The Super Bowl is Las Vegas’ biggest sporting event, but March Madness isn’t far behind. The big opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament is in progress, and the sportsbooks and casino viewing parties will be packed on game days through to the championship game. The tournament’s Final Four will be held in Las Vegas in 2028. For now, though, hanging with the raucous crowds in the books, where every game will be telecast on the big screens, is the next best thing.
The practice of squatting — or living in a home against the wishes of homeowners, often being protected by Byzantine civil statutes — is becoming a trend in the United States. However, upon the passage of a bipartisan state law in Florida that effectively bans the ability for unwanted house guests to stay as long as they want, a self-described anti-squatting activist and "professional" squatter-remover told Fox News he hopes more states will follow suit. Flash Shelton first encountered squatting...
A few miles past dusty Barstow and just a stone’s throw from the whizzing cars on Interstate 15, which runs from Southern California to Las Vegas, a strange sight seems to arise from the surrounding Mojave Desert. An empty lazy river gathers the desiccated remnants of palm trees, plastic waterslides crack further with each passing day and decaying arcade buildings seemingly melt into the Calico Mountains behind them. Improbably, this site — where the former manmade Lake Dolores and the...
A Minnesota appeals court has affirmed that banning transgender "women" from competing as a woman in sports is a violation of Minnesota law.
Las Vegas police arrested a man accused of pretending to be law enforcement while running an unlicensed K9 services company and sending threats to a man, saying he was going to cause the victim to "have an accident," police documents show.
The Las Vegas Raiders new running back is a man who spends a lot of time in the weight room. Following the free-agent departure of Josh Jacobs, the Las Vegas Raiders made it clear that their running back will be Zamir White. The Raiders were not an efficient running team last season, even with Josh …
The Tropicana Las Vegas is days away from closing, nearly seven decades after it opened. Those who have been part of its entertainment history remembered it fondly at a special gathering Sunday. Past performers gathered to reminisce one last time about what the Tropicana meant to them and the impact it had on their careers.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat, signed a law last week that includes a mandate for the state’s public schools to teach LGBTQ history, as red and blue states continue to diverge on whether schools should expose kids to gay and transgender identities. The new law, Senate Bill 5462, mandates that the state’s school districts adopt curricula that is as “culturally and experientially diverse as possible,” including the histories of LGBTQ people, people of color and people with disabilities....
Jimmy Garoppolo has a new home - or at least he will when his two-game suspension for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing drugs. Tom Brady's ex-backup is heading to LA.
New legislation making its way through the U.S. Congress has placed a TikTok ban back on the public agenda. The app is already prohibited on government devices in Canada, the government has quietly conducted a national security review, and there are new calls to ban it altogether from the Canadian market. While it might be tempting for some politicians to jump on the bandwagon, a ban would be a mistake. There are legitimate concerns with social media companies, but there simply hasn’t been...
Properties of different classes in NYC are taxed at significantly different rates. The state Court of Appeals said a coalition of homeowners and real estate groups can now argue that the current tax system violates fair housing laws. [ more › ]
They say, “It’s not the destination, it’s the journey,” but respectfully, we disagree. The joys of jet-setting surely don’t lie in cramming all your necessities into a carry-on just to avoid baggage fees, nor sprinting across the entire length of Terminal C to make your connection. In all matters of modern-day travel, it most certainly is about the destination. There’s something to be said about arriving at your final stop and immediately feeling like all the responsibilities of adulthood or the...