The 5 worst possible things you can do with your savings

You’ve scrimped and sacrificed and stretched every dollar to put some of your hard-earned money aside in a savings account. But, don’t get too comfortable or you could find yourself blowing it all. Here are five of the worst possible things you can do with your savings.

MGM Resorts, Perini resolve lawsuit over defective Harmon at CityCenter

A global settlement was announced Tuesday in the massive construction defect case involving CityCenter’s Harmon Hotel. The announcement came the day lawyers were to present opening statements at the trial, which was expected to last more than a year.

 
Jeb Bush will ‘actively explore’ 2016 presidential race

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has decided to “actively explore” a presidential bid after conversations with his family over Thanksgiving, he said in a Facebook post Tuesday.

 
132 students, 9 staff killed in Taliban attack on Pakistan school

At least 132 students and nine staff members were killed on Tuesday after Taliban gunmen broke into a school in the Pakistani city of Peshawar and opened fire, witnesses said, in the bloodiest massacre the country has seen for years.

 
Williams, ‘Frozen,’ World Cup, Ebola top Google ‘14 searches

Disney’s “Frozen” was the only entertainment title to break into Google’s top 10 ranking of U.S. trending searches for the year, alongside the suicide of actor and comedian Robin Williams, the World Cup and the Ebola virus outbreak.

 
Family of man shot, killed by police at Ohio Wal-Mart file lawsuit

After killing a man at an Ohio Wal-Mart, police interrogated his girlfriend, accusing her of lying, threatening her with jail time and suggesting she could be on drugs, according to a video posted on The Guardian’s website. The man, John Crawford III, was holding an air rifle he had picked up off a store shelf when police shot him.

Cimarron-Memorial Career Tech Academies get financial boost

At Cimarron-Memorial High School, $50,000 is the magic number. Not only did the school’s robotics team recently receive a new tooling machine worth that amount, its information technology program also received computing equipment worth $50,000.

 
Sydney hostage-taker well-known to police

The self-styled sheikh behind a siege at a Sydney cafe had been charged as an accessory to murder and with multiple sexual offences. He also harbored deep grievances against the Australian government.

Hakkasan trying to gobble up clubs across the Strip

Forbes reports Hakkasan Group is close to taking over Light Group in a deal valued at more than $40 million in cash and debt — which would put Hakkasan in control of most major nightclubs in Las Vegas.

Man dies after being struck by car, carried on roof for 11 blocks

Police in Springfield, Oregon, believe a driver hit a pedestrian and fled with him on top of her car, carrying the man for 11 blocks before removing him and leaving him in the street to die.

Bringing in a local at UNLV could be winning decision

The choice has been made. The experts have spoken. Tony Sanchez has been named UNLV’s new football coach and a substantial portion of the community has weighed in on the subject.

East valley is no Scrooge when it comes to holiday events

If you can’t get into the holiday spirit in the east valley, you probably can’t get into it anywhere. The area offers some of the valley’s longest-running holiday events.

EDITORIAL: Obamacare forcing doctors out of private practice

Before Obamacare was signed into law in March 2010, the overwhelming majority of Americans had health insurance, and most of them were satisfied, if not very satisfied, with their coverage. One staple of that coverage: being able to see a physician at a private practice.

Minimum wage hikes squeeze teens during holidays

Christmas has come early this year for young adults seeking a holiday job, with new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showing that retailers went on a 430,000-job hiring spree (on a seasonally-unadjusted basis) during the month of November.

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