Mel Brooks plans encore at Encore in April

Mel Brooks twice filled Encore Theater on June 30-July 1. He had just turned 91 when he made his Strip debut.

Liberty QB Kenyon Oblad commits to UNLV

Liberty senior quarterback Kenyon Oblad, the state’s all-time leader in passing yards, committed to UNLV on Sunday morning during his official visit with the program.

Man angry about New York City parking stabs 2, mows down others

A man angry about a parking dispute stabbed two people and then drove into a group of pedestrians on a sidewalk Sunday, leaving one person dead and several others injured, one critically, police said. The violent altercation started around 4:30 a.m. outside a hookah lounge in Queens.

CVS makes $69B offer for Aetna insurance

Drugstore operator CVS is making a $69 billion offer for insurer Aetna as it tries to position itself as a one-stop shop for Americans health care needs with prescription drugs, clinics and insurance plans to cover those goods and services.

Scientists say recycled car batteries are good source for cobalt

Almost 9,000 miles from the dusty Congo savanna, miners have hit on an entirely new source of cobalt — the rare mineral at the heart of the electric-car boom. And not only can they take coffee breaks, when they take a break, they can grab a donut at Tim Hortons.

Alabama, Oklahoma slight favorites over Clemson, Georgia in CFP

Alabama, which was awarded the fourth seed by the CFP selection committee Sunday despite not playing in its Southeastern Conference title game, is a 1½-point-favorite over top-seeded Clemson in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1.

 
Las Vegas Bowl lands No. 25 Boise State vs. Oregon matchup

Mountain West champion Boise State will play Oregon from the Pac-12 Conference in the Las Vegas Bowl. The game will be at 12:30 p.m. Dec. 16 at Sam Boyd Stadium. ABC will televise the game.

 
Police ID suspect who opened fire at California hospital

California authorities have identified a gunman who fired through a glass door at a hospital emergency room before being shot and wounded by police. Nobody inside Bakersfield Heart Hospital was struck by the gunfire Friday.

Trump blasts FBI in tweets about Russia investigation

President Donald Trump launched a fresh attack Sunday on the credibility of the FBI, responding to revelations that an FBI agent was removed from special counsel Robert Mueller’s team investigating Russian election meddling because of anti-Trump text messages.

Golden Knights’ Marc-Andre Fleury clears concussion protocols

The end of Marc-Andre Fleury’s time on the injured-reserve list may be near. The Golden Knights starting goaltender worked out on the ice for the second day in the row after having passed the last of his concussion protocols.

Pixar’s ‘Coco’ tops box office second week in a row

In a sleepy post-Thanksgiving weekend at the box office, Pixar’s “Coco” remained the top film for the second straight week while a number of Oscar contenders packed theaters in specialty release.

Bears Ears puts Utah at forefront of Western battle for lands

In an American West that has a love-hate relationship with the federal government’s ownership of a checkerboard of parks, monuments, forest and desert in states from Washington to New Mexico, Utah stands out.

 
Pioneering spirit lives on in rural Esmeralda County

With just 964 full-time residents scattered halfway between Las Vegas and Reno, Esmeralda County provides a snapshot into what demographers say is a fast-disappearing rural way of life in the American West.

UNLV athletics aims for new financial standard

Through many years and many UNLV athletic directors, the athletic department had the luxury of knowing it could be bailed out by the university at the end of the fiscal year. Soon, that no longer will be the case.

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