A 13-year-old boy was in “extremely critical” condition after being struck by a vehicle in the southwest valley Friday night.
Brian Williams said he will take a break “for the next several days” from “NBC Nightly News,” the network’s flagship evening newscast, in the wake of his disclosure this week that he had made false claims about a 2003 newsgathering expedition in Iraq.
Sixty-five Army ROTC cadets turned UNLV’s practice football field into a battleground Friday in an exercise to combine their math and science coursework with leadership skills to apply what they know about leverage, tensile strength, teamwork and trust.
Call it a false memory. A trick of the mind. Or a “misremembrance.” Television anchor Brian Williams isn’t the first person to be embarrassed by claiming a remembrance that, well, never really happened.
Some 77% of students from wealthy families earned bachelor’s degrees by age 24 in 2013, compared to only 9% of those from poor families, a new report has found.
Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul has been fined $25,000 for his public criticism of rookie referee Lauren Holtkamp.
Former deputies of ousted Las Vegas Township Constable John Bonaventura aren’t just out of a job — they don’t even have the option to get the high-priced health insurance that terminated employees usually can obtain under a federal law.
I was listening to Andrew Dice Clay’s podcast this week, and he was laughing, and laughing, and laughing, and I thought, “He is so high.”
A substance described as “white stuff” and “milky rain” is covering parts of Washington and Oregon states, but its origin is a mystery.
UNLV faces Colorado State in Fort Collins, Colo. today. Tip is at 1:00 p.m.
Actress and comedian Rosie O’Donnell is leaving ABC’s long-running morning talk show “The View” to focus on her family, the Walt Disney Co.-operated network and her publicist said on Friday.
Jeremy Meeks, the California man whose mugshot became a sensation among Web users admiring his male-model good looks, has been sentenced to more than two years in prison on a gun charge, federal prosecutors said on Friday.
RadioShack Corp. has listed eight Las Vegas area stores for possible closure as part of its bankruptcy. Nationwide, there are about 1,780 RadioShack locations slated for possible closure, including the Las Vegas Valley stores.
A victim of child sexual abuse by clergy criticized Pope Francis on Saturday for appearing to endorse parents who spanked their children.
After managing casinos in exotic locales such as New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Uruguay, Michael Silberling opted to become CEO of a gaming company whose flagship properties are in the Interstate 15 community of Primm at the California-Nevada border and the Denver suburb of Black Hawk, Colo. And he couldn’t be happier.
From student loan debt to rising health care costs, money continues to be the top source of stress for most Americans.
Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health are participating in a new clinical trial investigating whether treating older individuals with a new drug, solanezumab, can delay memory decline in those who might be at risk to develop Alzheimer’s disease.
Posters, paintings and photos are the traditional items chosen by homeowners to hang on the walls of their abodes. But that’s poor use of one of the largest, and most prominent, décor spaces in your living area, according to local designers.
Q: I have a Mexican petunia (Ruellia) that is about 4 years old. In 2013 the freeze caused all of the stems to die back. I cut all of them off at ground level and the plant grew back nicely and flowered beautifully.
The world is full of important sidekicks (where would Batman be without Robin?). In the decorating world, one of the all-important but unsung heroes of a room is a great side table. When we are designing a living room, most of us have a blast selecting a sofa or chair, but then we forget about its buddy, the table that will snuggle up and complete the seating arrangement’s look.
It doesn’t take a technological genius to turn a wired home into a smart home. The do-it-yourselfer can choose from several home-automation technologies, even mix and match because they’re all controlled by smartphone apps.
Chalk painting had its first brush with design about about six years ago when its slate-look finish began showing up in novel ideas for home accents.
An ever-changing color palette keeps home décor stimulating and interesting. As the winter season gives us frosty white scenes outside in some parts of the country, we are seeing a similar design trend for interiors for 2015: gold and white. Unlike some recent color trend predictions, this is one almost anyone can live with.
They started the exchange the year I headed out in my VW to hippie life in the wilds of the Sierra Nevada. That was the first back-to-the-land movement when we all sought a natural lifestyle beyond suburban origins.
Most people depend on their kitchen appliances for daily use and occasionally for a preholiday cooking marathon. They’re staples of the kitchen, and expected to work. But as soon as the refrigerator stops cooling or the oven won’t warm, panic sets in.
Old toys are expensive today because they are scarce. Children played with the toys, damaged them, scratched the paint, lost parts and eventually the toy was discarded because of its shabby condition.
One of the hottest trends in decorating is vintage. Whether that’s the retro vintage look of midcentury style or the opulent Victorian or earthy Craftsman look, taking a trip back in time at home is seeing a resurgence. Vintage style in today’s settings offers a fresh appeal that’s both current and timeless.
Reinvision your outdoor landscaping with these ideas.
Emerging opportunities in accounting call for new and diverse skill sets.