Auschwitz museum asks Germans, Austrians to donate evidence

The Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial museum is asking Germans and Austrians to donate private letters, memoirs, photos and any other items that could help historians better understand the mentality of the Holocaust’s perpetrators.

 
Later, gator! Video attracts crowd, endangers giant alligator

Video of a massive alligator caught walking through a Florida nature reserve in front of stunned onlookers has prompted crowds of people hoping to catch their own glimpse.

Caroline Kennedy leaving post as US ambassador to Japan after 3 years

Caroline Kennedy stepped down Wednesday after three years as U.S. ambassador to Japan, where she was welcomed like a celebrity and worked to deepen the U.S.-Japan relationship despite regular flare-ups over American military bases.

Friday’s speech gives Donald Trump the chance to rise to ‘inaugural moment’

When Donald Trump stands on the west front of the Capitol on Friday and delivers his inaugural address, all sides will be waiting to see whether he comes bearing a unifying message for a divided nation or decides to play up his persona as a disrupter of the established order.

Global warming effect — fewer postcard-perfect days

On average, Earth will have 10 fewer days of mild and mostly dry weather by the end of the century, the researchers estimate. Some places will get more days perfect for picnics or outdoor weddings, while other places will lose a lot.

9 prominent astronauts carrying on US space history

Early U.S. space history is fading with the deaths of Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon, John Glenn, the last of the Mercury 7 astronauts, and Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon.

Sandoval to add 10% tax on retail marijuana to help pay for programs in $8.1B budget

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval on Tuesday outlined a final proposed two-year budget that has something for just about everyone, from $60 million for the controversial education savings accounts to $26 million in new money for UNLV’s fledgling medical school.

3 takeaways from UNLV’s loss to San Diego State

Three takeaways from the UNLV basketball team’s 64-51 loss to San Diego State on Tuesday night at the Thomas & Mack Center.

UNLV still can’t kill the gnat that is San Diego State

This isn’t the UNLV-San Diego State matchup most have come to expect and anticipate but for one significant point: When it comes to winning time, the Aztecs can still frustrate the heck out of the Rebels.

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval gives final State of the State address

Gov. Brian Sandoval heralded the “Nevada family” in his State of the State address Tuesday night and praised the cooperative efforts that set the state on a course toward prosperity from the depths recession.

Teen suspect in killing of Chaparral grad surrenders in Las Vegas with mother

Las Vegas police said the 17-year-old suspect wanted in connection with the death of former Chaparral football star Richard Nelson late Saturday surrendered Tuesday, along with his mother, who was reportedly wanted on an accessory charge.

Nevada lawmakers agree on education funding, not ESAs

Gov. Brian Sandoval’s final State of the State speech gave lawmakers plenty of places for common ground, from more education funding to a new veterans home in Northern Nevada. Nevertheless, battle lines are forming.

UNLV falls to San Diego State, 64-51

The weakest San Diego State basketball team in many seasons went to the Thomas & Mack Center and didn’t play well. And beat UNLV by double digits.

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