Trump right and wrong on Charlottesville

It’s possible to be right and wrong simultaneously. Just look at President Donald Trump’s statements after last weekend’s tragedy in Charlottesville.

Trump may snap his streak, issue first presidential pardon — ANALYSIS

President Donald Trump has not used the power granted to him by the U.S. Constitution to pardon or commute federal offenders, but that could change Tuesday when Trump visits Phoenix.

Marshawn Lynch sharp in brief Raiders debut

As expected, Marshawn Lynch took a seat on the bench during the national anthem. How Lynch looked in his first exhibition action was more prudent, and the running back didn’t disappoint Saturday in a 24-21 loss to the Rams.

Raiders show mixed results in preseason loss to Rams

The Raiders’ defensive and offensive starters flashed ability Saturday in their most extensive action of the preseason. They also committed blunders, a good balance to build from in a 24-21 loss to the Rams.

Dick Gregory, a comedian and civil rights activist, dies

Dick Gregory, the comedian and activist and who broke racial barriers in the 1960s and used his humor to spread messages of social justice and nutritional health, has died. He was 84.

Downtown car show celebrates Beatles’ influence on Las Vegas

A Meet The Beetles Car Show at downtown Las Vegas’ Abbey Road Crossing on Fremont Street celebrated The Beatles’ Aug. 20, 1964, concerts and the 50th anniversary of the band’s Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album.

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On vacation the past two weeks, I sometimes felt as though every time I checked in on the news, I came across yet another story about football and CTE, the terrible neurodegenerative brain disease that afflicts way too many football players. Its formal name is chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and it can be diagnosed only after someone dies and his brain is cut open.

COMMENTARY: Mainstream media presenting a distorted view of reality

Just by cutting a bunch of regulations and giving entrepreneurs, risk-takers, CEOs and small-business owners “hope,” President Trump has brought us back from the dead. But has this been a headline in the news? No. It’s nowhere to be found.

Trump rally in Phoenix may focus on feud with Jeff Flake

When President Donald Trump takes the stage this week at a rally in Arizona, the state’s junior senator will be nowhere to be seen. But Trump is likely to save some choice words for Sen. Jeff Flake.

Tennessee site helps revive nuke cleanup program in U.S.

A processing center for radioactive waste in Tennessee has made its first shipment in five years to the federal government’s only underground nuclear waste repository, marking another milestone as the U.S. gets its multibillion-dollar cleanup program back on track.

Visitors invading Grand Teton park in Wyoming to see eclipse

Its jagged, soaring peaks rise high over northwest Wyoming, but Grand Teton National Park is always in the shadow of its world-renowned neighbor, Yellowstone National Park.

 
Wide receiver takes long road from Air Force to UNLV

Wide receiver Darren Palmer is a 26-year-old junior walk-on who made the Rebels after impressing coaches at an open tryout and then during spring ball.

2017 Western Girls Soccer Capsule

The Warriors return 10 letter winners after advancing to the Class 3A state championship match last season.

Wreckage of lost U.S. warship Indianapolis found in Pacific

Researchers have found the wreckage of the U.S. warship Indianapolis, which was sunk by a Japanese torpedo in the final days of World War II, more than 18,000 feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, the Navy said Saturday.

2017 Western Boys Cross Country Capsule

Head coach Wesley Stephens will try to work his magic with the Warriors, who bring back three lettermen.

Bridal Spectacular holds final show at Cashman Center

Saturday marked the end of a 26-year-long chapter for the Bridal Spectacular Veils and Vino expo as show organizers and longtime vendors toasted the Cashman Center event space goodbye.

UNLV football coaches search for depth during scrimmage

Several reserves received prominent playing time in Saturday’s UNLV football scrimmage at Rebel Park. Coaches are looking for players to provide quality depth.

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