North Korea replaces guards, digs trench after soldier escapes

North Korea has reportedly replaced guards and fortified a section of its border with South Korea where a North Korean soldier defected last week, while South Korean and U.S. soldiers have been decorated for their role in the defector’s rescue.

Warm weather continues through weekend in Las Vegas Valley

Temperatures in the Las Vegas Valley will stay above average through the weekend before falling again at the start of next week, according to the National Weather Service.

Thanksgiving shopping buzz fades into calmer Black Friday

Rebecca Dahan was so eager to greet her holiday rush that she opened shop at the Fashion Show mall a half hour before sunrise on Black Friday.

Shared memories help Las Vegas shooting victim’s children cope

Amber Patterson, 19, said her mother, Las Vegas shooting victim Lisa Patterson, was always the core of the family. In the wake of her mom’s death, she says she believes family members are bonding and growing closer.

Las Vegas shooting victim’s kids remember ‘tiny, mighty mom’

Braxton and Greysen Tonks’ memories of their mother, Las Vegas shooting victim Neysa Tonks, are imprinted so deeply that they can laugh and share her sarcastic humor as they speak about what’s helped them cope with her death.

Widower finds comfort in child, faith after Las Vegas shooting

After losing his wife Rhonda LeRocque in the Las Vegas mass shooting Oct. 1, devout Jehovah’s Witness Jason LeRocque has found comfort in the child they shared and messages of faith.

After Las Vegas shooting, 87 children cope with loss of parent

More than 80 children lost a parent in the Oct. 1 mass shooting that left 58 concertgoers — including 33 parents — dead at the Route 91 Harvest festival on the Strip.

Former rural Kansas missile silo now accepting reservations

A Cold War-era missile silo in rural northeast Kansas that housed a nuclear warhead 65 years ago and was later converted into an underground mansion is now finding a new lease on life as an Airbnb location.

Navy calls off search for 3 missing sailors

The U.S. Navy called off its search for three sailors missing since Wednesday, when a transport plane crashed in the Pacific Ocean on its way to the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier.

UK bookies no longer taking bets on a 2018 Royal wedding

A major London bookmaker has suspended betting on whether Prince Harry will marry American actress Meghan Markle in 2018 amid rumors an engagement may be announced soon.

Phones, cameras, teeth lost at Burning Man returned to owners

Cameras and IDs are among the more common belongings that end up in the lost-and-found after the event billed as North America’s largest outdoor arts festival. Other items left behind in the dusty, 5-square-mile (13-sq. kilometer) encampment include shoes, keys, stuffed animals – even dentures.

Murder sentence doubled for former Olympic runner Pistorious

Oscar Pistorius’ prison sentence was increased to 13 years and five months by South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal on Friday, a decision that more than doubled the Olympic runner’s jail term for the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.