May 3, 2024

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RNC sues to block count of mail ballots received after Election Day

RNC sues to block count of Nevada mail ballots received after Election Day

Posted 6:05 p.m.

The Republican National Committee today filed a federal lawsuit seeking to prevent Nevada from counting mail ballots received after Election Day, as the state's law currently permits ...

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Noah Hanifin (15) celebrates after scoring against Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger (29) during the third period of Game 6 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series at T-Mobile Arena Friday, May 3, 2024.

Wade Vandervort / Las Vegas Sun

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Noah Hanifin (15) celebrates after scoring against Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger (29) during the third period of Game 6 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series at T-Mobile Arena Friday, May 3, 2024.

Golden Knights force a Game 7 with Stars via late Hanifin goal

Updated 54 mins ago

By Case Keefer,
Jack Williams

The Golden Knights’ season isn’t over yet. Vegas staved off elimination Friday night at T-Mobile Arena, beating the Dallas Stars 2-0 to tie the teams' first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series at 3-3. ...

Nevada Democrats turn up pressure on Sam Brown over Yucca Mountain

Nevada Democrats turn up pressure on Sam Brown over Yucca Mountain

Posted 2:00 a.m.

Democratic Nevada representatives and local policy advocates gathered Thursday to criticize Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sam Brown for his endorsement two years ago of plans to store the nation’s nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain in ...

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The Kentucky Derby is turning 150 years old. It’s survived world wars and controversies of all kinds

In this May 4, 1968, file photo, Dancer's Image, jockey Bob Ussery up, crosses the finish line to win the 94th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. America’s longest continuously held sporting event turns 150 years old Saturday. The Kentucky Derby has survived two world wars, the Depression and pandemics, including COVID-19 in 2020, when it ran in virtual silence without the usual crowd of 150,000.

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In this May 4, 1968, file photo, Dancer's Image, jockey Bob Ussery up, crosses the finish line to win the 94th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. America’s longest continuously held sporting event turns 150 years old Saturday. The Kentucky ...

Posted 9:48 p.m.

As a record crowd cheered, American Pharoah rallied from behind and took aim at his remaining two rivals in the stretch. The bay colt and jockey Victor Espinoza surged to the lead with a furlong to go and thundered across the finish line a length ahead in the 2015 Kentucky ...

A sellout for a WNBA exhibition game? Welcome to the league’s Caitlin Clark era

Investing guru Warren Buffett draws thousands, but Charlie Munger’s zingers will be missed