Florida State’s Jimbo Fisher reportedly lead candidate for LSU job

LSU’s final play loss to Florida on Saturday under interim head coach Ed Orgeron apparently has intensified the push for Florida State’s Jimbo Fisher as the leading candidate for the job opening.

Nearly 150 dead after search ends at India train crash

The death toll from India’s worst train accident in years rose to 146 on Monday after rescuers used cranes to lift the last of the twisted metal wreckage to check for bodies underneath.

Wal-Mart kicks off Cyber Monday on Friday

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Monday that it’s kicking off its so-called Cyber Monday deals at 12:01 a.m. EST Friday for the first time ever as it aims to grab customers ahead of its competitors.

Naming ceremony arrives Tuesday for Las Vegas NHL franchise; docudrama in works

For the 16,000 season ticket-holders, Tuesday’s big announcement on the team name, logo and colors will also be an opportunity to sit in the seats they have chosen. The program begins at 5:30 p.m. and the naming of the team is expected to take place shortly after 6.

Vegas Valley may see rain Monday morning

A 20 percent chance of rain threatens the Las Vegas Valley Monday morning, the National Weather Service said.

Pope extends power to forgive abortion to all priests

Pope Francis is allowing all priests to absolve the “grave sin” of women who have abortions, extending special permission he had granted them in 2015 for the just-ended Holy Year of Mercy.

Suicide bomber kills at least 28 in attack at mosque

A suicide bomber killed at least 28 people inside a Shiite mosque in the Afghan capital, Kabul, officials and eyewitnesses said on Monday.