Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian went on trial on espionage charges behind closed doors in Tehran on Tuesday, 10 months after he was arrested at his home and imprisoned, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.
Waiting a few minutes to clamp the umbilical cord after birth is tied to better motor and social skills later in childhood – especially for boys, suggests a new study.
The U.S. Census Bureau reversed its plan to drop questions about marriage, death of a spouse and divorce from its American Community Survey after academics and others cited the negative effect it would have on studying trends impacting families.
If you’re a parent, you probably suffer from “broken record” syndrome. You know, that habit we fall into of asking the same questions day after day.
Pizza Hut is getting rid of artificial ingredients from its pizzas. The restaurant chain’s corporate parent Yum! Brands said all artificial colors and flavors will be removed from the pizzas by the end of July. Taco Bell will also follow suit by removing artificial colors and flavor, and also trans fats, by the end of 2015.
With college affordability becoming an even larger factor for students seeking degrees than ever before, here is a list of the 10 least expensive universities and colleges across the nation.
When older men have stressed-out wives, their own blood pressure may go up, a U.S. study suggests.
A California-based clothing company said it will no longer sell a T-shirt emblazoned with an upside-down American flag following a barrage of criticism on social media that the item was disrespectful and unpatriotic.
The Maryland “free-range” parents at the center of a national debate over parental supervision have been cleared of child neglect charges related to an incident in December in which their children, ages 6 and 10, were allowed to walk home alone from a playground a mile from their house.
Vin Scully — at age 87 and in his 66th season of calling Dodgers games — has still got it. Listen to the announcer tell a tale about the time 12-year-old Jonny Gomes was almost eaten by a wolf.
About a year ago, a man found himself in the path of extreme wind in Iceland and tried to have a little drink of water. Well, he fails. And it’s hilarious.
In a scene reminiscent of the football players who have inexplicably cost their teams touchdowns by casually dropping the ball a yard before they actually cross the goal line, Brewers outfielder Khris Davis was initially called out on a home run for not touching home plate in Monday’s game.
An amendment to a bill lost in a confusing Assembly floor vote early Saturday that would have given regulatory authority over ride-hailing companies to the Nevada Transportation Authority sailed through in a second vote Tuesday.
A fatal crash in Nye County on Monday happened when a sedan tried to pass a tractor-trailer on a two-lane section of U.S. Highway 95, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
Facebook has drawn criticism in recent days from domestic abuse victims who claim the social network’s policy against anonymity has led victims to have unwarranted interactions with their attackers over social media.
U.S. government agencies are investigating at least 11 threats against specific international commercial flights on Monday afternoon, apparently phoned in to police by the same person, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
Two longstanding pillars of organized labor — union membership and employee seniority — would face changes under a Nevada collective bargaining bill that addresses how local governments and unions do business together.
Three companies said on Tuesday they have decided to remove ads from TLC’s top-rated reality show “19 Kids and Counting” after the cable network pulled episodes of the program in the wake of reports of molestation by one of its stars, Josh Duggar.
When it comes to barbecue (or BBQ or bar-b-que or whatever other spelling you prefer) in Las Vegas, locals are extremely loyal to just a couple of spots —Rollin’ Smoke and John Road Kill Grill.
Like a family, the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1076 focuses on bonding and helping one another to succeed in life after service.
In the wake of its $56.7 billion takeover of Time Warner Cable that was announced Tuesday morning, Charter Communications plans to soon start offering SportsNet LA, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ pay-TV channel, to its almost 300,000 subscribers in Southern California.
North Las Vegas resident Megan Mejia is the star of a recently released comic book. In the book, she doesn’t fight crime, wear a robot suit, fly, turn into an angry, muscled monster or even solve crimes with a spunky, talking dog. She simply shares her story of living with epilepsy and encourages others to tell their stories — and that makes her a special kind of superhero.
May is wrapping up and so are 55 titles from Netflix’s streaming service. Don’t start to panic just yet, because the streaming service is also getting 60 new titles, some of which are actually notable.
A controversial bill that would allow people with concealed weapons permits to carry their guns on Nevada college campuses was given a brief hearing in the Assembly Judiciary Committee on Tuesday and could soon move to the full Assembly for a vote.
As the world becomes even more commercialized, an increasing amount of free stuff can be had through discount offers, recycling efforts and internet loss leaders. Learning where to look for these deals and free samples can save you a significant amount of money on a variety of stuff. Below are the 31 best websites to check out for free stuff, although not in any particular order:
A man who returned to New Jersey from West Africa has died of Lassa fever, a disease that’s only known to have entered the United States a handful of times in the past few decades, authorities said.
The Rockets star, who scored a career-high 45 points in Houston’s win over the Golden State Warriors, sank a full-court bomb a moment after time expired in the second quarter.
Johnny Depp’s dog-smuggling stunt in Australia could land the actor up to 10 years in prison.
A 28-year-old man killed Sunday after a pickup collided with a Las Vegas fire engine has been identified.
Flooding Monday night in Houston, Texas forced many of the people who attended the Houston Rockets’ NBA playoff game to stay at the Toyota Center arena because they could not get home. Including Rockets center Dwight Howard.