Three Las Vegas children who saw their summer job, birthday and scholarship money taken by a bank after their parents defaulted on a loan are getting a chance to get their money back.
The old Belfort was a notorious stock swindler who squandered profits from a boiler-room, “pump and dump” scheme on cocaine, prostitutes and other excesses — a story that became basis for two memoirs and “The Wolf of Wall Street,” an upcoming movie starring Leonardo DeCaprio.
One dog died and four people were displaced after an apartment fire in north east Las Vegas Sunday afternoon.
The European Space Agency says that one of its research satellites that ran out of fuel will most likely crash to Earth into the ocean or polar regions.
Suspended Miami Dolphins guard Richie Incognito says teammate Jonathan Martin sent him a threatening text message as an apparent joke only a week before their relationship became the subject of a harassment case that has prompted an NFL investigation.
Pakistani education officials said Sunday that they have banned teenage activist Malala Yousafzai’s book from private schools across the country, claiming it doesn’t show enough respect for Islam and calling her a tool of the West.
For the families of 11 murder victims, the conviction of gangster James “Whitey” Bulger brought some sense of justice after decades of frustration. But for others, the jury’s decision was yet another denial of the peace they have long sought.
The family of the Rutgers University student whose suicide sparked a national conversation about the treatment of young gay people paid their first visit Sunday to the bridge where he took his life.
Police used tear gas to disperse rock-throwing fans outside the stadium before the African Champions League final Sunday, an outburst that has heightened fears for an upcoming World Cup playoff between Egypt and Ghana.
In an unabashed — and likely successful — bid for attention, singer Miley Cyrus smoked a joint on stage and twerked with a dwarf during the MTV Europe Music Awards.
Wildlife officials have removed an arrow from a young deer’s head and released the animal back into the New Jersey woods.
When the intensely private Rep. Mike Michaud laid bare his private life and announced he’s gay, one openly gay congressman joked that the Maine Democrat had never registered on his “gaydar.”
A teenager opened fired at a crowded Manhattan ice-skating rink, leaving two people wounded and blood splattered across the ice, after attempting to rob one of the victims of his coat, police said Sunday as they took the teen into custody for questioning.
Thousands in central London paused for a moment’s reflection Sunday to remember all those who have fallen in combat, as Queen Elizabeth II led Britain’s annual Remembrance Day service.
Corpses hung from trees, were scattered on sidewalks or buried in flattened buildings — some of the 10,000 people believed killed in one Philippine city alone by ferocious Typhoon Haiyan that washed away homes and buildings with powerful winds and giant waves.
Disney’s “Thor: The Dark World,” earning $86.1 million, dominated the weekend box office as it opened domestically at No. 1, noted studio estimates Sunday.
Within hours of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination on Nov. 22, 1963, most Americans were familiar with the name Lee Harvey Oswald. Certain images of him — posing with a rifle, recoiling from Jack Ruby’s gun — have been ingrained in the nation’s memory.
Two people have been killed and at least 22 others injured when gunfire rang out at a large house party in a Houston suburb, sending partygoers fleeing in panic, authorities said.
One of the three pedestrians hit by a pickup truck on Blue Diamond Road near Cimarron Road died, according to Nevada Highway Patrol.
Just you and Robert Redford. On a boat. With no one around for miles.
Megan Gregory, a 21-year-old transfer student at Nevada State College, used to think that she’d someday use a nursing degree to work in a hospital or a doctor’s office.
Discovery Children’s Museum held its 14th annual gala at Red Rock Resort recently, honoring Judy and Ed Cebulko with the “Great Friend to Kids” award.
Jay Howard was asked about his team’s dominant defense, and the Arbor View girls soccer coach snickered.
Located along a major avian flyway, Southern Nevada plays host to more than 350 species of birds during the fall and spring migratory seasons. Many are simply passing through, but quite a few make the desert their home.
If a mirror is in the football coaching offices at UNLV, and I have to believe there is given the egos of men who choose such a profession, those paid to instruct the Rebels should spend this day looking into it.
It’s almost inconceivable that the Tennessee Titans, led by a mediocre quarterback in Jake Locker, could go into a game as double-digit favorites.
There’s no evidence a seventh-grader was bullied before he fatally shot a teacher and wounded two classmates at Sparks Middle School last month, according to the Washoe County schools superintendent.
The Senate last week passed a bill to ban workplace discrimination against gay and transgender employees.
Former Lt. Gov. Lorraine Bono knew it was an epic night at the Bootlegger Bistro when she figured out what her friend on the phone was talking about.
Dear Savvy Senior: Am I entitled to my former husband’s Social Security benefits? I was married for 12 unpleasant years and would like to know what I may be eligible for. — Ex-spouse
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