May 12, 2024

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Union workers end strike against Virgin Hotels Las Vegas; contract talks Tuesday

Union workers end strike against Virgin Hotels Las Vegas; contract talks Tuesday

Posted 16 mins ago

Nevada’s largest labor union concluded a 48-hour strike Sunday meant to pressure Virgin Hotels Las Vegas to agree to a five-year contract on wages and benefits.

Jesica Spellacy holds her three-month-old daughter Johanna Spellacy during a press conference at the UMC Trauma Center Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Johanna’s life was saved on Feb. 7 when Las Vegas Fire & Rescue paramedics relieved constriction to her umbilical cord when she wasn’t getting enough oxygen during a breech birth.

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Jesica Spellacy holds her three-month-old daughter Johanna Spellacy during a press conference at the UMC Trauma Center Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Johanna’s life was saved on Feb. 7 when Las Vegas Fire & Rescue paramedics relieved constriction to her umbilical cord when she wasn’t getting ...

mother's day

UMC team, paramedics reunite with baby they saved at birth

Posted 2:00 a.m.

By Grace Da Rocha

Within one minute after arriving at UMC, Jessica Spellacy delivered Johanna, but the baby was not breathing. Labor and delivery nurses quickly descended upon the scene to resuscitate Johanna, then admitted her into ...

Editorial

Show gratitude for Mother’s Day with your presence as much as your presents

Posted 2:00 a.m.

A convergence of cultural holidays has given rise to a full Mother’s Day weekend this year, rather than just a single Mother’s Day. The United States celebrates Mother’s Day on the second Sunday of May ...

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Schools turn to artificial intelligence to spot guns as companies press lawmakers for state funds

ZeroEyes analyst Mario Hernandez demonstrates the use of artificial intelligence with surveillance cameras to identify visible guns at the company's operations center, Friday, May 10, 2024, in Conshohocken, Pa.

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ZeroEyes analyst Mario Hernandez demonstrates the use of artificial intelligence with surveillance cameras to identify visible guns at the company's operations center, Friday, May 10, 2024, in Conshohocken, Pa.

Posted 10:33 a.m.

Kansas could soon offer up to $5 million in grants for schools to outfit surveillance cameras with artificial intelligence systems that can spot people carrying guns.

Jerry Rice’s son, Chargers rookie Brenden Rice, feels as if he has plenty to prove

Flash floods and cold lava flow hit Indonesia’s Sumatra island. At least 37 people were killed