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One in 5 Medicare patients who leaves the hospital for a nursing home ends up back in the hospital. The federal government will soon use bonuses and penalties to try to lower readmissions.

The president boasted Tuesday of a bonus "favor" from Kim Jong Un, but experts say it might not mean much without independent verification.

Outlaws. That's what they were called when they plastered their art on buildings and subway cars. Now, a Los Angeles exhibition looks at the studio work these artists created later in their careers.

The Phoenix Mercury held off the Las Vegas Aces 72-66 Sunday in Women’s NBA play. Diana Taurasi scored 25 points for the Mercury, and Brittney Griner had…

A state-by-state analysis reveals that a woman employed full time, year-round in Nevada is typically paid just 81 cents for every dollar paid to a man — a…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Mayors from six U.S. cities with legal marijuana have formed a coalition with the aim of preparing other states and the federal…

Carl Zimmer wondered what secrets lurked in his genetic code — so he decided to have his genome sequenced. He writes about the implications of the study of genetics in She Has Her Mother's Laugh.

RENO, Nev. (AP) — An annual report ranking U.S. cities has placed Reno and Las Vegas among the top 10 small and big cities.The Reno Gazette-Journal…

Thawing permafrost in Alaska's Arctic is making it harder for oil companies to operate there. But a cottage industry has cropped up with new gadgets to help.

People networking, just hanging out, praying, escaping city bustle, commuting to work — just another day on the White Swan riverboat.