Union Focuses On Turnout

7:28pm October 03, 2018

Dean Heller is the only Republican in the Senate up for re-election in a state that Hillary Clinton won. Latino union workers are a key voting bloc for his Democratic opponent, Rep. Jacky Rosen.

People pray at a makeshift memorial for victims of the Oct. 1 2017, mass shooting in Las Vegas.

A Survivor Helps Other Survivors Process The Horrors Of The Las Vegas Mass Shooting

7:29pm October 01, 2018

by Eric Westervelt

Clinical psychologist Shiva Ghaed thought she understood the long-term impacts of trauma. But after surviving the Las Vegas shooting, she didn't realize what it would do to her.

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On Oct. 2, 2017, drapes billow out of broken windows at the Mandalay Bay resort on the Las Vegas Strip, following a deadly shooting at a music festival. On Tuesday, the company that owns the hotel offered to make a $500 charitable donation for victims who

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MGM Offers To Donate Nearly $1 Million On Behalf Of Las Vegas Victims It Is Suing

11:45pm September 11, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

MGM Resorts International said it would give $500 to any charity connected to the deadly concert shooting for people who authorize their lawyers to accept legal notice of the company's lawsuit.

Crime scene tape surrounds the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on Oct. 2, 2017. The broken windows show the room where a gunman sat as he opened fire on a country music festival, killing 58 people and wounding more than 500 others.

MGM Files Lawsuits Denying Liability Over Las Vegas Shooting

6:56pm July 17, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

In October 2017, a gunman fired from his room at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, killing 58 people and injuring hundreds. Now MGM, which owns the hotel, is asking the courts to declare it not liable.

Although he is not financially responsible, illusionist David Copperfield still paid a steep price: His lawyers were unable to prevent the disclosure of secrets about the illusion in question, known as "Lucky #13."

David Copperfield Found Negligent But Won't Pay For Injury During Magic Act

5:59pm May 30, 2018

by Scott Neuman

A British tourist sued the famed illusionist, saying he suffered a serious brain injury after falling while acting as a volunteer for an onstage trick in 2013.

Some 50,000 hospitality workers could walk off the job as early as next month, potentially jeopardizing the Las Vegas tourist industry.

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Famed Vegas Casinos Could Be Hobbled As Thousands Of Workers Authorize Strike

2:50pm May 23, 2018

by Amy Held

The union representing the hospitality workers says they could walk out as early as June 1 if their demands, including protection against sexual harassment and technology advances, are not met.

Damaged windows on the 32nd floor room at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino used by gunman Stephen Paddock are seen on Oct. 2, 2017. Las Vegas police have released some footage from officers' body cameras.

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Las Vegas Police Release Bodycam Footage From Inside Shooter's Hotel Rooms

10:01am May 03, 2018

by James Doubek

Police released video in response to a lawsuit from media organizations. It shows the tense moments as officers try to find out where the shots are coming from and as they search the hotel.

President Trump, accompanied by first lady Melania Trump and Dr. Igor Nichiporenko, speaks to reporters while visiting medical staff at Broward Health North in Pompano Beach, Fla., on Friday.

Trump Supports Improving Background Checks, But Will That Mean Action?

3:12pm February 19, 2018

by Arnie Seipel

The president is meeting with students and teachers about school safety this week. The White House says he supports improving background checks, but the issue has languished after past shootings.

Steve Wynn, CEO of Wynn Resorts, attends a news conference held by President Trump in the East Room of the White House in July. The president was touting a decision by Apple supplier Foxconn to invest $10 billion to build a factory in Wisconsin that prod

Steve Wynn Resigns As Head Of Wynn Resorts Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations

3:18am February 07, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The accusations against the 76-year-old billionaire who owns casinos in Las Vegas and the Chinese territory of Macau were first published last month by The Wall Street Journal.

Protesters carry signs as they make their way to Sam Boyd Stadium on Sunday.

On Anniversary Of Women's March, A Las Vegas Rally With A Tighter Focus: The Midterms

8:11pm January 21, 2018

by Chris Benderev

The organizers of 2017's historic Women's March in Washington, D.C., chose Las Vegas, Nev., for its swing state status.