Odds on the Raiders playing at Sam Boyd Stadium

Jeff Sherman, Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook manager, said these would be his odds on the Raiders beginning to play their regular-season games at Sam Boyd Stadium if a new venue is built by 2020.

Trump has changed presidency, even before inauguration

Donald Trump enters the White House on Friday just as he entered the race for president: defiant, unfiltered, unbound by tradition and utterly confident in his chosen course.

RJ movie critic chats with Sundance programmers before heading to the film festival

To preview the Park City, Utah-based film festival — which runs Thursday through Jan. 29 — we spoke with Trevor Groth and Mike Plante, former programmers at the late, great CineVegas who are now, respectively, Sundance’s director of programming and senior programmer in charge of short films.

Zion rock slide cleared, Scenic Drive open to visitors

Authorities say a scenic drive at Zion National Park in Utah is open again after crews using fire hoses removed massive boulders that tumbled onto the road nearly a week ago.

Obama commutes sentences of 330 federal inmates

Barack Obama cut short the sentences of 330 federal inmates convicted of drug crimes on Thursday, bringing his bid to correct what he’s called a systematic injustice to a climactic close.

Kaléo’s EpiPen competitor to launch in February

A major competitor to EpiPen will launch on Valentine’s Day at a list price of $360 for a two-pack, the company Kaléo announced Thursday.

US closes probe into Tesla death, won’t seek recall

U.S. regulators are expected on Thursday to close a six-month-old investigation into the death of a man whose Tesla collided with a truck while he was using its semi-autonomous driving system and not seek a vehicle recall, according to a source briefed on the matter.

US government releases last of documents from bin Laden compound

The Obama administration is releasing the last of three installments of documents belonging to Osama bin Laden that were found in the terrorist’s secret compound in Pakistan in 2011.

 
Mnuchin questioned on offshore funds at Senate confirmation hearing

Steven Mnuchin, the banking and hedge fund executive, and film financier who is President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next secretary of the treasury, was grilled by lawmakers over his investments, including his use of a Cayman Islands address as a tax shelter for his hedge fund.

ND landowners sue developer over Dakota Access pipeline easements

A group of about two dozen North Dakota landowners is suing the developer of the disputed Dakota Access oil pipeline for alleged deceit and fraud in acquiring land easements.

Obama earns praise for bridging gap between hip-hop, politics

Not only is President Barack Obama the nation’s first black president, but it’s safe to say he has been America’s first hip-hop commander-in-chief. Throughout his presidency, Obama paved a way for several rap stars to enter the White House for political discussion and musical performances.

 
Man accused of killing Orlando police officer defiant in court

A suspect in a police officer’s murder directed expletive-laced outbursts at a judge during his initial hearing Thursday on charges that he also killed his ex-pregnant girlfriend.

Scattered showers expected in Las Vegas Valley through Friday

The Las Vegas Valley will see scattered showers over the next few days and a winter storm warning is in effect for the Spring Mountains, according to the National Weather Service.

High-demand occupations in Nevada identified in new report

A new report by the Governor’s Office of Economic Development’s Office of Workforce Innovation outlines 93 high-demand occupations in key growth industries for Nevada.

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