Новости за 22.08.2016

A poll released Monday suggests a tight race in state Senate District 6, a contest that could determine whether Republicans retain a slim majority in the Nevada Senate after the November election.

Some of the elite high school athletes aren’t signing a national letter of intent. They’re opting instead to sign a financial aid agreement, a relatively new concept that drastically favors the athlete, not the university.

The father of a toddler killed by an alligator at Walt Disney World last June reached into the animal’s mouth in an attempt to free his son’s head from the reptile’s jaw, according to a final report on the death released Monday by Florida’s wildlife agency.

Japan’s first lady has visited Pearl Harbor in Hawaii for the first time to pay tribute to the victims of the Japanese attack 75 years ago.

We will attempt to traverse that daunting and at times disturbing landscape by analyzing many of the different aspects that create the recruiting culture as it exists today, where it began and how it progressed, the good and bad of it, and the highs and lows.

Clark County School District will collect more than $5 million after settling a lawsuit dating from 2012, when an air conditioning contractor abandoned the projects and declared bankruptcy.

Outfielder Brandon Nimmo was honored as the Pacific Coast League’s Player of the Week on Monday after going 14-for-31 (.452) from Aug. 15-21.

Police say a Massachusetts woman robbed a nun at knifepoint and got away with her rosary beads.

Local athletes are bring home four medals, three of them gold, after the Summer Games.

Lions coach Jim Caldwell is on the hot seat and needs a strong start. Detroit opened 1-7 and finished 7-9 last season to earn Caldwell another chance.

Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine took aim at Republican nominee Donald Trump in Las Vegas on Monday.

“Good Morning America” co-anchor Amy Robach has apologized for saying “colored people” on Monday’s broadcast of the ABC program.

A man has been jailed on suspicion of first-degree murder and kidnapping in the death of a co-worker’s 5-year-old daughter whose mother says was taken from their home in central Minnesota.

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell over the weekend dismissed reports that Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton told federal investigators that it was at his suggestion that she used a personal email account, according to a media report.

Speedo is the first major company to drop its sponsorship of swimmer Ryan Lochte.

A federal judge in Texas is blocking for now the Obama administration’s directive to U.S. public schools that transgender students must be allowed to use the bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their chosen gender identity.

Republican Donald Trump insists that he’s not flip-flopping when it comes to his proposal to deport the estimated 11 million people living in the United States illegally — even though his new campaign manager now says his stance is “to be determined.”

The Las Vegas Valley could kick off the week with some rain before dry and sunny days return, according to the National Weather Service.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s brief but show-stopping gig at the Olympic closing ceremony as the Nintendo game character Super Mario offered a tantalizing glimpse at Tokyo’s plans for the 2020 games.

One of the more recent, and more promising, breakthroughs in the anti-aging battle is a close relative of the humble vitamin niacin — the kind found in fortified cereals and other foods.

America’s oldest millennials — nearing 20 when airplanes slammed into the World Trade Center — can remember the economic prosperity of the 1990s, and when a different Clinton ran for president.

Las Vegas’ roots as a railroad town can be traced back more than a century, but passengers haven’t arrived here by train in nearly two decades.

Southern Nevada district among many offering veterans quicker access to care that is also more convenient.

FirstMed Health and Wellness Center was on life support early this year, but new management team is now expanding its services for low-income and underserved patients.

With the regular season approaching the starting gate, it’s time to release eight win-total best bets, including plays involving the Bears, Packers and Raiders.