Peyton Manning is biggest of Week 17 surprises

Just when it seemed Peyton Manning might go out with a whimper, he was called on in relief and delivered a win. He was exactly what the Denver Broncos needed, just when it seemed they no longer wanted him.

Quake strikes South Asia; toll reaches nine dead, nearly 200 injured

A powerful earthquake struck South Asia before dawn on Monday, killing at least nine people and injuring nearly 200, with efforts to rescue those trapped in rubble hampered by severed power supplies and telecommunication links.

Vikings capture NFC North, playoff field set

The Green Bay Packers’ four-year reign atop the NFC North is over. The Minnesota Vikings used a strong defensive effort to beat the struggling Packers 20-13 Sunday night at Lambeau Field to capture the division title.

Browns fire coach, GM; Tomsula out after one season with 49ers

The Cleveland Browns fired general manager Ray Farmer and head coach Mike Pettine on Sunday. Farmer, who joined the organization in March of 2013 as the assistant general manager before being promoted in February of 2014,

‘Awesome’ UFC 195 fight between Lawler, Condit mandates rematch

One of Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White’s first comments upon opening the postfight news conference following the classic welterweight title bout between Carlos Condit and Robbie Lawler at the MGM Grand Garden on Saturday night perfectly summed up what had just happened inside the cage.

Make your New Year’s resolutions count

It’s something we learned at a young age: New Year’s resolutions give you focus in the new year. Amidst our hectic adult lives, though, it’s hard to hold strong to those goals. Are they even worth making?

 
US Supreme Court prepares to hear first abortion case in a decade

As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear its first abortion case in nearly a decade, both sides have been quietly gathering vivid personal accounts from women to supplement the dry legal arguments, believing the effort could appeal particularly to swing-vote Justice Anthony Kennedy.

Man accused of killing 6-year-old son by pinning him on couch

A Florida man is charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child after police found his 6-year-old son dead on Christmas Eve, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office.

 
CNN to host Obama’s ‘Guns in America’ town hall

President Barack Obama is mounting a final-year push to make gun control part of his legacy despite Republican opposition and is expected to announce unilateral action soon.

 
Terror group uses Trump in video to recruit followers

An al Qaeda affiliate has apparently released a new recruitment video, telling Muslims in America that the country has a long history of racism and discrimination and will turn on its Muslim community.

Death Valley recovering from flooding

Death Valley National Park remains an inviting cool-season destination despite record rain and flash flooding in October that closed some roads and attractions.

CES: A huge traffic jam for most locals to avoid

This week, there will be two different kinds of motorists on local streets — those who are trying to get to CES 2016 and those who are trying to stay as far away from it as possible.

Oddly named towns hark back to Nevada’s colorful past

JIGGS — This is what it’s like to live in a town named after a century-old cartoon character, an isolated high-desert speck with a one-room schoolhouse and lots of Wild West history, a place still populated by cougars and mustangs if not the ghosts of long-gone cowboys.

Auto dealers in Las Vegas Valley point to growth in 2016

A move by the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates will boost the cost of loans for cars and trucks, but auto dealers aren’t expecting it to dent sales in 2016.