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Student pilots are suing United Airlines for fraud after spending tens of thousands of dollars on a flight school riddled with staffing shortages and expulsions: ‘It was students teaching students’
Travel & Leisure
Student pilots are suing United Airlines for fraud after spending tens of thousands of dollars on a flight school riddled with staffing shortages and expulsions: ‘It was students teaching students’
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressApril 16, 2025
Las Vegas hotel workers union reaches deal with Virgin Hotels casino to end longest strike in decades
Success
Las Vegas hotel workers union reaches deal with Virgin Hotels casino to end longest strike in decades
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressJanuary 23, 2025
Tourists ride in a gondola inside the Venetian luxury hotel, casino and shopping complex
Finance
Las Vegas Venetian workers win historic contract with major pay boosts
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressAugust 21, 2024
Kamala Harris speaking
Politics
Kamala Harris pledges to end taxes on tips for service and hospitality workers, echoing Trump
By Rio Yamat, Darlene Superville, Will Weissert, Josh Boak and The Associated PressAugust 11, 2024
The Mirage hotel in Las Vegas
Success
Las Vegas’ legendary Mirage casino is closing to make room for a 700-foot tall Hard Rock hotel that’s shaped like a guitar
By The Associated Press and Rio YamatMay 16, 2024
Tropicana Las Vegas casino that hosted James Bond in ‘Diamonds Are Forever’ closes after 67 years to make room for an MLB stadium
Lifestyle
Tropicana Las Vegas casino that hosted James Bond in ‘Diamonds Are Forever’ closes after 67 years to make room for an MLB stadium
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressApril 2, 2024
Las Vegas
Lifestyle
Las Vegas gears up for the Super Bowl, from Guy Fieri’s free tailgate by the Strip’s Ferris Wheel to a sellout at the private jet parking lot
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressFebruary 8, 2024
Tropicana Las Vegas, once known as the ‘Tiffany of the Strip’, will be demolished to make way for $1.5bn MLB stadium for Oakland A’s
Finance
Tropicana Las Vegas, once known as the ‘Tiffany of the Strip’, will be demolished to make way for $1.5bn MLB stadium for Oakland A’s
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressJanuary 31, 2024
Robots smart enough to mix cocktails and froth milk for your vanilla latte are ready to take over the kitchen
Tech
Robots smart enough to mix cocktails and froth milk for your vanilla latte are ready to take over the kitchen
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressJanuary 10, 2024
UNLV mass shooting
Politics
Police have no motive after college professor who was denied various jobs murders several faculty at UNLV
By Rio Yamat, Ben Finley and The Associated PressDecember 8, 2023
Las Vegas union hotel workers vote to approve new Caesars contract that includes a 32% pay raise: ‘BEST CONTRACT EVER!’
Success
Las Vegas union hotel workers vote to approve new Caesars contract that includes a 32% pay raise: ‘BEST CONTRACT EVER!’
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressNovember 21, 2023
Las Vegas hotel workers’ tentative contract deal increases pay, cuts workloads—and mandates daily room cleanings
Success
Las Vegas hotel workers’ tentative contract deal increases pay, cuts workloads—and mandates daily room cleanings
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressNovember 10, 2023
Bill Hornbuckle, president and CEO of MGM Resorts International
Finance
The largest employer on the Las Vegas Strip is confident of avoiding a sweeping walkout of workers at MGM Resorts
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressNovember 9, 2023
Dozens of union workers arrested on Las Vegas Strip as thousands of hotel employees rally for new contracts
Success
Dozens of union workers arrested on Las Vegas Strip as thousands of hotel employees rally for new contracts
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressOctober 26, 2023
Duane Keffe D Davis
Lifestyle
The first arrest in the Tupac Shakur shooting began as an investigation into the death of Biggie Smalls
By Rio Yamat, Ken Ritter and The Associated PressSeptember 30, 2023
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Even as Elon Musk calls philanthropy ‘very hard,’ everyday Americans gave a record $617 billion—despite feeling the squeeze over the cost of livingplaceholder alt text
By Preston ForeJuly 4, 2026
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By Wyatte Grantham-Philips and The Associated PressJuly 2, 2026
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By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJuly 5, 2026
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