Mort Walker, ‘Beetle Bailey’ cartoonist, dies at 94

Comic strip artist Mort Walker, a World War II veteran who satirized the Army and tickled millions of newspaper readers with the antics of the lazy private “Beetle Bailey,” died Saturday. He was 94.

Super Bowl prop betting pro tip: Follow the money

When the smorgasbord of Super Bowl LII prop bets were posted at Las Vegas sports books Thursday, professional sports bettor Frank Carulli scoured the numbers like a hawk stalking its prey.

Planners should think outside box on Las Vegas stadium parking

When the Raiders try to solve the parking dilemma they have with the Las Vegas stadium, they shouldn’t be asked to provide 16,250 off-site spaces as required by Clark County Title 30, Chapter 60, which includes the formula requiring one space for every four seats in the building.

Rapper Nelly files court papers denying rape allegations

Rapper Nelly is fighting back against a lawsuit that alleges he raped a fan on his tour bus after a performance in Seattle last year and sexually assaulted two fans in England.

NCAA says Michigan State sexual assault cases were previously investigated

NCAA President Mark Emmert says sexual assault cases involving Michigan State athletes referenced in a letter sent by an advocacy group in 2010 were “widely reported” and already being investigated by law enforcement and the school.

Holocaust survivors travel to Auschwitz 73 years after being liberated

Elderly Holocaust survivors wearing striped scarves that recalled their uniforms as prisoners of Nazi Germany made a yearly pilgrimage to Auschwitz on Saturday, exactly 73 years after the Soviet army liberated the death camp in occupied Poland.

Las Vegas stadium amenities may mirror those in Minneapolis

It seems that every corner of U.S. Bank Stadium has some meaningful function that provides an advantage to the hometown Minnesota Vikings. It should be no different at the 65,000-seat Las Vegas stadium for the Raiders and UNLV Rebels.

2 people shot at south Las Vegas apartment complex

A woman and her 15-year-old daughter are expected to live after they were both shot in the head multiple times Saturday morning at a south valley apartment complex, Las Vegas police said.

 
Steve Wynn resigns as RNC finance chairman amid allegations

Steve Wynn stepped down Saturday as Republican National Committee finance chairman amid allegations of sexual misconduct. “The work we are doing to make America a better place is too important to be impaired by this distraction,” Wynn said in a statement.

Police round up animals after stroll in Los Angeles

It was less an arrest than a roundup. Police say a donkey led more than a dozen sheep and goats on a stroll through a suburban West Covina neighborhood east of Los Angeles.

Woof! Japanese companies show off companion home robots

Japan, home of the “kawaii” cult of cute, has always had a soft spot for companion robots, in contrast to the more industrial or mechanical types used for assembly lines, surgeries and military missions.

 
Breaking down the UNLV-San Diego State game

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

Baby okapi goes on display at Los Angeles Zoo

The Los Angeles Zoo has put on display a baby okapi, a reclusive species that in the wild is found deep in the now-vanishing dense rainforests of central Africa.

Watch the big game in comfort

Super Bowl LII is just around the corner. In addition to adult beverages, bowls of chips and dips, pizzas and a giant television with surround sound, the most important item for enjoying this must-see sports spectacle is a comfortable sofa or lounge chair.

Burned bears return to California wild; cub to stay in captivity

A burned mountain lion cub rescued from the largest recorded California wildfire will not be released into the wild and will instead live out its life at a wildlife-rescue center, state officials said Thursday.

Residents returning to California homes hit by mudslides

Taking stock of their lives and remembering those who were lost, emotional residents are trickling back to the California coastal town that was devastated two weeks ago by mudslides that killed at least 21 people and destroyed more than a hundred homes.

Preview of UFC on Fox 27 main card bouts

A breakdown of the fights on the main card of UFC on Fox 27 on Saturday at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, with picks from the Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Heidi Fang.

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