The death of a police dog named Diesel during a raid in the Paris suburb of St. Denis evoked an outpouring of grief on social media on Wednesday.
An Uber driver in Charlotte said he was attacked by a passenger who thought he was Muslim.
The University of North Dakota said on Wednesday it will adopt the “Fighting Hawks” as its new nickname after retiring the “Fighting Sioux,” which was banned under a national college sports policy that deemed such names and symbols racially offensive.
Thanksgiving, like most everything else, is different in Las Vegas. Restaurants in other places tend to close on major holidays, but that’s not the case here.
Clark County saw a 13-percent dip in pedestrian deaths this year compared to the same time period last year, the Nevada Departments of Public Safety and Transportation reported Tuesday.
Nevada’s jobless rate continued to slide in October. The unemployment rate dipped to 6.6 percent, down from 6.7 percent in September and 7.2 percent in October 2014, the state Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.
The Houston Rockets fired head coach Kevin McHale on Wednesday after a 4-7 start this season.
Someone is assassinating the world’s most beautiful people — a list that includes Demi Lovato, Usher, Miley Cyrus, Lenny Kravitz and, most satisfyingly, Justin Bieber — in the first trailer for “Zoolander 2.”
Suspected architect of the Paris attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, is dead, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing two intelligence officials.
Years ago, I asked my extended family to put an end to our annual holiday gift exchange — but not because I’m a Grinch. In fact, I love getting presents. But I didn’t like how we were having to spend time and money buying gifts for each other that we really didn’t need or, in some cases, want.
The Downtown Summerlin Holiday Parade, a 20-minute parade with eight floats, music and characters such as penguins and reindeer, is scheduled for Nov. 20-21, 27-28, Dec. 4-5 and nightly Dec. 11-24.
Why do you fish? Have you ever wondered? Or, if you don’t fish, have you ever asked yourself why not?
Once again Wednesday, the French President used the W-word: France, he said, is at war. The terrorist group ISIS, President Francois Hollande said, “has an army, financial resources, oil resources, and occupies a territory.”
It doesn’t take a brain surgeon to see there is something very wrong with this picture.
CIA Director John Brennan insisted that the U.S. should maintain its longstanding policy of welcoming refugees from around the globe, but said he is evaluating how to strengthen the existing system.
Sean Scott stepped into the circle like he was stepping off a cliff.
State officials on Wednesday identified the two Minneapolis police officers involved in the fatal shooting this week of an unarmed black man that has sparked protests and dozens of arrests.
Snake lovers take heart — you get an extra 6 feet of slither in Clark County.
Months after systemic computer glitches hampered statewide student testing in spring, the Nevada Department of Education on Wednesday will release preliminary scores for the fraction of students who actually completed the standardized tests.
Reacting to nationwide protests on university campuses over perceived racial bias, more than 200 UNLV students and faculty gathered Tuesday to confront administrators with a litany of demands aimed at bolstering the school’s multiculturalism efforts.
A motorcyclist killed in a crash Tuesday has been identified as 24-year-old Drew Autry of Las Vegas, according to the Clark County coroner.
The California-based rock band Eagles of Death Metal, whose concert in Paris was turned into a bloodbath by gunmen opening fire on the crowd during their performance, has returned to the United States and suspended all further shows.
Amazon said Wednesday that it will start offering its holiday deals on Nov. 20 — a full week ahead of Black Friday.
Islamic State said in its magazine on Wednesday that it had killed a Chinese and a Norwegian captive, showing what appeared to be pictures of the dead men with a banner reading “executed.”
Calls to delay or block the settlement of Syrian refugees in the United States are not rooted in crazy fear, Islamophobia or political expedience. They are a reasonable reaction to a world-changing terrorist event and a rational public safety response intended to help prevent the next 9/11
Critics of public land-use plans designed to protect sage grouse told a federal judge Tuesday the regulations are having a chilling effect on rural Nevada communities.
With his elbows pressed against his stomach and his forearms stretched out in front of him, Jason Hanson’s wrists are wrapped once, twice, three times with duct tape.
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Learn how to refresh your kitchen with a do-it-yourself backsplash.
Sickness doesn’t stop most Americans from traveling during the holidays, so it’s important to protect yourself from germs.