San Diego native Jacqueline Phan passed on opportunities to study in California so she could contribute to biochemistry research here in Las Vegas.

The threat of deportation has become a daily reality for many immigrants since the election of President Donald Trump.

Officials say the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, has a chance to get a $100,000 library grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to document Latino contributions to southern Nevada.

When Democrats looked to Congressional District 4 just three weeks ago, they were expecting to go into a November 2018 battle with an incumbent poised for reelection, with ties to the progressive, labor, and Latino communities. But that changed Dec. 1, when Buzzfeed brought claims forward by a former Kihuen campaign aide who said he made sexual advances.

The Metropolitan Police Department is training additional officers to act as immigration agents at the county detention center, the department said Tuesday in a meeting with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials.

This was a hectic year for immigration litigation, with a steady stream of big travel ban rulings and several immigration-related opinions from the U.S. Supreme Court, including ones on important issues like citizenship-stripping and bad attorney advice. Here are some of the biggest immigration cases from 2017.

I’m not going to tell you what to do with your baby’s placenta after birth. If the doctor lets you have it, and you would like to encapsulate it, sauté it, or even ink it to make placenta prints, that is your decision to make. But you should at least know whether scientists have found any health benefits to consuming it.

A toaster that butters your bread. A remote-controlled IED (bomb) detector that could save lives. A new app for meeting friends in person. A solution for a crowded I-15 on-ramp. A smart ballet shoe.