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Cuba investigating possible sonic attack on US diplomats

The two-year-old U.S. diplomatic relationship with Cuba was roiled Wednesday by what U.S. officials say was a string of bizarre incidents that left a group of American diplomats in Havana with severe hearing loss attributed to a covert sonic device.

The fat lady has yet to sing in Badlands Golf Course saga

The latest chapter in the Badlands Golf Course development debate, in which the Las Vegas City Council rejected the developer’s latest plan, offered a window on the council’s new makeup.

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Parking concerns remain ahead of vote about Las Vegas Raiders stadium

Clark County commissioners are expected to vote next week whether to allow the project to continue. While approval is all but certain, county staff has requested several stipulations be incorporated with the OK.

Dignitaries to make announcement about Las Vegas soccer team

Gov. Brian Sandoval, Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman, Councilman Ricki Barlow and United Soccer League officials will fete the city’s new professional soccer squad Friday in downtown Las Vegas.

North Korea dismisses Trump’s ‘fire and fury’ threat, issues warning

North Korea on Wednesday officially dismissed President Donald Trump’s threats of “fire and fury,” declaring the American leader “bereft of reason” and warning ominously, “Only absolute force can work on him.”

Federal government approves Nevada’s education plan

Nevada is among four states to get U.S. Education Department approval of its plan as required under a new federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA.

Nevada gets $100K payout in Nationwide data breach lawsuit

Nevada joined with 31 other states and the District of Columbia to sue Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company over a 2012 data breach that unveiled the personal information of 1.27 million customers across the country.

With bankruptcy nearly over, Caesars exec talks up growth

New companies and subsidiaries of Caesars Entertainment Corp. got the green light Wednesday from the state gaming regulators to be licensed in Nevada, a key step toward the company’s emergence from bankruptcy protection.

Nevada treasurer wants $136K to pay off ESA software vendor

The Legislature’s Interim Finance Committee will consider the request for the money from its contingency account at its meeting Aug. 24. The money is needed to pay for work on the the program through June 30.