Cai Chen, who came to this country from China, admires her new citizenship certificate during a naturalization ceremony in Las Vegas on Friday. U.S. District Judge Philip Pro presided and Deputy Clerk Melisa Jaime administered the Oath of Allegiance to about two dozen immigrants from 14 different countries at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office. They were among more than 9,000 people granted citizenship across the nation on Constitution Day, in remembrance of the signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787.
Fear and distrust of Muslims has reached a peak not seen since right after 9/11, and the only way to defeat it is through intensive outreach.
Reno Simpson of Cleveland organizes his tent Thursday before the opening of a carnival at South Maryland Parkway and East Silverado Ranch Boulevard in Henderson. The carnival, operated by Royal West Amusements, will continue through next weekend.
Jack Leaming remembers the helpless feeling he had 68 years ago while floating in a life raft, waiting for Japanese sailors to capture him and his pilot after their dive-bomber was shot down in the South Pacific.
Agassi Prep quarterback Terrell Kemp threw five first-half touchdown passes to lead Agassi Prep to a 58-0 rout of Laughlin in both teams’ Class 2A Southern League opener Friday night at Rancho.
A former Clark County fire captain who pleaded guilty to using the Internet to arrange a sexual encounter with a minor is eligible to collect a yearly six-figure pension while in prison.
Celebrity socialite Paris Hilton has agreed to plead guilty to two misdemeanors in her pending drug possession case, netting her a year of probation but no jail time.