A flurry of Facebook check-ins to the Standing Rock Indian Reservation at the epicenter of a protest against the Dakota Access pipeline is at least partially a response to a posting that law enforcement is tracking protesters.

At least 51 families will get payments from General Motors due to fatal crashes caused by faulty small-car ignition switches, and that number is almost certain to rise.

The Postal Service expects to deliver a record 470 million packages this holiday season. Many services in the Truckee Meadows have been expanded to deal with the extra volume.