In The News: Honors College

With recent violence in Minnesota and riots in Los Angeles, concerns are mounting about the potential rise of political violence across the United States. Dr. Michael Green, an associate professor in the University of Nevada, Las Vegas's Department of History, weighed in on the issue. He emphasized the importance of understanding the underlying causes of such violence.

As the investigation continues into the tragedy in Minnesota that left State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband dead, as well as State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife wounded, News 3 spoke with Dr. Michael Green, an associate professor in the University of Nevada, Las Vegas', Department of History about the rise in political violence across the country.

America鈥檚 air traffic control system has been crying out for modernization for 25 years, yet remains trapped in technological limbo.
As investigators in India comb through both the wreckage and data left behind by the fatal Boeing 787 crash Thursday, aviation experts are piecing together their own theories.
The fiery crash of Air India Flight 171, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner carrying 242 people, shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport in western India has stunned aviation experts and ignited scrutiny over possible mechanical or procedural causes with an aircraft known for its advanced technology and safety record.
The Dreamliner has no previous fatal accidents. The 737 Max, however, has had issues
Boom Supersonic, the Colorado startup that aims to assemble passenger jets in North Carolina, celebrated President Donald Trump鈥檚 executive order Friday ending a 52-year-old ban on overland civilian supersonic flight.

With big holidays like Memorial Day 鈥搕hat just passed 鈥揊ourth of July, and Labor Day, Las Vegas brings in thousands of people. However, as the years have gone by Las Vegas is experiencing a mixed bag in its tourism sector, with some metrics showing positive trends and others indicating a decline.
Over the last few months, the country's long-standing relationship with flying has descended rapidly, with horrible tragedies, repeated communication failures, and various other terrifying things dominating the headlines and our social media feeds.
Jetblue and United are teaming up. The airlines announced a partnership on Thursday to sell each other鈥檚 flights and link up their loyalty points programs. It鈥檚 the latest move by JetBlue to expand its network of routes.
Sure, Frank 鈥淟efty鈥 Rosenthal secretly ran the Stardust, Fremont, Marina, and Hacienda casinos in Las Vegas for the Chicago branch of the mafia from 1974 to 1978. That鈥檚 without even possessing a gaming license, ensuring the syndicate a 鈥渟kim鈥 of at least $1.6 million, and probably much more. But Frank 鈥淟efty鈥 Rosenthal was also the very first operator of a Las Vegas Strip resort to hire female dealers for table games, which makes him a champion for women鈥檚 rights. And that makes up for at least some of the bad stuff in his legacy, right?

La Concha Motel, Huntridge Theater and Mormon Fort are among three Southern Nevada locations that Preserve Nevada has designated as the state鈥檚 鈥渕ost endangered historic places.鈥 The statewide historic preservation organization this week released its annual list of 12 鈥淪ilver State treasures鈥 at greatest risk of destruction during Historic Preservation Month in May.