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  • FILE – Casino mogul Steve Wynn is seen at a news conference in Medford, Mass., on March 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)Finance

    Nevada’s top court ends casino mogul Steve Wynn’s defamation suit over story about 2 women who alleged he’d committed sexual misconduct

    By Ken Ritter and The Associated Press
  • Coca Cola truckFinance

    Coca-Cola will pay IRS $6 billion in back taxes while appealing federal court’s decision

    By Ken Ritter and The Associated Press
  • General views of The Mirage hotel and casinoFinance

    The Mirage is disappearing from the Las Vegas strip—but new operators Hard Rock will reinvent it as a massive guitar-shaped hotel

    By Ken Ritter and The Associated Press
  • Scott SibellaFinance

    Executive on probation for giving freebies to a high roller and letting him gamble millions

    By Christopher Weber, Ken Ritter, and others
  • Resorts World Las Vegas President Scott Sibella speaks at the Resorts World Boring Company station, July 11, 2022, in Las Vegas. Former top executive at Las Vegas Strip casinos, Sibella, faces a judge in Los Angeles on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, and possible federal prison time after pleading guilty to violating federal anti-money laundering rules. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)Finance

    MGM Grand ex-president to be sentenced in money laundering case after admitting he allowed illegal bookmaker to gamble millions at Las Vegas casino

    By Christopher Weber, Ken Ritter, and others
  • FILE – A Brightline train is shown at a station in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Jan. 11, 2018. A fast-tracked plan to build a high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area is set to mark the start of construction. Brightline West and U.S. transportation secretary and other officials projecting that millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)Finance

    Construction starts on America’s first true high-speed passenger train, between Los Angeles and Las Vegas

    By Ken Ritter and The Associated Press
  • Former professional football player O.J. Simpson listens during a parole hearing at Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nevada, U.S., on Thursday, July 20, 2017. Simpson has been granted parole nine years into a 33-year sentence and could be released as soon as Oct. 1. Photographer: Jason Bean/Pool via BloombergLifestyle

    OJ Simpson dead at 76

    By Ken Ritter, Chris Morris, and others
  • UsherSuccess

    Usher marries longtime girlfriend in Las Vegas hours after the Super Bowl with Elvis Presley impersonator officiating

    By Ken Ritter and The Associated Press
  • Businessman drinking waterFinance

    Nevada jury awards $130m to 5 people who suffered liver damage after they drank bottled water that was sold as ‘alkalized’ and detoxifying

    By Ken Ritter and The Associated Press
  • Counterfeit Super Bowl merchandise is displayed during a news conference on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, in Las Vegas. Federal and local officials said they’re taking steps to crimp counterfeiting, ground drones and curb human trafficking during Super Bowl week in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)Retail

    Homeland Security and FAA double down in Las Vegas to stop Super Bowl from becoming hub for knockoff sports gear, human trafficking and illegal drones

    By Ken Ritter and The Associated Press
  • Planes are parked at a private jet terminal at Harry Reid International Airport ahead of the Super Bowl, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, in Las Vegas. Places to leave private aircraft at airports in and around Las Vegas has been spoken for, airport and Federal Aviation Administration officials said Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. Just over a week remains before the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers face off in the NFL championship game.(AP Photo/John Locher)Lifestyle

    Taylor Swift could get to the Super Bowl from Tokyo in time, but she might not be able to find parking for her private jet

    By Ken Ritter and The Associated Press
  • Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who is accused of orchestrating the 1996 slaying of hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur, appears in court for a hearing at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, Pool)Finance

    Tupac Shakur murder suspect to be allowed out of jail with $750,000 bail and house arrest

    By Ken Ritter and The Associated Press
  • California high-speed railEnvironment

    With California high-speed rail projects needing at least $75 billion, Biden’s White House kicks in $6 billion

    By Adam Beam, Ken Ritter, and others
  • Las VegasLifestyle

    Las Vegas transforms for the $1 billion Formula One Grand Prix, shutting off fountains and draining its Venetian gondola canal

    By Ken Ritter and The Associated Press
  • Duane Keffe D DavisLifestyle

    The first arrest in the Tupac Shakur shooting began as an investigation into the death of Biggie Smalls

    By Rio Yamat, Ken Ritter, and others