Новости за 12.12.2015

A 2011 BMW was entering a private driveway when it was struck by a 2006 Infinity ...

Longtime Frank Sinatra music director, friend and confidant Vinnie Falcone recalls a couple of great tales as entertainment legend Sinatra's 100th birthday is celebrated ...

As Nevada lawmakers prepare to vet a $335 million incentive package aimed at attracting a Chinese-backed electric carmaker to the state, Gov. Brian Sandoval is seeking to assure them that it is worth their while ...

Federal land managers are clearing the way for a rural Nevada county to replace an aging water tank that critics called a prime example of development doomed by new protections for the greater sage grouse ...

Sage Kimzey became the first bull rider to win world championships in each of his first two seasons ...

In an encouraging prelude to winter, California got a heavy dose of snow and rain ...

For the second time in as many weeks, a former top New York politician was convicted on federal corruption charges ...

Two cities. Two very polluted cities. And two very different ways of dealing with twin public health crises ...

Burundi's political violence escalated Saturday as 28 people were found shot dead in three neighborhoods in the capital ...

Two days of high-level talks between North and South Korea ended Saturday with no breakthroughs ...

Frank Sinatra was the Chairman of the Board, Ol' Blue Eyes and The Voice. But "Slacksy O'Brien?" ...

After receiving incorrect information from the Las Vegas airport's human resources department, the Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority reported the wrong figure for ...

UFC 194 may set a record betting handle in local sports books. Not only is tonight’s event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, which airs on pay-per-view at 7 pm. following a preliminary card on Fox Sports 1, one of the biggest of the year, but it’s also conducive to gambling ...

Establishment Republicans have a problem. Donald Trump isn’t going away.

In today’s culture of hyperbole, born of desperate attempts to be noticed amid the Niagara of Internet and other outpourings, the label “genius” is affixed promiscuously to evanescent popular entertainers, fungible corporate CEOs and other perishable phenomena. But it almost fits the saloon singer — his preferred description of himself — who was born 100 years ago, on Dec. 12, 1915, in Hoboken, N.J.

In the counterpoint column “Developing consistent standards has helped better prepare students” (Las Vegas Sun, Nov. 17), Carmel Martin mentions how Common Core established higher math expectations such as those used in Singapore. The math being taught in Clark County goes by several names: new new math, reform math and everyday math are a few.

We are still too stunned by the outcome of the midterm election to realize what a tragedy it was for U.S. democracy. Overnight we went from being a free country, “governed by the people, for the people,” to one being “governed by a handful of conservative Republican billionaires for the conservative billionaires.” The billionaires had bought the Republican Party, filled both the House and Senate with their conservative Republican puppets and gained control of both the House and the Senate. This puts... Читать дальше...

This is UNLV’s first of four back-to-back true road games this season, and though the environment shouldn’t be too intimidating, the Rebels will have to ...

I may have backed Navy more than any other team this college football season, and have almost always been rewarded. The Midshipmen are 8-3 against the spread and 9-2 straight-up during a terrific season. ...

Frankie Edgar’s storied UFC career has played out anything but conventionally. The Toms River, N.J., native rose to fame by capturing the lightweight title more than five years ago despite being the most diminutive fighter in ...

Donald Trump and Ben Carson could dangle the possibility of independent runs for president well into the primary season next year, but they can't ...

A Pakistani woman's role as a shooter in the San Bernardino massacre is raising fears that foreign-born brides who support the Islamic State group could marry Americans to come to ...

A Southern California mosque was damaged in a fire that authorities said was intentionally set ...

The 6-foot-11 Williams was a key player for the 1988-89 Cavs, who went 57-25 during the regular season, only to be eliminated by Michael Jordan's last-second jump shot in ...

Some 21 people were found shot dead in a neighborhood of Burundi's capital Saturday, a day after the government said an unidentified group carried out ...