Will Ferrell takes the field in funny HBO trailer

Only one of those greats — comedian and actor Will Ferrell — played 10 different positions for 10 different big league ballclubs in one memorable day this year in spring training.

Put away $4 everyday to become a millionaire

If you have ever dreamed about becoming a millionaire, that dream is only about $4 away, especially if you are in your 20s.

Southern Nevada Housing Authority director under scrutiny

Executive Director John Hill, who has led the agency that provides housing to low-income families since 2010, is under fire from several housing authority commissioners who claim he’s violated multiple agency policies.

 
Dad says he put trash in dead baby’s room, crib to cover smell

A man has been arrested and charged after the body of a one-year-old girl was discovered on Wednesday in an Ohio apartment surrounded by trash police say he was using to cover the smell.

Agreement to keep Switch with Nevada Power approved

An agreement struck between Switch, NV Energy and state regulators that would keep the the data storage company as a customer of Nevada Power Co. was approved Thursday by the state Public Utilities Commission.

How to spot a victim of human trafficking

It’s vacation season for much of the world, with travelers flocking to airports to jet off for some hard-earned R&R. Airports are also hubs for human trafficking.

 
Newborn baby found buried in yard tests positive for meth

A newborn baby found buried in a South Carolina backyard by his mother tested positive for methamphetamine and hydrocodone, the York County coroner said.

 
Tom Brady appeal judge tells sides to ‘tone down their rhetoric’

The New York federal judge who will review New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s appeal of his four-game suspension over the “Deflategate” scandal on Thursday ordered the National Football League and its players union to begin settlement talks.

 
Cyber attack shuts down Planned Parenthood website

Planned Parenthood said electronic traffic to its websites was snarled by computer hackers on Wednesday in the second cyber attack mounted against the healthcare organization this week amid a controversy over alleged sales of aborted fetal tissue.

Sleeping may help improve memories

A new study suggests the answers you’re stumped to remember while awake may be easier to recall after a night’s sleep.

 
Mets player breaks down during game after rumors of trade

As false rumors of a trade emerged, Mets infielder Wilmer Flores was seen crying in the field during the eighth inning of the Mets-San Diego Padres game at Citi Field.

 
Childhood friends, former teachers testify in Colo. theater shooting trial

Defense lawyers trying to save the life of Colorado movie rampage gunman James Holmes have called witness after witness to take the stand just feet from where he sits, tethered to the floor, expressionless. All of them, from his former piano teacher to friends of his parents, referred to him as “Jimmy,” the child they once knew.

 
Here’s the latest about Cecil the lion’s death

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has not been able to contact the American dentist accused of killing a beloved lion in Zimbabwe, agency director Dan Ashe said on Thursday.

Here’s the lineup for this fall’s iHeartRadio Music Festival

Earlier this week, we let you know that tickets for this fall’s iHeartRadio Music Festival were slated to go on sale this Saturday, but we didn’t have any word on who was was due to appear at this year’s version. Now we do.

 
Northern Calif. ‘Rocky Fire’ spans 3,000 acres; 500 people evacuate

A rapidly spreading brushfire burning in parched timberland north of San Francisco has forced the evacuation of 500 people and destroyed several buildings less than 12 hours after it broke out, fire officials said on Thursday.

 
Malaysia officials ‘almost certain’ debris is from missing plane

Malaysia is “almost certain” that plane debris found on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean is from a Boeing 777, the deputy transport minister said on Thursday, heightening the possibility it could be wreckage from missing Flight MH370.

Nevada sees drop but still No. 1 for underwater homes

Nevada posted the second-biggest drop in homes with mortgages worth more than value in the second quarter, but the decline couldn’t keep the state out of the top spot for such underwater homes.

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