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United flight returns to airport after passenger spotted texting about hijacking aircraft

The aircraft landed safely, according to Fox 5 Las Vegas, with no injuries reported among its 150 passengers and six crew members.

A United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane lands at Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) using the River Visual approach to Runway 19 on August 5, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia; Illustrative.
Rapper Tupac Shakur

Ex-gang leader sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for Tupac Shakur murder

Duane Davis, center, and his attorney Michael Sanft are led back to a courtroom to hear his sentencing date after a jury found Davis guilty of first-degree murder in his trial related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, at Clark County District Court Regional Justice Center, Monday, Aug. 31,

Jury finds ex-gang leader guilty of murder in Tupac case

Rapper Tupac Shakur

Tupac Shakur murder trial begins for alleged mastermind of 1996 drive-by shooting


Here’s what locals love about living Jewishly in the desert

If Las Vegas is known as a place to have fun, its next-door neighbor Henderson — Nevada’s second-largest city — has become a prime destination for Jewish families.

Members of the Ahavas Torah Center in Henderson parade through the city during a Torah dedication ceremony in the mid-2010s. The Las Vegas suburb is home to a growing Orthodox Jewish population.

Sheldon Adelson's Vegas casino shuts its doors

The gambling industry, which thrives on air travel and large groups of people in close proximity, has been one of the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Las Vegas Sands Chairman Sheldon Adelson sits down before an interview with Reuters in Singapore July 8, 2009.

Las Vegas Restaurant, The X Pot, Gives New Meaning To Dinner and a Show

Las Vegas’s, The X Pot, provides customers with a perfect and socially distanced way to experience quality cuisine and entertainment.

The X Pot

Sheldon Adelson pledges to pay Las Vegas casino employees amid COVID-19

The resorts reopened in early June but have seen a huge drop in business, with the casinos relying mostly on local gamblers.

Sheldon Adelson, a casino magnate and major backer of pro-Israel causes.

Roy Horn of Las Vegas magic duo Siegfried and Roy dies of COVID-19

Fischbacher and Horn, who were both born in Germany, co-founded their stage act after meeting on a cruise ship in the late 1950s before bringing the show to Las Vegas in 1967.

Roy Horn (L) and Siegfried Fischbacher (R)

Las Vegas Mayor offers city as a test case for reopening amid coronavirus

Anderson Cooper, the CNN host, said that would mean people would likely die as part of the experiment.

2019 Billboard Music Awards- Show - Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., May 1, 2019 - Paula Abdul leaps as she performs

What will happen to Las Vegas during the Coronavirus outbreak?

Those who thought that the land-based casino industry of Las Vegas would be immune were obviously wrong and today, The Strip is dark for the first time in many years.


The ‘WOW’ factor returns to Eilat

Hanoch Rosenn outdoes himself with latest version of Las Vegas-style extravaganza

‘WOW TO THE Future’ features acrobats, dancers, daredevils, holograms and songs.

In Nevada, Jewish leaders weigh up their options in the Democrat primaries

"We [Jews] are very diverse in our opinions," said former Congresswoman Shelley Berkley.

A busker dressed in a showgirl costume walks past the Paris Las Vegas hotel & casino, the site of Wednesday?s Democratic presidential debate, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., February 18, 2020

Las Vegas man pleads guilty to charge in alleged synagogue bombing plot

Conor Climo, 23, appeared Monday in a Las Vegas court to possessing the components of a destructive device. He faces a maximum sentence of 10 years.

Police vehicles line Las Vegas Boulevard following the mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., October 4, 2017.