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U.S. southwest bakes under record-setting first heat wave of the year

Hot weather is expected to maintain its grip on the U.S. southwest for at least another day Friday, after records tumbled across the region with temperatures soaring past 43 C from California to Arizona.

Oakland A's stadium deal wins final legislative approval in Nevada as MLB weighs move to Las Vegas

The Oakland Athletics cleared a major hurdle for their planned relocation to Las Vegas after the Nevada Legislature gave final approval on Wednesday to public funding for a portion of a proposed $1.5 billion US stadium with a retractable roof.

Reviled and revered, O.J. Simpson faces uncertain future upon release

When O.J. Simpson gets out of prison in October for his first taste of freedom in nine years, he will have the mementos he was convicted of stealing in a Las Vegas heist, his guaranteed NFL pension and, with any luck, certain life skills he says he acquired behind bars.

Truck plows through Nevada crowd during Columbus Day protest

The founder of a Native American rights group that was rallying in Reno, Nevada, when a pickup truck plowed through protesters wants to know why police haven't arrested the driver.

Donald Trump calls NFL, United States 'soft'

Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump said Sunday he doesn't watch professional football much anymore because the NFL has gone "soft" like the United States.

Ghost Adventures couple found dead after Nevada standoff

Police stormed a Nevada apartment after a standoff and found the bodies of an estranged Nevada husband and wife who appeared as ghost hunters in the reality television show Ghost Adventures.