WATCH: Las Vegas bids farewell to the Tropicana with a spectacular celebration, implosion
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The seconds ticked away early Wednesday morning until the husk of the Tropicana Las Vegas resort, deserted since its April 2024 closing date, would meet a final and spectacular end, bringing to a close the era of
States sue TikTok, alleging platform harms kids’ mental health
(The Hill) — More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia sued TikTok on Tuesday, alleging the platform exploits and harms young users while "deceiving" the public about these dangers. California Attorney General Rob Bonta and New York Attorney
Trump campaign blasts Bob Woodward, denies secret Putin calls
(The Hill) — Former President Trump's campaign is rejecting accounts in journalist Bob Woodward's new book that the Republican presidential nominee has held multiple phone calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin since leaving office in January 2021. Woodward also wrote in
North Korea to cut off road and rail links to South Korea
North Korea’s army said it will take the “substantial military step” of completely cutting off its territory from South Korea on Wednesday, after months of fortifying its heavily armed
Small town in Thailand holds mass cremation for 23 who died in a school trip bus fire
Mourners wept and monks prayed at a cremation ceremony Tuesday in a small town in central Thailand for 23 young students and teachers who died in last week’s bus
A trainee doctor’s rape and murder sparked mass protests in India. A man has now been charged
A man has been charged for the rape and murder of a resident doctor during a night shift in India’s eastern city of Kolkata, a crime that ignited
Democrats discuss party disillusionment, donor culture
(NewsNation) — Evan Barker, a former Democratic campaign fundraiser who recently penned the op-ed "I Worked for Democrats for Years. Billionaires Have Unfettered Influence" told "CUOMO" her time working with her former heroes left her uninspired. "I went to the DNC
Sight of firearm in room at Trump Tower prompts police presence, 1 person in custody
CHICAGO (WGN) — A heavy police presence is unfolding around Trump Tower in River North. According to the Chicago Police Department, officers were called to the 400 block of North Wabash Avenue after a firearm was observed inside a room. After
Vance calls $500 million federal grant for Michigan electric vehicle plant ‘table scraps’
Republican vice-presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (Ohio) on Tuesday called $500 million the Biden administration provided as a grant to convert a Michigan plant to one that produces electric vehicles “table scraps.” The senator from Ohio went on to suggest
How Hurricane Helene may affect the election in North Carolina
(NewsNation) — Election officials in western North Carolina are scrambling to restore voting operations after Hurricane Helene left several county election boards unable to process ballots just weeks before the presidential election. None of the 13 affected counties in western North
The hurricane X-factor in the 2024 election
Any number of October surprises could affect the 2024 election, but right now, none loom larger than the fall hurricanes. Hurricane Helene is already the deadliest mainland hurricane since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, ripping through the swing states Georgia and North
WATCH: Candidates for Las Vegas Mayor face off in a debate ahead of Election Day
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The two candidates for Las Vegas Mayor will face off for a debate on Tuesday on 8 News Now. Shelley Berkley will face off against Victoria Seaman in the non-partisan race. That debate will also be hosted
Michigan US Senate debate live: Rogers-Slotkin race could determine control
Editor's note: The video player above will be replaced by live video coverage of the debate shortly before 7 ET. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — With Democrats clinging to a tiny two-seat majority in the United States Senate, Republicans have
Election night recipe ideas: Obama’s chili, JFK’s waffles or Trump’s mom’s meatloaf
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — It’s election season and the country is predictably divided over political issues again—so why not stop arguing over politics and close out election night by bickering over which of our most recent U.S. presidents had the best
On differences with Biden, Harris says ‘not a thing that comes to mind’
Vice President Kamala Harris said Tuesday that she could not think of a difference with President Joe Biden over the past four years, quickly attracting criticism from Republicans who have been working to make her answer for the unpopular president
Eleven years later, Trump may finally have the best friend he wanted
In 2013, Donald Trump was just New York Businessman Donald Trump, his presidential ambitions apparently obliterated by President Barack Obama’s scornful dismantling at the 2011 White House Correspondent’s Association dinner. Trump had been flirting with running in 2012, settling instead
Trump, Harris look to score points amid Helene response
(NewsNation) — Hurricane Milton has the potential to shake up a presidential race that has already seen more than its share of surprises. Milton is currently on track to be the worst storm to hit the Tampa Bay area in over
Cruz opponent Allred raises $30 million in 3 months
Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas) announced Tuesday that he has raised more than $30 million over the past three months in his battle against incumbent Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R), reflecting broad desire among Democratic donors to defeat one of the