Las Vegas

United flight returns to airport after passenger spotted texting about hijacking aircraft

The aircraft landed safely, according to Fox 5 Las Vegas, with no injuries reported among its 150 passengers and six crew members.

A United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane lands at Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) using the River Visual approach to Runway 19 on August 5, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia; Illustrative.
Rapper Tupac Shakur

Ex-gang leader sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for Tupac Shakur murder

Duane Davis, center, and his attorney Michael Sanft are led back to a courtroom to hear his sentencing date after a jury found Davis guilty of first-degree murder in his trial related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, at Clark County District Court Regional Justice Center, Monday, Aug. 31,

Jury finds ex-gang leader guilty of murder in Tupac case

Rapper Tupac Shakur

Tupac Shakur murder trial begins for alleged mastermind of 1996 drive-by shooting


CES Welcomes Adult Toys for 2020 Event

The Consumer Electronics Show, or CES, is a hugely popular tech and electronic trade event that takes places in January each year in Las Vegas.


EL AL Boeing 787 hits power pole at Las Vegas Airport

The return flight to Israel was canceled, and El Al issued an apology for the incident and “the unpleasantness caused to our customers.”

El-Al Jumbo jet

Meet a Hebrew-school teacher turned blackjack dealer in Las Vegas

I was very scared in the beginning. It was like, “Oh, $25,000 chips!” But now it’s just a chip. It’s the people — I love when they come back and they look for me.

A casino dealer collects chips at a roulette table in Pasay city, Metro Manila

Las Vegas rabbi on what it’s like to lead a synagogue in ‘Sin City’

Akselrad has been serving as the rabbi of the Reform synagogue, which counts some 600 families as members, since 1988. He says he is the longest-serving rabbi at any one synagogue in the state.


Accused neo-Nazi charged with planning attack on Las Vegas synagogue

Jewish Agency’s Herzog calls threat a trend that is ‘fermenting underground at every moment’

Police vehicles line Las Vegas Boulevard following the mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., October 4, 2017.

Las Vegas invaded by massive swarm of grasshoppers

Nevada's entomologist assured people that the grasshoppers would continue their migration and leave Las Vegas area within the next two or three weeks.

Juvenile Eastern Lubber Grasshoppers

Casino industry and tourism growth

What factors in a tourist destination such as Las Vegas or Macau can explain consumer behavior and non-gambling behavior?


Over a million people RSVP to Facebook event to 'Storm Area 51'

The tongue-in-cheek event has garnered a lot of attention online because the internet.

3D rendering of an alien creature standing trapped behind a chain link wire steel metal fence (illustrative)

Daughter of Las Vegas rabbi targeted with anti-Semitic notes at school

Two boys have been identified as being involved in the incident, which is still under investigation.

Las Vegas.

Back from Sodom

An inside look at CES 2019 in Las Vegas.

ONE OF the many scenes from the CES conference in Las Vegas earlier this month