The iconic Mirage hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip will shut its doors on July 17. It marks the end of an era for a property credited with helping transform Sin City into an ultra-luxury resort destination. The closure will clear the way for major renovations and construction on the property. It is expected to reopen in 2027 as the Hard Rock Las Vegas with a 700-foot hotel tower in the shape of a guitar. The Mirage opened in 1989 as the Strip's first megaresort, and its success ushered in a building boom through the 1990s.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is now banned from entering nearly 20% of her state after two more tribes banished her this week over comments she made earlier this year about tribal leaders benefitting from drug cartels. The latest developments in the ongoing tribal dispute come on the heels of the backlash Noem faced for writing about killing a hunting dog that misbehaved in her latest book. It is not clear how these controversies will affect her chances to become Donald Trump’s running mate because it is hard to predict what the former president will do. Noem said in a post on X that she believes tribal leaders should “ban the cartels from their lands and accept my offer to help them restore law and order.”

From marches and art exhibitions to candlelight vigils, people are gathering across the U.S. to spotlight the high rate of disappearances and killings in Native American communities. Sunday marks Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, with more events planned over the coming days. This year, the federal government is touting the hiring of special prosecutors and coordinators who are addressing systemic issues that have made tackling the crisis a generational challenge. Communication and cooperation across jurisdictions are at the top of the list. In New Mexico, authorities say they worked together to identify a prime suspect in a series of violent crimes against Native American men.