South Africa’s state broadcaster says Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, prominent anti-apartheid activist and the ex-wife of Nelson Mandela, has died. She was 81.
A cold front will drive unseasonably warm temperatures in the Las Vegas Valley down Tuesday, the National Weather Service said.
SeaWorld officials say an orca at their Florida theme park was injured while interacting with other animals in her pod.
Las Vegas police are investigating an injury crash Monday morning in the east valley at Tree Line Drive and East Sahara Avenue.
With temperatures warming, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission warns that the state’s estimated 1.3 million gators are becoming more active — and should be treated with “caution and respect.”
A man was hospitalized early Monday morning after accidentally setting himself on fire in the central valley.
A new animated film based on the true story of the decorated war dog, “Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero” opens April 13.
It has been just six months since the closing night of the Route 91 Harvest festival, when 58 concertgoers were killed and hundreds more were injured by a sniper on the Strip. The grief is still fresh. The pain still pulses.
The Wildcats and their horde of long-range shooters are playing for their second title in three years, a chance to establish a mini dynasty. The Wolverines are after their first title since 1989, hoping to grasp the trophy that slipped through coach John Beilein’s fingers in 2013.
While the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority was celebrated for its role in the weeks immediately following the Oct. 1 shooting, that isn’t likely to be the case when it comes to memorializing the tragedy and building a permanent tribute to the victims and heroes.
The vehicle in a fatal crash last week in California was operating on Autopilot, making it the latest accident to involve a semi-autonomous vehicle, Tesla confirmed.
With overcast skies and temperatures in the 40s, President Donald Trump declared “perfect weather” on Monday for the annual White House Easter Egg Roll.
Los Angeles authorities have rescued a 13-year-old boy who fell into a drainage pipe at a park while spending Easter with his family.
The Columbine Memorial is a small, paved park with a water feature near the entrance and, in the center, a circle of plaques names each victim. Steps out from the center circle, on a surrounding wall, carefully curated quotes from survivors, teachers, parents and former President Bill Clinton make the tragedy impossible to forget.
The Pulse nightclub still stands, nearly two years after a mass shooting at the once-vibrant spot in Orlando. The question now, though: what to do with it?
In San Bernardino, the county government is leading the memorial planning discussions, along with input from victim families and survivors. Officials have already hired a consultant. There is little concern about money.
Charleston church’s pastor hopes memorial to the “Emanuel 9” will capture the city’s love and forgiveness.
Steven Bochco, a writer and producer known for creating the groundbreaking police drama “Hill Street Blues,” died Sunday. He was 74. A family spokesman says Bochco died in his sleep after a battle with cancer.
When it came time for Virginia Tech to decide on a permanent memorial to the victims of a 2007 massacre, the answer “lied with what the students did that very first night.”
More than 30 years ago, an unremarkable afternoon at a crowded McDonald’s just north of the Mexican border was interrupted with gunfire. And after all this time, the pain is still fresh.
With a memorial due for completion in just a few short months, excitement in Aurora, Colorado, is gradually beginning to stifle the somber lingering of grief.
Take a look at some of the most prolific photos from Review-Journal photojournalists this past week.
The Rev. Gerald Grupczynski, pastor of Our Lady of Las Vegas Roman Catholic Church, holds an Easter Mass at the church in Las Vegas.
In his “I Have a Dream” speech, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke of his dream that his children, peers and mentors would have the opportunity for quality of life, access to education, and to be seen as human, said Micajah Daniels, a co-founder of Black Lives Matter UNLV.