Oct. 1 marked the one-year anniversary of the 16-day federal government shutdown, a shameful episode that created hardships for millions of Americans — especially our veterans.
The Review-Journal editorial board offers the following endorsements in this fall’s elections for Clark County School Board.
The honor of being chosen to oversee the development and reopening of the fabled Rainbow Room in New York is near the top of Elizabeth Blau’s impressive list of accomplishments.
The wealthiest Americans are giving a smaller share of their income to charity, while poor and middle-income people are donating a larger share, according to an analysis conducted by the Chronicle of Philanthropy.
The parents of an U.S. aid worker held hostage by Islamic State militants on Sunday released photographs of their son and parts of a letter he wrote them from captivity in which he says he is scared to die but at peace with his belief.
The Kansas City Royals thrashed the Los Angeles Angels 8-3 Sunday night to complete a sweep of the best-of-three American League Division Series.
Police were looking for three men suspected of brutally beating a man in the Angels Stadium parking lot in what appears to be an unprovoked attack.
Movie thriller “Gone Girl,” starring Ben Affleck as a man suspected of causing his wife’s disappearance, overcame a demonic doll named “Annabelle” to win a tight weekend race at U.S. and Canadian movie box offices.
Liberty’s boys tennis team raised more than a few eyebrows and caused plenty of jaw drops last year when it advanced to the Sunrise Region final.
Mexican authorities examining a clandestine mass grave have found the bodies too badly burned to determine quickly whether they are among 43 students unaccounted for after a deadly clash between police and protesters a week ago.
Police in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Minneapolis arrested two professional football players on trespassing and other charges, authorities and local media reported Sunday.
Nelson Cruz squeezed a two-run home run just inside the base of the right field foul pole in the sixth inning, leading the Baltimore Orioles to a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday and a three-game sweep of the American League Division Series.
Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority workers have filed a formal complaint against the housing agency over what they see as an illegal extension of employee furlough days.
The first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States was fighting for his life at a Dallas hospital on Sunday and appeared to be receiving none of the experimental medicines for the virus, a top U.S. health official said.
Passengers’ nerves were tested but they remained mostly calm as a pair of tires blew out on an Aeromexico jetliner about to take off from Los Angeles International airport.
Ignoring rebukes from church leaders, members of a Mormon women’s group pushing for gender equality for the first time joined men at regional church buildings across the U.S. to watch a live broadcast of the male priesthood meeting.
Evelyn Delacruz, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2003, talks about how deep brain stimulation surgery helped her symptoms.
Two people aboard a helicopter-like aircraft were killed when it crashed into a river in western Colorado, but no one on the ground was injured, authorities said Sunday.
Peyton Manning has thrown his 500th career touchdown pass, joining Brett Favre as the only members of the exclusive club.
The country crowd is like no other in a festival setting. A big portion of the audience brought their own folding camping chairs, which dominated the area in front of the main stage.
Medical marijuana patients in much of rural Nevada will have a long drive to get their medicine, based on where applications for dispensaries were filed by groups seeking to enter the business.
Buffalo Bills cornerback Ron Brooks was being evaluated for a neck injury in a Detroit hospital after a frightening collision during a punt return against the Lions on Sunday.
A new blue ribbon committee appointed by Nevada Supreme Court Justice Nancy Saitta to examine shortcomings in Clark County’s child welfare system and courts will meet for the first time at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Regional Justice Center.
Paul Revere, the organist and leader of the Raiders rock band, has died. He was 76.
Officials say John O’Keefe Varner, a fugitive on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Top Ten Most Wanted list, has been captured in Las Vegas.
Blues guitarist B.B. King has canceled the remaining eight performances of his current tour after being diagnosed with dehydration and exhaustion.
Police say a man broke into a home in northeast Omaha in the middle of the night looking for someone who didn’t live there.
Putting his swimming career on hold after his second DUI arrest, Olympic champion Michael Phelps began a six-week program Sunday that he said “will provide the help I need to better understand myself.”
The 19 deputies who work under Las Vegas Constable John Bonaventura will be out of a job when their boss’ term of office ends in January 2015, but the Clark County sheriff elected in November could rehire them when he takes over the duties of the abolished office.
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Family owners of beloved Vegas restaurant involved in mysterious lawsuit
Fiery wrong-way crash kills 2, shuts down 215 in northwest Las Vegas
Woman arrested after police say she climbed on Reno craps table, threw chips at people
Asian grocery store looks to add new location near Summerlin
Las Vegas family suing to get son an extra year of high school