North Korean prisoner resting home in America

Rest, food and family are on the top of Kenneth Bae’s list since arriving home this weekend after years of imprisonment in North Korea.

 
Iraq: Islamic State leader wounded in airstrike

Iraqi officials said Sunday that the head of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was wounded in an airstrike in western Anbar province. Pentagon officials said they had no immediate information on such an attack or on the militant leader being injured.

Avoid a caloric knockout this Thanksgiving

The typical Thanksgiving dinner can wreak havoc for those trying to stay on the right side of caloric intake. Fortunately, there are things you can do to slice calories while still enjoying a special meal.

Packers deal Bears, bookmakers a beating

It was four minutes into the third quarter when Aaron Rodgers was gunning for his seventh touchdown pass. Not only were the Chicago Bears getting blown out, but bookmakers were taking a beating, too.

Losing Nevada Democrats: I’ll be back

We’ll be back. That’s the message a handful of Nevada Democratic candidates delivered after suffering losses in Tuesday’s election.

Galaxy advance with 5-0 victory

Although Landon Donovan radiated his usual outer confidence, he confided a fear to his LA Galaxy teammates during warmups for their win-or-else playoff showdown with Real Salt Lake.

Rolling Stones legal battle reaches Utah

Insurance underwriters involved in a legal battle with the Rolling Stones over a $12.7 million claim have won permission to seek evidence in Utah about the mental health of Mick Jagger’s girlfriend before she took her life in March.

Jackson’s last Vegas home, Thriller Villa, offers surprises

After Michael Jackson died at the age of 50 in 2009, dedicated fans flocked to a quiet residential neighborhood on Palomino Lane to drop off small tokens of remembrance at the gates of his Las Vegas residence.

 
Scientists study all the ways music can boost health

It’s only recently, with the advances in brain research, that science has begun to understand just how far-reaching the benefits of music can be for our physical and emotional health.

Uptick in slayings has Metro seeking community help

Michael O’Brien’s slaying, the 107th in Metro’s jurisdiction this year, marked an unwanted milestone: with two months left to go in 2014, the agency has already investigated more than last year’s total number of homicides.

Bieber surprises Steelers by crashing team’s bible study

Young pop idol Justin Bieber did something completely unexpected; he crashed a Pittsburgh Steelers’ bible study, according to ESPN. Yes, you read that right.

 
LV Vietnam vet salutes soldiers throughout history

Almost a half-century after he was as an infantry soldier in the Vietnam War, Chuck N. Baker salutes all veterans who have served from the Revolutionary War to the post-9/11 era in a new documentary titled simply, “Veterans: A Motion Picture.”

Mormon bishop apologizes for blog about Sen. Reid

A Mormon bishop in Los Angeles apologized Sunday for the tone of a blog saying Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was unworthy to enter the faith’s temples, but stood by his criticism of Reid’s stands on some issues.

Vegas seeks developers’ ideas for Cashman

With the Las Vegas 51s minor league baseball team possibly leaving the Cashman Center, Las Vegas officials are seeking ideas for what to do with the 70-acre downtown stadium and convention center site.

Education Initiative failure shows lack of faith in system

Education Initiative opponents didn’t expect such a landslide defeat. Neither did pollsters, whose work showed the proposed margins tax to be everything from a voter favorite to a statistical toss-up.

Feds struggle to fight off cyberattacks

A $10 billion-a-year effort to protect sensitive government data, from military secrets to Social Security numbers, is struggling to keep pace with an increasing number of cyberattacks and is unwittingly being undermined by federal employees and contractors.

Wolves knocking on Nevada’s door

Beyond the one that prowls the university in Reno, Nevada is not known for its wolf packs. But a national environmental group believes the Silver State could someday support wolves, assuming the animals survive long enough to make it here.

Baby gorilla dies at zoo after being trapped under door

The San Francisco Zoo says the youngest of its gorillas has died from injuries she suffered when she bolted under a hydraulic door that was being closed.

Quake swarm increases chance of larger event, geologists say

An earthquake swarm that began in a secluded northwest Nevada region this summer has grown more intense in recent days, increasing the chance of a large quake occurring, geology officials said.

 
Germans mark 25 years since fall of Berlin Wall

As Germany celebrated the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Sunday, Elke Rosin recalled how lucky her family had been.

Veterans parade highlights Vegas’ patriotism

Las Vegas visitors might not think of Las Vegas as being overly patriotic, yet the valley organizes the “largest Veteran’s Day parade west of the Mississippi,” according to its organizers.

Knowledge gap may hinder needed help

An October survey from health care think tank Kaiser Family Foundation found that 89 percent of the nation’s uninsured have no idea that open enrollment through the law’s insurance exchanges starts Saturday.

Woman dead after being struck by car in Henderson

A 74-year-old woman is dead after a Saturday evening auto-pedestrian accident in the southeast valley, according to Henderson police.

Man dies in Sunday morning motorcycle crash

A man is dead following an early Sunday morning motorcycle crash in the south valley, according to Las Vegas police.

‘Big Hero 6’ races past ‘Interstellar’ in the US

Family audiences lifted “Big Hero 6” over “Interstellar” and the fanboys and girls who turned out in force for Christopher Nolan’s space adventure in one of the fiercest box office match-ups of the year.

Las Vegas police investigating Friday night homicide

Las Vegas police are investigating the shooting death of a man who was found early Saturday morning near Martin Luther King and Lake Mead boulevards.