Business & Economy

Elon Musk Is Tunneling Beneath Las Vegas With Little Oversight

Daniel Rothberg, Dayvid Figler / ProPublica Jan 8, 2025 The Boring Company project is realizing Musk’s idea of regulation: avoid lengthy reviews and instead impose fines if anything goes awry. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Fascist Violence Has Gone Mainstream

Anis Shivani / Common Dreams Aug 5, 2019 The El Paso massacre was an act of terrorism, and the shooter's manifesto offers a harrowing glimpse of where we're headed as a society. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Family of Victim in Deadly Vegas Shooting Suing Gun-Makers

MICHELLE L. PRICE AND MICHAEL BALSAMO / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Jul 3, 2019 The wrongful death lawsuit targets Colt and seven other gun manufacturers, along with gun shops in Nevada and Utah. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Home Items Are Getting Smarter and Creepier, Like It or Not

ANICK JESDANUN / The Associated Press Jan 7, 2019 Cars, refrigerators and more are increasingly connecting to the Internet, providing companies unprecedented access to our personal data. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump, Biden Campaign on Opposite Sides of Nev. Senate Race

ZEKE MILLER / The Associated Press Oct 20, 2018 The president lends support to Dean Heller, considered the most vulnerable GOP senator on the Nov. 6 ballot, while Biden promotes Heller's challenger, Democratic Rep. Jacky Rosen. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Billionaire Sheldon Adelson Has Trump in His Pocket

Justin Elliott / ProPublica Oct 10, 2018 The casino magnate and Republican donor has become the president's patron in chief, and his influence is only expanding. Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )

No, a Teen Did Not Hack a State Election

Lilia Chang / ProPublica Aug 27, 2018 While far from impregnable, voting sites are not nearly as vulnerable as some in the media may have led you to believe. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Iran-Contra Figure Oliver North Named President of NRA

LISA MARIE PANE / The Associated Press May 7, 2018 He will be the biggest celebrity to lead the group since the late Hollywood leading man Charlton Heston, who once famously declared that his guns would have to be taken "from my cold, dead hands." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Woman Tells Police Casino Mogul Steve Wynn Raped Her in ’70s

REGINA GARCIA CANO / The Associated Press Feb 28, 2018 A woman reports she had a child with Wynn after he raped her, while another says she was forced to resign from a job after she refused to have sex with him. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Guns Are the Issue, Not Mental Health

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Feb 16, 2018 Countries around the world have disturbed individuals, but only the U.S. suffers routine mass shootings—because weapons of war are accessible. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Sex Scandal Forces Steve Wynn Out of His Casino-Hotel Company

REGINA GARCIA CANO / The Associated Press Feb 6, 2018 The resignation announcement comes less than two weeks after The Wall Street Journal reported harassment allegations and, in one case, a $7.5 million settlement. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Huge Gun Show Staged Near Las Vegas Massacre Site

LISA MARIE PANE / The Associated Press Jan 23, 2018 The SHOT Show convention is taking place a few miles from where a gunman slaughtered 58 concertgoers in October. More than 65,000 visitors are expected. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )