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.

Parks, trails may increase property value

New master-planned communities are putting major emphasis on parks as one of the main amenities for that master-planned community.

Research choices for family-friendly apartment

With today’s great online tools, comparing possible apartment complexes and their neighborhoods isn’t as hard as your child’s math homework.

Getting your home ready for sale

One of the main differences between buying a newly built home and buying a resale is that the new homes are staged to appeal to the highest number of potential buyers.

Calculating refinanced mortgage

A mortgage custom still exists from the days when were calculations were done with pencil and paper.

School says banish these words in 2016, including ‘manspreading’

If the phrase “break the Internet” makes you want to break your computer monitor, you’re not alone. Lake Superior State University in Michigan has released its annual list of words and phrases that it says should be banished in the new year.

Miocic deserves next shot at UFC heavyweight title

It was proposed across Twitter at one point Saturday night that the six-fight win streak of Andrei Arlovski was more smoke and mirrors than any substantial evidence he was good enough to recapture the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight title he held 10 years ago.

Family wants answers in Nevada Navy veteran’s death

Friends and family members knew Charlie Demos as a proud Greek-American, good father, military veteran and prosecuting attorney who practiced law for 56 years in Florida.

Death toll from militant assault on Indian air base grows to at least 10

A gold medal-winning Indian shooter was among 10 people killed in an audacious pre-dawn assault on an air force base, officials said on Sunday as troops worked to clear the compound near India’s border with Pakistan after a 15-hour gunbattle.

McDonald returns from injuries to grab victory

Michael McDonald’s return to the cage during the prelims of UFC 195 on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden wasn’t going as planned.

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