Speed, distracted conductor at center of Amtrak wreck probe

Early details from the probe indicate a conductor-in-training was in the cab with the engineer at the time of the derailment and the brake that eventually stopped the train was automatically activated instead of being applied by the engineer.

Delta CEO wants someone to pay for losses in airport outage

The 11-hour system outage at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson, the world’s busiest airport, cost Delta Air Lines up to $50 million, a Delta spokesman confirmed on Wednesday, and the carrier said it plans to seek compensation for its losses.

 
Miracle baby born from 24-year-old frozen embryo

The embryo was frozen on Oct. 14, 1992, when Gibson was about 18 months old, and was thawed on March 13, 2017, by embryology lab director Carol Sommerfelt, making it 24 years old, NEDC officials said in a news release posted to Standard Newswire Tuesday.

Judge dismisses sex abuse lawsuit against Michael Jackson

A judge on Tuesday dismissed the lawsuit brought by a choreographer who alleged Michael Jackson molested him as a child, resolving one of the last major claims against the late singer’s holdings.

Face of church sex abuse scandal, Cardinal Bernard Law, dies

Cardinal Bernard Law, the disgraced former archbishop of Boston whose failures to stop child molesters in the priesthood sparked what would become the worst crisis in American Catholicism, died early Wednesday, the Vatican said. He was 86.

 
Golden Edge: Knights edge Lightning with late goal

Bryan Salmond, David Schoen and Steve Carp talk about the Golden Knights win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, including Shea Theodore’s late goal and Vegas’ solid play across the board.

Epstein powers The Meadows past Calvary Chapel

Joe Epstein scored a game-high 17 points, and added 11 rebounds and two assists, to lead The Meadows to a 57-43 home win over Calvary Chapel in a Class 2A boys basketball matchup.

UNLV celebrates winter commencement — PHOTOS

UNLV welcomes the newest members to the class of 2017 at its winter commencement on Tuesday, Dec. 19 at the Thomas Mack Center.

Theodore’s late power-play goal lifts Knights to 4-3 win over Lightning

The Golden Knights got a taste of what the postseason life can be like come April in mid-December, and they handled it like a veteran team as the first-year Knights edged the NHL’s best team, the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 Tuesday in front of a frenzied crowd of 17, 813 at T-Mobile Arena.

The Trump economy is booming

We’ve had $6 trillion added to the stock market value andpublic optimism is at a 17-year high

Henderson council OKs contract for flood control improvements

The Henderson City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to award a $6,450,000 contract to Las Vegas Paving for flood control improvements at Pittman Horizon Ridge Detention Basin.

 
Boot Campaign makes Las Vegas Army vet’s holiday brighter

Discharged just last year, Army veteran Larry Hamm said he was nearly forced to have a “Dollar Store Christmas” and purchase some inexpensive toys for his seven children.

Kerry Simon’s brother to take over at Carson Kitchen

Details still are being confirmed, but we’ve learned that Scott Simon , brother of the late Kerry Simon , is taking over the kitchen at Simon Hospitality Group’s downtown restaurant Carson Kitchen .

5 gift possibilities for someone with a sweet tooth

A sugarplum may sound delectable, until you realize it’s generally either a sugar-glazed prune or a small boiled candy.

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