Review-Journal’s Week 13 NFL rankings

The Los Angeles Rams move back into the top five for this week’s NFL rankings.

Homeless Samaritan to get house, dream truck and annual salary

A New Jersey woman has raised more than $385,000 for a Philadelphia homeless man who came to her roadside aid — enough to buy him a home and his dream truck, and provide him with a small annual salary.

How Raiders WR Michael Crabtree can cut NFL suspension in half

Raiders WR Michael Crabtree needs to express remorse at Tuesday’s appeal hearing if he wants the NFL to reduce his suspension. The unequivocal, heartfelt, convincing kind.

RJ columnist Robin Leach recovering from mini-stroke

It could be at least a month before 76-year-old Robin Leach returns to coming the scene and writing his daily column in the R-J.

Important deadline for changing Medicare coverage near

The open enrollment period for Medicare recipients to switch or enroll in a new prescription drug plan or change their coverage from traditional Medicare to a privately run Medicare Advantage plan and vice versa ends Dec. 7.

North Korea claims newest weapon could strike the ‘whole mainland’ of US

After 2 ½ months of relative peace, North Korea launched its most powerful weapon yet early Wednesday, claiming a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile that some observers believe could put Washington and the entire eastern U.S. seaboard within range.

Man in wheelchair struck, killed in Las Vegas intersection

A man in a wheelchair was struck and killed by a vehicle Monday evening near the same eastern valley intersection where another man in a wheelchair was killed last week.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to marry at Windsor Castle

Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will have a May wedding at Windsor Castle’s St. George’s Chapel, royal officials announced Tuesday.

Families of Navajo Code Talkers dumbfounded by Trump’s remarks

Families of Navajo war veterans who were honored at the White House say they were dumbfounded that President Donald Trump used the event to take a political jab at a Massachusetts senator, demeaning their work with an unbreakable code that helped the U.S. win World War II.

CraftHaus Brewery owner not ready to quit his night job

“I basically work CraftHaus all day, and then I go and actually work my valet job at Green Valley (Ranch Resort) at night,” he said. Dave has been a valet at Green Valley Ranch since it opened in 2001.

Rock Spring Loop Trail showcases nature and history

Each day of our region’s short and mild winter is a little treasure to be invested for maximum return. A good place to invest it is in the Rock Spring Loop Trail on the Mojave National Preserve.

 
Rap, R&B dominate 2018 Grammy nominations

Jay-Z is the leader of the 2018 Grammy Award nominations in a year where the top four categories are heavily dominated by rap and R&B artists, giving the often overlooked genres a strong chance of winning big.

 
Las Vegas shooting survivors ask, ‘What about us?’

A group of about 150 survivors of the Oct. 1 Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting delivered a recurring message Tuesday: “What about us?”

Las Vegas’ home price gains among tops in US

U.S. home prices rose at the fastest pace in more than three years in September with Las Vegas and two other cities notching the highest annual gains.

Henderson ranks high on another list of safest cities

Henderson, which regularly appears on organizations’ national safest-city lists , was listed at the fifth-safest city in Nevada by safewise.com .

About 11 percent of drugs in poor countries are fake, UN reports

About 11 percent of medicines in developing countries are counterfeit and likely responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of children from diseases like malaria and pneumonia every year, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.

Creative writing contest open to Henderson teens

Henderson Libraries is accepting submissions for its Teen Creative Writing Contest at hendersonlibraries.com/teens . The contest is open for students in grades 6-12 and features three categories: poetry, fictional short stories and a memoir or essay.

Dems cancel meeting with Trump on government spending

The two top Democrats in the House and Senate abruptly cancelled a scheduled meeting Tuesday with President Donald Trump and Republican leaders that was to have focused on the budget.

Las Vegas band digs teaching gig at School of Rock

The band, made up of lead vocalist Teddi Tarnoff, guitarist Erik Carlsson, bassist Will McLean and drummer Jeremy Strawn, released its second extended play album, “Mother Mercury,” this summer. The four have been navigating the local music scene while working as instructors for 260-plus students and balancing other teaching and performance gigs.

Las Vegas man saw opportunity in changing air-vent filters

“I was changing one in my house one day,” Pauli said. “And he said, ‘Honestly, that would be a good gig for you to start with.’” Pauli agreed. He said changing an air filter could be a “nightmare,” and recognized how willing he would be to pay somebody else to do the task for him.

’S-Town’ producer Reed discusses making of popular podcast

In the months following its release, the show has elicited praise while also igniting debate over whether Reed’s reporting was voyeuristic or, as The Atlantic referred to it, “a well-crafted monument to empathy” to America’s urban-rural divide.

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