Bad tire sends Kyle Busch spinning, crashing

Everything seemed blueprint-perfect Sunday afternoon for stock car racer Kyle Busch, brother of Daytona 500 winner Kurt Busch.

Former CCSD cop hopes his case prompts transgender protections

The Clark County School Board unanimously approved an $80,000 settlement with transgender police officer Bradley Roberts, bringing an end to a discrimination lawsuit that began in 2012.

 
Soggy winter shows no mercy on rural California levees

Billions of dollars in flood projects have eased fears of levee breaks near California’s capital and some other cities, but state and federal workers are joining farmers in battles to stave off any chain-reaction failure of rural levees.

 
Trump toasts US governors as health care talks loom

President Donald Trump toasted the nation’s governors Sunday night, welcoming state leaders to a black-tie ball at the White House ahead of discussions about his plans to repeal and replace the so-called Obamacare law.

 
Storm chasers honor ‘Twister’ star Bill Paxton with GPS tribute

Nearly 200 storm chasers paid tribute Sunday to the late actor Bill Paxton by spelling out his initials using GPS coordinates on a map depicting the heart of Tornado Alley.

LETTER: Nevada bill to help crime victims deserves support

Marsy’s Law will guarantee victims a voice in the process, guarantee that victims will be informed of case actions and guarantee that there will be repercussions if a suspect threatens or harasses victims and their families.

COMMENTARY: Cell phones, politics and the rise of incivility

Of course nobody has an obligation to greet anyone else on the street. But social psychologists who study the effects of technology warn us that the lack of acknowledgment creates an “absent presence.”

For many swimmers, competing in Wounded Warrior Team Trials helps heal

Swimmers took to the pool Sunday at UNLV’s Buchanan Natatorium, competing for spots on the Air Force Warrior Games Team that will represent the armed services branch at the 2017 Warrior Games slated for June in Chicago.

Las Vegas Home Expo showcases traditional trappings, high-tech options for homes

The three-day Las Vegas Home Expo at Cashman Center may not have been CES, the international consumer electronics show that brings a gadgetry wonderland to Las Vegas every January, but a small showing of home automation systems indicates that such offerings are not just for techies anymore.

Review-Journal Sports wins three awards in APSE contest

The Review-Journal Sports department received three honors in the 2016 Associated Press Sports Editors contest, it was announced during the weekend, the first time the newspaper has received mutiple awards in the annual contest.

Not many spots up for grabs at New York Mets camp

The New York Mets bringing back virtually the same roster means that many of the same faces will come back to Las Vegas 51s this season.

Bergdahl lawyers to ask for case dismissal due to Trump comments

Lawyers for U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl said Sunday they will ask an Army appeals court to dismiss charges against him in the belief that President Donald Trump’s repeatedly calling him a “traitor” during the election campaign make it impossible for him to get a fair trial.

 
Ruth Negga, Isabelle Huppert bring unique looks to Oscars carpet

Ruth Negga, dripping in responsibly sourced rubies with a custom Valentino gown to match, accessorized with something extra Sunday on her first Oscar red carpet as a nominee — a blue ribbon in support of the ACLU.

‘People’s Court’ Judge Joseph Wapner dead at 97

Joseph A. Wapner, a retired California judge whose flinty-folksy style of resolving disputes on the show “The People’s Court” helped spawn an entire genre of courtroom-based reality television, died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles.