HYANNIS PORT, Mass. — Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, the last surviving brother in an enduring political dynasty and one of the most influential senators in history, died Tuesday night at his home on Cape Cod after a yearlong struggle with brain cancer. He was 77.
Angel Sanchez hit a go-ahead two-run single and Buck Coats tacked on a key insurance run in the eighth inning as the 51s rallied to beat the Salt Lake Bees 9-8 in a Pacific Coast League game Monday in Salt Lake City.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kyle Busch deviated from his traditional victory celebration when he spotted a crying fan in the grandstands. He tried to hand her the checkered flag through the fence at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn., on Saturday night.
Some mixed martial artists step into the ring hoping to gain the fortune and fame that come with reaching stardom in the sport.
• Denys Koyle’s name was misspelled Friday in a Review-Journal story about a proposed water pipeline to eastern Nevada. Koyle is the long-time owner of the Border Inn near Great Basin National Park.
Speaking for her husband during a meeting with creditors Monday, Dr. Kusum Desai answered questions about the bankruptcies of the three clinics at the center of last year’s hepatitis outbreak.
HOPE, British Columbia — Police said Monday they have identified and are investigating a woman who is suspected of helping a former reality television show contestant hide from authorities in his native Canada after his ex-wife was found dead in the United States.
Civil rights leaders will host a town hall meeting Thursday evening to discuss an agreement between immigration officials and Las Vegas police.
World War II Marine veteran Ray Turpin, who was one of the last survivors involved in a heroic rescue after the USS Oklahoma capsized at Pearl Harbor, died Friday at a local hospital, his family said.
It’s hard to pinpoint when the trouble began, but that doesn’t matter now. On Monday, my hands were shaking, and they wouldn’t stop. This made note-taking difficult.
A German company’s plan to build a $1 billion solar thermal power plant in the Amargosa Valley 80 miles northwest of Las Vegas stirred controversy at a meeting Monday night.
A consultant who once described the brains of School Board members in the colors of red and blue could see more green coming his way from the Clark County School District.
Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a Monday morning fire that destroyed three houses under construction and damaged several nearby residences.
Brightly colored backpacks stood out in a crowd of students garbed in black and white at Jerry and Charlotte Keller Elementary School Monday, the first day of classes in the Clark County School District.
Auto dealers scrambled Monday to cut deals and beat the deadline for the Car Allowance Rebate System, also known as the “Cash for Clunkers” program.
A man who claims to be the target of a late-night shooting outside a Boulder Highway roller rink said Monday that boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. threatened his life less than an hour before shots were fired in the business’s parking lot.
A state law to recognize domestic partnerships goes into effect Oct. 1, but early applications were allowed because of the sheer number expected. … As 5 p.m. neared Monday, the secretary of state’s offices in Las Vegas and Carson City had received 78 walk-in and mailed submissions — 156 individuals total for the first day, a spokesperson said.
Services for Station Casinos founder Frank Fertitta Jr. will be Friday and Saturday.
Here’s what I asked Joan Rivers on Monday: Who makes her list of the Top 3 Worst Celebrities of All Time?
President Obama slipped out of Washington on Friday for a brief family vacation — just in time to avoid certain questions about more bad economic news.
A federal appeals court in Philadelphia on Monday blocked plans by Delaware to offer single-game sports betting at the state’s three racetracks.
They caught it big time last fall, when the financial system teetered and the recession seemed to flirt with tipping into depression.
WASHINGTON — Now comes the hard part for the auto industry — luring customers without big “Cash for Clunkers” discounts.
