Pot industry worries, waits in wake of new federal policy

This week’s announcement that the U.S. Justice Department was ditching its hands-off approach to states that have legalized marijuana initially sent some in the industry into a tailspin, just days after California’s $7 billion recreational weed market opened for business.

Titans rally, upset Chiefs in playoffs

Marcus Mariota led Tennessee to three second-half touchdowns, incredibly throwing one of his TD passes to himself , and the Titans rallied from a 21-3 deficit to beat the Kansas City Chiefs 22-21 on Saturday for their first playoff win in 14 years.

Browns fans brave big freeze, protest 0-16 season with parade

Thousands of disgruntled Cleveland fans, some of them calling for owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam to sell the franchise or jump in Lake Erie, paraded once around the team’s stadium in frigid conditions Saturday following a historic 0-16 season.

Golden Knights hockey operations staff to meet this week

The team’s entire roster of scouts and executives will gather at City National Arena starting Sunday to go over evaluations and discuss the franchise’s future on the ice in terms of personnel.

Dunkin’ Donuts cutting back 10 percent of menu

Dunkin’ Donuts is scaling back on its food and drink offerings. The Boston Herald reports the new, simplified menu is expected to roll out in New England locations starting Monday before expanding nationwide in mid-March.

‘Coach’ star Jerry Van Dyke dies at 86

Jerry Van Dyke, the younger brother of Dick Van Dyke who struggled for decades to achieve his own stardom before clicking as the dim-witted sidekick in television’s “Coach,” died Friday in Arkansas, according to his manager. He was 86.

 
Big freeze follows snowstorm, grips East Coast

About 100 million people faced a new challenge after the whopping East Coast snowstorm: a gusty deep freeze, topped Saturday by a wind chill close to minus 100 on New Hampshire’s Mount Washington that vied for world’s coldest place.

Jordan Greenway set to break U.S. Olympic hockey color barrier

Jordan Greenway, a junior forward at Boston University, became the first African-American named to the U.S. Olympic men’s hockey team when the final roster was announced last week.

Downtown Denver may see $30M kaleidoscopic exhibit

Creators of a popular immersive art entertainment project in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Thursday announced a push into a major metropolitan market with plans for an interactive exhibit and music venue in downtown Denver.

Winter gets off to warm start for drought-prone California

The grassy brown Sierra meadow where California’s water managers gave the results of the winter’s first manual snowpack measurements Wednesday told the story — the drought-prone state is off to another unusually dry start in its vital winter rain and snow season.

Schools’ rejection of church flyers sparks backpack dispute

The days of student backpacks in Lyon County serving as a sort of community billboard may be numbered after a dispute erupted over flyers submitted by a local church containing religious terms.

Sharing an NFL stadium can bring mud to one’s eye

All of this wailing and gnashing of teeth about UNLV becoming a second-class citizen in the new Raiders’ stadium brings back a similar memory for one of the school’s few winning football coaches.

At Camp David, Trump lashes out at book, defends Russia actions

President Donald Trump sought the mountain retreat of Camp David on Saturday to block out the swirlingpolitical winds of the nation’s capital and plot legislative strategy with top Republican congressional leaders.

Mark Wahlberg talks Wahlburgers, growing up with 8 siblings

Mark Wahlberg grew up in the dark. As the eighth of nine children, it was practically the only way for the Bean-town native to get some alone time with his pop.

Breaking down the UNLV-Utah State game

Breaking down UNLV’s basketball game against Utah State at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center.

Some 180K attendees to descend on Las Vegas for CES convention

About 180,000 visitors are expected to swarm Las Vegas beginning this weekend to be among the first to experience 8K television, self-driving vehicles and robots that offer home security.

Report calls California’s dam crisis a ‘wake-up call’

“Long-term and systemic failures” by California dam managers and regulators to recognize inherent construction and design flaws at the tallest U.S. dam caused last year’s near-disaster there, an independent panel of dam safety experts said Friday, calling it a wake-up call for dam operators around the country.

Minnesota’s Super Bowl bid holds lessons for Las Vegas

Ask the average Minnesota Vikings fan about the team’s potentially historic run toward Super Bowl LII and there’s no question: They would love the team to be the first ever to host the NFL’s championship game in its home stadium on Feb. 4.

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