Julia, the Muppet with autism, makes her debut in April

Folks on Sesame Street have a way of making everyone feel accepted. That certainly goes for Julia, a Muppet youngster with blazing red hair, bright green eyes — and autism. Rather than being treated like an outsider, which too often is the plight of kids on the spectrum, Julia is one of the gang.

These Golden Knights are NCAA hockey champs

Cayley Mercer scored two goals and Shea Tiley recorded a shutout as the Clarkson Golden Knights captured the NCAA women’s hockey National Championship with a 3-0 win over Wisconsin Sunday.

Mets’ Cecchini tries out second base

Gavin Cecchini has played shortstop his professional career, but he may be better defensively suited for second base and the path to the majors might be easier there, too.

Tired Henderson cops told to take naps

The department implemented the “restorative rest” program in January 2016 to allow tired officers take a quick nap while on duty to fuel a revival of mental awareness.

Sandoval’s Medicaid moves hurting Heller

Nevada Sen. Dean Heller is in a no-win situation on the repeal and replacement of Obamacare, and his fellow Republican, Gov. Brian Sandoval, keeps putting him in the hot seat.

Trump counters media narrative with ‘victims’ of Obamacare

President Donald Trump is angry at all the news coverage about the people who stand to be hurt because of the Republican plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

UNLV roundup: San Diego State erupts, wins baseball series

Tyler Adkison and Dean Nevarez each drove in five runs Sunday to lift host San Diego State past UNLV 13-5 as the Aztecs won two of three in the Mountain West weekend baseball series.

UCLA ralles from slow start, beats Cincinnati 79-67

Lonzo Ball scored 19 points and ignited UCLA’s rally from a poor start with nine assists, lifting the third-seeded Bruins to a 79-67 victory over Cincinnati on Sunday in the South Regional.

Thornwell leads South Carolina to upset of Duke

Sindarius Thornwell had 24 points, Chris Silva scored 13 of his 17 points in the second half and seventh-seeded South Carolina stunned No. 2 seed Duke 88-81 on Sunday night to advance to its first Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament’s expanded bracket.

Baylor slips past USC, moves to Sweet 16

Baylor knew Southern California would keep coming. Unlike Providence and SMU, the Bears had answers.

Henderson Historical Society lecture recounts Green Valley’s roots

Green Valley was the subject of a recent lecture in the Henderson Speaks series, put on by the Henderson Historical Society. The event explained Hank Greenspun’s efforts to acquire 8,400 acres of land and convince the city of Henderson to work to develop the area in the late 1970s.

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