More people will soon want to live, work and play in Atlantic City if the Tourism District launched last week fulfills the high hopes held by some.

Many people associate oil with the Middle East. But Russia is actually the world's largest producer of oil and gas. For 40 years, oil and gas have driven Russia's economy and foreign policy. So what role does Russia play on the fuel stage today? And how can it influence world energy security and geopolitics?

Many people are concerned about identity theft over the Internet and want to know how to protect themselves in the digital world. Few have given both subjects as much thought as has Darrell West.

Denver and Colorado Springs are among the nation’s metro areas that are recovering the fastest from the economic recession, according to a report released Monday.

Denver and Colorado Springs as well as two other mountain-states metro areas have experienced "some of the swiftest recoveries in the nation" from the recession, according to the latest "Mountain Monitor" report from Brookings Mountain West.

New numbers from a national research group show a mixed bag of economic news for Las Vegas.

The latest figures are out and they dismally reconfirm that Las Vegas Valley’s fallen economy is struggling to recover even as some sister cities in the Intermountain West show signs of rebounding.

With 177,000 Nevadans out of work and many thousands more underemployed or not looking for work, any job holds a certain appeal — be it white-, blue- or green-collar.

Arizona was the second-fastest-growing state in the past decade, but demographic analysts suspect the recession and an exodus of Hispanics slowed the pace.