Packers won’t flip script on Cardinals in NFL playoff game

It’s a psychological ploy that sometimes works and sometimes is worthless, but Aaron Rodgers is giving it a shot this week. He’s embracing the underdog role on behalf of the Green Bay Packers.

How to negotiate hospital bills

Medical bills can blow up anyone’s budget. A survey by the Commonwealth Fund found that 64 million people had difficulty paying their medical bills. In fact, medical debt was found to be the single biggest cause of consumer bankruptcy in the U.S., according to several studies.

One dead, one in critical condition after central valley shooting

A fight between two groups of people escalated to a shooting Thursday night in the central valley, leaving one man dead and another in critical condition, the Metropolitan Police Department said.

 
Trump, Cruz clash over White House eligibility in tense GOP debate

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump and top challenger Ted Cruz clashed sharply on Thursday over the Texas senator’s eligibility to run for the White House during a tense debate weeks before voters start to pick the party’s nominee.

16 things to see and do in the U.S. this year

From new attractions and massive additions to quirky flavors, big birthdays and booze, 2016 promises to be a good year for the curious traveler. Here are 16 spots and events across the United States worth checking out this year.

Sunny skies, normal temps expected through the weekend in Las Vegas

Sunny skies and normal temperatures are expected to stay through the weekend in Las Vegas. The forecast high Friday is 57 degrees, and the low is 40 degrees, the National Weather Service said.

Nevada AG, lieutenant governer call truce in ESA approach

Attorney General Adam Laxalt and Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison called a truce Thursday in their public squabble over a lawsuit Hutchison filed seeking an expedited ruling on the state’s new education savings account program.

Beatty girls roll past Adelson School

Denise Gonzalez scored 20 points Thursday as Beatty’s girls basketball team rolled to a 63-30 win over host Adelson School.

Former fugitive sports gambling operator pleads guilty in US court

An American operator of an Antigua-based online sport betting enterprise, who spent over 13 years as a fugitive from U.S. justice while continuing to run the business, pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge on Thursday in New York.

EDITORIAL: Democrats hide presidential candidates in weekend debates

If Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders lose the race for the White House this year, you can bet that many on the left will blame unfair media coverage — specifically, the media’s apparent obsession with all things Donald Trump — for tipping the election in the Republicans’ favor.

LETTERS: Affordable Care Act alive, well in Nevada

I found it ironic that Stephen T. Parente’s commentary on the “failed” implementation of the Affordable Care Act in Nevada was published the same week that it was reported that a record number of Nevadans had enrolled in health insurance through Nevada Health Link

Calling a foul in Clinton-Sanders primary fight

To begin with, let me say that I’m not to be numbered among those fans of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders who, by virtue of that position, necessarily distrust or despise former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Go Solar says it’s cutting jobs, reducing hours for others

A small, locally owned Las Vegas rooftop-solar company announced Thursday it is cutting jobs and reducing hours due to the adoption of a new net metering rate by state regulators that took effect Jan. 1.

Sanchez turns to juco recruits to bolster UNLV

Kansas State has made a habit of improving its football team each season through early junior college signings, and Arizona State followed suit in December, adding six midyear junior college signees. UNLV has adopted the same approach,

Keselowski would like to blow up NASCAR playoffs

To say NASCAR’s Brad Keselowski is a breath of fresh air would be accurate, but only if the fresh air was a hurricane or a tropical storm.

Juco quarterback Stanton eager to help Rebels

Rebels coach Tony Sanchez is banking on Johnny Stanton to be the right player to help turn UNLV’s football team into a winner next season after it finished 3-9 last year in its 18th losing season in 21 years.

Gorman boys drop opener in Tournament of Champions

Sam Cunliffe had 26 points Thursday, including two key free throws with seven seconds to play to lead Rainier Beach (Wash.) to a 74-71 win over Bishop Gorman’s boys basketball team in the opening round of the Bass Pro Shops Tournament of Champions in Springfield, Mo.

Softwall barriers suggested for RTC bus stops

A potential solution to protecting bus shelters from out-of-control vehicles could be as close as the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

 
Planned Parenthood files lawsuit against group behind secret videos

Planned Parenthood filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday arguing that a group acted illegally when it secretly recorded videos alleging the women’s health organization profited from selling fetal tissue from abortions.

New dinosaur skeleton is too long to fit in NY museum fossil hall — PHOTOS

Even by the standards of New York’s American Museum of Natural History — home of an enormous blue whale model that draws visitors from around the world — this is big. A new, 122-foot dinosaur skeleton to be unveiled on Friday is too long to fit in the fossil hall and so its neck and head will poke out toward the elevator banks, offering a surprise greeting when the lift doors open.

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