Sheldon's son Mitchell, from his first marriage, died of a drug overdose in 2005. Forbes estimates that Adelson has donated more than $1 billion to medical research over the course of her lifetime.

He said, ‘Come with me, it’s going to be a helluva ride,’” said Jason Chudnofsky, who worked side by side with Adelson for 16 years. “Shockingly, he was right.” Sheldon Adelson ...

(JTA) — Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino magnate whose philanthropy had an unparalleled influence on American and Israeli politics and Jewish causes, has died at 87. One of the world’s ...

(JTA) — Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire who died this week and was a major funder of pro-Israel causes, will get the distinct honor of a Mount of Olives burial. The Las Vegas Review-Journal ...

political donor to conservative causes and wife of GOP megadonor Sheldon Adelson — will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom alongside six others including the late baseball legend Babe ...