Newton, Panthers continue to astonish

At the risk of sounding grumpy and old, Cam Newton’s celebrations and dance routines are getting old. But like him or not, he deserves a lot of credit, and so do the Carolina Panthers.

Mother of abandoned newborn, found buried under asphalt, arrested in Los Angeles

Police have arrested the mother of a newborn after the girl was found buried alive alongside a Los Angeles-area walking path. The infant girl was found late last month when two women passing by heard her cries and called 911. She was pulled out from under pieces of asphalt and debris inside a crevice.

Plenty of blame to go around for our unsafe streets

There are all kinds of ways to be safer and last week has proved to us all that we have to do something to get back to paying closer attention to what we’re doing when on the streets.

Roethlisberger, Steelers dominate Colts, 45-10

Ben Roethlisberger threw for 364 yards and four touchdowns, leading the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 45-10 victory over the Indianapolis Colts in battle of teams jockeying for playoff position Sunday.

Republican presidential hopefuls chide Obama for terror speech

Republican presidential candidates roundly criticized President Barack Obama’s Sunday night address to the nation about the U.S. response to the threat of terror, arguing that he lacked a vision and was not aggressive enough.

Sandoval, Arizona governor rebuke Brown’s gun law criticism

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey defended their states’ gun laws after California Gov. Jerry Brown lambasted the two neighboring states’ laws as “wide open”and “a gigantic back door through which any terrorist can walk.”

That hair in your food might have been Sinatra’s

For nearly 30 years, Las Vegas restaurateurs Jimmy and Josie Fasolini loved surprising friends with their prize possession — a Frank Sinatra hairpiece.

 
With BYU vs. Utah, Las Vegas Bowl director gets dream pairing

When the announcement was made Sunday afternoon, he was wearing a dark blazer, pressed white shirt with an open collar, dark trousers and black-and-white crocheted Nikes that seemed a cross between skate shoes and bedroom slippers.

 
Obama, in speech to nation, vows to defeat ‘new phase’ of terrorist threat

President Barack Obama warned Americans on Sunday the terrorist threat to the United States had evolved into a dangerous “new phase” in the aftermath of a deadly California shooting rampage, but vowed to destroy Islamic State and other militant groups.

BYU, Utah bring Holy War to Sin City in Las Vegas Bowl

Utah, No. 22 in the final College Football Playoff ranking, was selected Sunday as the Pac-12 opponent for Brigham Young in the Las Vegas Bowl, which will be played Dec. 19 at Sam Boyd Stadium (12:30 p.m., ABC).

Budget woes prompt cuts at CSN, affecting tutoring during finals week

Facing a slashed budget and the need to trim spending by $1.8 million this academic year, the College of Southern Nevada has introduced sweeping cost-cutting measures as school leaders prepare to ask for more money from the state next month.

Man killed in hit-and-run incident Friday has been IDd

A man in a wheelchair killed by a hit-and-run driver Friday night while crossing the street in the northeast valley was identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.

Lawyer in high-profile criminal cases moonlights as actor

Robert Langford performs many roles. In the past four months alone, he’s worked as a defense attorney in two of the highest profile murder trials in Las Vegas this year. Meanwhile, he’s serving as a special prosecutor in the case against a former valley pastor accused of raping underage girls. He’s also played Ben Weatherstaff, caretaker of The Secret Garden.

 
New York Rangers sign first female player to one-day contract — VIDEO

The New York Rangers partnered with the Make-A-Wish Foundation to sign 8-year-old Kayleigh Petersen to a special one-day contract for their “Garden of Dreams Night” at Madison Square Garden, Inside Edition reports.

Here’s how ISIS raked in $2 billion in 2014 alone

ISIS buys bombs and pays fighters with the billions of dollars it makes from the oil fields, mineral mines, and banks under its control. ISIS also imposes taxes on the people living inside its territory in Iraq and Syria.

 
Officials believe California shooters had planned multiple attacks

U.S. investigators are increasingly convinced the California shooters planned multiple attacks, given their stockpile of weapons, and are looking at whether the Pakistani woman involved radicalized her American husband, officials said on Sunday.

MLS to expand to 28 teams; will Las Vegas bid again?

Major League Soccer announced it will soon unveil a plan to expand to 28 teams during the league meetings on Saturday. The question now is if Las Vegas investors will again try to bid for an MLS franchise.

 
Former president Jimmy Carter announces he is cancer-free

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter told a Sunday School class at his church in Georgia that his cancer was gone, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported on Sunday, citing a church member.

NFR Day 4 Preview: Peebles closing in on four-time bareback riding world champ Kaycee Feild

Steven Peebles has already survived a brush with death this year. Through the first three rounds of the National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center, the bareback rider also has climbed 12 spots in the standings, nearly erasing a big deficit to four-time defending world champion and four-time defending NFR average winner Kaycee Feild.

Ash Meadows home to rare plants, animals

The largest remaining oasis in the Mojave Desert, Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge invites visitors to explore distinctive environments that are home to plants and animals found nowhere else on Earth.

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