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An error message is displayed on a machine at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. MGM Resorts said a cybersecurity attack began Sunday, affecting reservations and casino floors in Las Vegas and other states. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

Casino cyber attacks in Las Vegas leave slot machines dark, visitors unsettled: ‘The same thing could happen to other properties’

By Rio Yamat, Wayne Parry, and others

Close-Up Of A Mormon Cricket, Anabrus Simplex, In Idaho. (Photo By: MyLoupe/UIG Via Getty Images)

Nevada town is using brooms, snow plows, and leaf blowers to wage war against blood-red crickets that are ‘almost like a biblical plague’

By Rio Yamat, Rick Bowmer, and others

FILE – The partially completed Fontainebleau Las Vegas, the blue building on the left, stands along the skyline, Aug. 29, 2017, in Las Vegas. Fountainebleau Las Vegas announced Tuesday morning, May 2, 2023, that it plans to open its doors to the public in December 2023. The towering blue-glass resort — one of Las Vegas’ tallest building — has sat unfinished on the Strip for more than a decade. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

A Las Vegas skyscraper that has been empty for more than a decade will finally open this year as a luxury resort and casino

By Rio Yamat and The Associated Press

Nathan Chasing His Horse

Las Vegas police just arrested a ‘Dances With Wolves’ actor who they claim used his medicine man status to become a cult leader

By Rio Yamat and The Associated Press

Attendees wear VR headsets while previewing the Caliverse Hyper-Realistic Metaverse experience at the Lotte booth during the CES tech show Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Metaverse ventures bring smell and taste to virtual reality at CES 2023: ‘At least you can feel something’

By Haleluya Hadero, Rio Yamat, and others

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JANUARY 06: Adam, a robotic bartender pours a boba tea for attendees at the Richtech Robotics booth during CES 2023 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on January 6, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. CES, the world’s largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs through January 08 and features about 3,200 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to more than 100,000 attendees. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)

The best of CES 2023, from a barista robot to an augmented-reality app for eyebrows

By Adriana Morga, James Brook, and others