Las Vegas will host its first-ever general election presidential debate Wednesday night. The desert gambling mecca has transformed itself in recent years, moving away from its image as a mob-run Sin City. Now, some of the gaming industry’s leading voices are working to influence the presidential election, reports CBS News correspondent John Blackstone.

Republicans cut into the Democrat’s early-vote lead Monday, the first time the GOP has recorded more votes statewide than Democrats since voting started on Oct. 22.

At least 42 cars assembled in Mexico would be the target of tariff of 35 percent Republican candidate Donald Trump promises to impose to win election to the US presidency this November 8.

After a countywide search, one local student is now the winner of the $1,000 scholarship check to UNLV brought on by the 2016 Presidential Debate Essay Contest. The contest was administered by UNLV, CCSD and the LVCVA.

About 290 million years ago, a four-legged reptile with three toes on each of its back feet strolled across the mucky land, the waves of a tidal flat likely lapping near its feet, a new study finds.

For years, the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open field has included PGA Tour golfers who played for UNLV coach Dwaine Knight. They have had a lot of success in the tournament, including in 2012 when Ryan Moore became the first former Rebel to win the hometown trophy. This year, a partnership between UNLV and Shriners tournament management has expanded dramatically and is much more than solely a showcase for the program’s talent.

Each and every sixth American has roots in Latin America. In some important swing states, such as Florida, Colorado, Arizona and Nevada, the votes of Latinos could make the difference. The report from Nevada.

If you happen to find yourself in Sydney this week, you have the unique opportunity to have sex with the earth. You just need to stop by the "ecosexual bathhouse," which is currently part of the Sydney LiveWorks Festival of experimental art. The bathhouse is an interactive installation created by artists Loren Kronemyer and Ian Sinclair of Pony Express, who described the work to me as a "no-holds-barred extravaganza meant to dissolve the barriers between species as we descend into oblivion" as the result of our global environmental crisis. But they also see their piece as a part of a much larger ecosexual movement, which they say is gathering momentum around the world.

Across the nation, the number of workers classified as independent contractors or freelancers has been increasing since the 1990s, according to analysis from the Brookings Institution. In areas like transportation and hotels, that growth has been recently intensified by “gig economy” companies such as Uber, Lyft and Airbnb.