Leonard Nimoy never appeared in person on “The Big Bang Theory” but his name and that of “Star Trek’s” Mr. Spock are often referenced on the CBS comedy about a group of misfit physicists and engineers.
Songs you sing in the car are often written by people you don’t know, rather than by stars who record them.
Brandon Marshall’s time with the Chicago Bears is over. In a bold move finalized Friday, new Bears general manager Ryan Pace has agreed to trade the five-time Pro Bowl receiver to the New York Jets, signifying a new course for a franchise that’s looking to turn the page after last season’s 5-11 free-fall.
Two young women killed in a Thursday crash at Boulder Highway and Russell Road have been identified.
Racist emails — like one that depicted President Obama as a chimpanzee — resulted in three Ferguson, Missouri, city employees resigning or being fired, the city spokesman said Friday.
The 19-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting Tammy Meyers has been indicted by a Clark County grand jury.
Instead of rocket-powered sub-orbital flights like those of Virgin Galactic, could high-altitude ballooning become the most viable way of letting paying tourists experience space — or at least something thrillingly close to it?
Danica Patrick enters a key point in her NASCAR career. The marketing machine that accompanies her joust with history and the remnants of a good-ol’-boy mentality have predictably generated an intensified scrutiny of just where she fits.
A whole frog will soon be offered as a burger by a cafe in the Japanese city of Yokohama.
Magic, a fantasy-based card-collectors competition, is one of 12 new and returning conventions and trade shows coming to Southern Nevada in 2015, each with expected attendance of 10,000 people or more.
Not many teams went bigger in 2014 free agency than the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. So what did the spending spree buy the Bucs? A 2-14 record and the top overall pick in the 2015 draft. Here are 10 things to watch when free agency begins Tuesday.
A U.S. space probe slipped into orbit around Ceres, a miniature planet beyond Mars believed to be left over from the formation of the solar system, NASA said on Friday.
The man who was killed in a four-vehicle crash Tuesday night has been identified.
A woman who spent more than 30 years in prison was cleared of murder charges Friday when prosecutors in Reno announced they will not pursue a retrial, basing their decision on new DNA evidence that shows she did not commit the crime.
Construction has been delayed for Tesla Motors Inc.’s giant $5 billion battery plant in Northern Nevada, the Reno Gazette-Journal reported on Friday, citing union job postings, but the electric carmaker said the project was on schedule.
An Albany, N.Y., woman is recovering from serious injuries suffered during a week in which she said she was tied up, beaten, and sexually assaulted in her own home.
One of the most-used hashtags on Twitter today is #BlackOutDay, a celebration of black beauty started by a Tumblr user who wants to fight negative stereotypes in media.
Phoenix attorney Gerald Gavin is the new lead defense lawyer representing a Bullhead City man who is facing a possible death sentence if convicted in a high-profile child homicide case.
We all have that friend (or maybe several) with that talent of making people really uncomfortable on social media. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, then there is a good chance it’s you.
With Brown coming to Las Vegas this weekend, we’ve compiled a sweet playlist to showcase another side of the rubber-limbed performer.
The seller of the Snuggie blanket and other as-seen-on-TV products, like the Perfect Brownie Pan and the Perfect Bacon Bowl, is paying $8 million to settle claims by New York’s Attorney General that it mislead and overcharged customers.
The decision to nudge aside AT&T, which has been part of the Dow for the better part of a century, is a recognition of the way in which communications and technology have evolved over the last several decades.
An intact bottle of wine recovered four years ago from the wreck of a Civil War blockade runner that sank off the coast of Bermuda in 1864 is going to be uncorked and sipped on Friday during a food festival in Charleston, South Carolina.
A man police say helped rob a Pahrump couple and their disabled daughter almost a week ago has been arrested, according to Nye County officials.
According to scientists who spoke to NPR’s Nancy Shute, nearly 80 percent of parents have a favorite child. Favoritism by a parent can affect more just a child. It can affect the whole family, too, according to a 2013 study published in the journal Child Development.
Runners will be taking it off for charity in a 5-kilometer race Saturday to benefit military veterans, closing some lanes of the Las Vegas Strip.
West Peculiar firefighters responded to the high school about 5 p.m. after being notified of the student’s difficulty breathing.
Sigourney Weaver promises that the “Alien” franchise is in good hands with “District 9” director Neill Blomkamp, and she’s looking forward to returning to her signature role of Ellen Ripley in a new installment in the science-fiction series.
Alan Rodrigues, 54, who was indicted with six other people in December in a Las Vegas criminal case alleging he participated in a multimillion-dollar telemarketing scheme, is back in trouble with the law.