McLaren's championship leader Lando Norris went fastest in Thursday's second practice for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, which featured two late red flags. Leclerc set the fastest time in first practice in 1:34.

Eying his first ever F1 world championship, Norris said he's aiming to go flat out and continue his run of victories to close out the season with three back-to-back race weekends to go.

Around 5:20 p.m., Las Vegas Boulevard was closed in both directions from Circus Circus Drive to Liset Drive near Sahara Avenue, according to RTC Southern Nevada. Around 5:45 p.m., most of the lanes reopened, with the right northbound lanes remaining blocked.

A crash has shuttered traffic at a busy intersection east of the Las Vegas Strip, officials from the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada said.

One off-the-Strip resort casino has a really attractive offer for gamblers, while Strip resorts offer deals of their own. Many resort casino operators, including Caesars and MGM, have stepped up their promotional efforts. One Las Vegas casino has made an extreme pricing change for gamblers.

Celebrities have flocked to Las Vegas for past runnings of the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, and this year is expected to bring out the stars. Here's a look at the exclusive F1 luxury experiences that bring them here.

Las Vegas buffet binger on the Strip wanted for unusual $2K Thanksgiving eating gig Ahead of Turkey Day, one brand is hoping to hire an official "Thanksgiving buffet tester" — for a fee, of course. Entertainment and travel brand Vegas Insider says it will pay one lucky person $2,000 to eat, rate and review Las Vegas buffets on the Strip.