Ballard Spahr attorney Booker Evans Jr. received the Legacy of Advocacy Award from the Student Bar Association of the William S. Boyd School of Law. The award celebrates an established member of the Nevada legal community who has made significant contributions to Nevada and the William S. Boyd School of Law.

According to the organization, novel robotic devices – or soft robotics – hold several benefits over conventional robots. They are more maneuverable and have better interaction with humans which could be of real use in situations with the elderly, for example. They may also “lead to high-tech artificial muscles: a life-changing innovation for millions of disabled people around the globe”.

It would nice if the rosy tax revenue projections from the state's budding casino empire come true, but we're expressing caution.

It is the end of an era in Las Vegas as one of the most famed hotels and casinos on the Strip was demolished in the early morning hours of Tuesday.

As the sole surviving species of the genus Homo, we Homo sapiens are one of the most taxonomically lonely species living on Earth today. But dig back a few thousand years or more and we find ourselves with plenty of company: Many now-extinct species shared the genus Homo, ranging from the robust Homo neanderthalensis, to the hobbit-like Homo floresiensis to the more primitive Homo habilis and Homoerectus. But do all these species, with their wide diversity of physical and cultural traits, actually belong in the same genus?

At the end of July, shortly after retired Gen. John Allen spoke at the Democratic National Convention, Gen. Martin Dempsey, retired chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, criticized Allen for his involvement in this year’s presidential race. Allen has taken the stance that Donald Trump could cause a historic crisis in civil-military relations because of Trump’s stated intention to order the military to commit illegal or immoral actions such as waterboarding and carpet bombing.

Sands China held its annual Responsible Gaming Team Training Program at The Venetian Macao, for the fourth consecutive year, Monday and yesterday, attracting nearly 80 participants.

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority President and CEO Rossi Ralenkotter will receive a $166,200 bonus for the work he did in the last fiscal year following a unanimous vote of the organization’s board of directors Tuesday.

It’s a paradox in American politics: Many Hispanic families have an immense personal stake in what happens on Election Day, but despite numbers that should mean political power, Hispanics often can’t vote, aren’t registered to vote or simply sit it out.