How to give to charity without going into debt

What if you’re in a situation where you’re trying to work your way out of debt? Should you still be giving to charities? Is there a way to give without digging yourself an even bigger hole?

Here’s what Christmas looks like around the world — PHOTOS

As Christmas Eve turns into Christmas Day, lights in every color shine through the night around the world. Colored bulbs decorate buildings from Ahmadabad, India. Candles illuminate the faces of the faithful at a church in Beijing, China. And Santa Claus floats on a boat full of twinkling lights near Genoa, Italy.

San Francisco has a human poop map

Oh, poo. That’s the sentiment behind a new interactive map that tracks reports of human excrement by the public in San Francisco.

 
Monkey in India saves life of another monkey —VIDEO

Onlookers at a train station in northern India watched in awe a monkey using all his powers to bring back to life another monkey who was electrocuted and fell unconscious on the rail tracks.

No one injured in late night Stratosphere fire

No one was injured in a small fire Wednesday night at the Stratosphere Hotel and Casino, according to the Las Vegas Fire Department.

 
‘The Interview’ has been pirated over 330,000 times

Shortly after Sony Pictures Entertainment released “The Interview” on digital services Dec. 24, high-quality copies of the movie turned up on multiple piracy sites — and it’s already been downloaded at least 330,000 times within 12 hours.

Guide to restaurants and stores open on Christmas Day 2014

To help you plan your grocery-shopping and mail-delivery needs, along with where to go for a quick bite during the holidays, we’ve created a guide of holiday operating hours for popular restaurants, retailers, supermarkets and post offices during Christmas Eve and Christmas Day this year.

Man shot in leg by motel security guard

One man was hospitalized with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound Thursday morning after he was shot by a motel security guard, according to Las Vegas police.

Reader-submitted photos and adoptable pets, Dec. 25-31, 2014

View Neighborhood News readers send photos of their pets and everyday lives, and View features photos of pets ready for adoption each week. To submit a photo, email View copy editor Anne King at aking@viewnews.com or mail to View, C/O Anne King, 1111 W. Bonanza Road, Las Vegas, NV 89125. Photos cannot be returned, and due to the high volume, they are often scheduled a month or two in advance.

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy offers parenting advice

Singer-guitarist Scotty Morris doesn’t let his teen play PS4, but has him learning piano, drums, martial arts and classical dance. Now that is serious parenting.

Buying parents gifts was always a challenge

Christmas is a time for giving. But as the youngest of six Smith kids, giving and receiving gifts was a fairly new concept.

Nothing said Christmas like the Blue-Gray game

It’s a ghost of sports Christmas past now. But in the days before the NBA extravaganza and “A Christmas Story” marathons, nothing said Christmas like the Blue-Gray Football Classic from Montgomery, Ala.

Homes all aglow for the holidays

Some east valley and southwest-area homes were swept up by the spirit of the season and adorned their homes with holiday lights.

Negro Leagues baseball player’s legacy lives on in family

When racism and Jim Crow laws prevented black baseball players from playing on professional teams, they formed their own league to compete around the country. North Las Vegas resident Bernard Fernandez was one of the players who joined the Negro Leagues and forever changed the future of the sport.

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