Vice President Kamala Harris entered the Thomas & Mack Center packed with supporters Saturday night and briefly paused to take in the scene. She was greeted by enthusiastic support — a common theme over the past three weeks since President Joe Biden dropped his presidential bid, paving the way for Harris to lead the Democratic ticket in November. “We know this will be a tight race until the very end,” said Harris, who was making her seventh appearance in swing state Nevada this year. “We have some hard work ahead...

As soon as R&B artist extraordinaire Ne-Yo took to the stage Wednesday at Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas, it was apparent the night belonged to him. Turns out the entire day belonged to him too. Two songs into opening night of Ne-Yo’s “Human Love Rebellion” residency — his first in his hometown — the Grammy Award-winning artist was met by a surprise visitor on stage: Mayor Carolyn Goodman, who presented Ne-Yo with a proclamation designating Aug. 7 as “Shaffer ‘Ne-Yo’ Smith Day” in Las Vegas. Goodman wasn’t finished, though,...

Donna West watched last week as her political party became overrun by uncertainty about the upcoming presidential election. West, a Nevada delegate to next month’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago, is ecstatic to be part of “an incredible time in history,” as the party rallies behind Vice President Kamala Harris’ bid for the presidency. Harris, the presumptive nominee, was elevated to the top of the Democrat ticket this week after President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he was suspending his reelection campaign. West was part of the festivities Thursday when...

Arriving and departing flights at Harry Reid International Airport have been impacted because of an internet outage affecting Microsoft that’s also disrupting banks and media outlets across the world. The Federal Aviation Administration said the airlines United, American, Delta and Allegiant had all been grounded. Allegiant is based out of Las Vegas. “A third party system outage is impacting computer systems across the world, including Allegiant’s,” the company said in a Friday morning statement. “Customers may experience delays when booking, checking in or accessing boarding passes.

Cancer is a relentless adversary that has touched the lives of millions, including my own. I lost both my wife and son to this unforgiving disease. Their battles fuel my commitment to ensuring that their fight was not in vain. Through my work in founding two bioscience companies dedicated to exploring the causes of cancer, I have come to understand two critical elements in the war against this disease: the importance of access to treatment and the necessity of continuous innovation in the biopharmaceutical industry. One of the most promising...