Visitors descending on the remote Nevada desert for “Storm Area 51” are from Earth, not outer space.

Visitors descending on the remote Nevada desert for "Storm Area 51" are from Earth, not outer space.

Visitors who descend to the remote Nevada desert for the assault on "Area 51" are from Earth, not from outer space.

Visitors descending on the remote Nevada desert for "Storm Area 51" are from Earth, not outer space.

The gap between economic theory and practice is sometimes cavernous. According to one theory, developed financial markets and access to lenders should make it easier for people to borrow money, become entrepreneurs and move to higher income brackets. But new research in the Journal of Policy Modeling finds that, in practice in the U.S., income inequality increases as financial markets develop.

It’s not hard to find somewhere to gamble in Las Vegas, whether it’s in a casino, the airport, or even a grocery store.

That accessibility has proven to be an issue for some.

No one knows the exact number of people who will go to the towns near the federal restricted area.

Nevadans north and south are starting to feel the effects of climate change.

It’s the heat—In Las Vegas, August set a record for consecutive days over 105… it’s heat-related deaths, which jumped 500 percent in Clark County between 2014 and 2017.