Reports: Apple delaying larger iPad production

Apple Inc. will delay the start of production on a larger, 12.9-inch iPad until around September because of delays involving the supply of display panels, according to two media reports.

Newsmakers, March 5-11, 2015

Abel Edossa was named the 2015 Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada Youth of the Year against five finalists and received a $1,000 scholarship. Being named Youth of the Year is the highest honor a Boys & Girls Clubs member can receive. Edossa is a senior at Rancho High School, where he is enrolled in the Medical Academy. As a 10-year member of the Boys and Girls Clubs, he has dedicated his time serving the community through the Keystone Club and working as a tutor for Andson Academics.

Next phase of sewer project brings new challenges for Rampart drivers

Sewer work along Rampart Boulevard north of Summerlin Parkway is winding down, but motorists who think they can breathe a sigh of relief are mistaken. The city of Las Vegas Public Works Department is closing one phase of the Rampart Sewer Installation Project and immediately starting another.

Check out First Friday on March 6

Don’t forget to reach deep down into your artsy, hipster heart, and attend First Friday downtown, if you’re the sort that enjoys drinking wine, rambling about, looking at some art, and listening to free music.

Outlaws driver could be auto racing’s next big thing

Rico Abreu, 4 feet 4 inches tall and 95 pounds, is making a big name for himself on the short-track circuit. “Pretty badass,” said fellow driver Joey Saldana.

 
Officials warn US youth about connections to ISIS

The FBI and Department of Homeland Security have warned law enforcement agencies across the country about American youths wanting to join Islamic State militants fighting in the Middle East, officials said on Thursday.

 
Family of Michael Brown to file lawsuit against Ferguson, Darren Wilson

Michael Brown’s parents will file a wrongful death civil lawsuit against Ferguson, Missouri and the white police officer who shot dead the unarmed 18-year-old black man last August in the St. Louis suburb, a family attorney said on Thursday.

Former Nevada Health Link board chair joins public relations firm

Barbara Smith Campbell, who resigned her position with the state insurance exchange in February, said Thursday that her Reno consulting firm, Consensus LLC, had merged with The Ferraro Group, which has offices in Las Vegas, Reno, Carson City and Phoenix.

North Korea detains Canadian pastor

North Korea has detained the head pastor of one of Canada’s largest congregations, who went missing during a regular humanitarian mission last month, a church spokeswoman said Thursday.

10 things you need to know about saving money in March

March: Comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb, which is an easy way to remember that you’ll likely find the best savings of the year on lamb this month in the grocery store — I’m not lyin’.

Peyton Manning returning for 2015 season

Quarterback Peyton Manning is officially returning to play for the Denver Broncos after passing his physical Thursday and signing a restructured contract for the 2015 season.

 
Snow is burying the East Coast — PHOTOS

A treacherous winter storm reaching from Texas to New England closed schools, canceled more than 4,000 flights and stranded hundreds of drivers overnight in Kentucky, where as much as 23 inches of snow fell. And a Delta Air Lines plane arriving in heavy snow at New York’s LaGuardia Airport from Atlanta slid off the runway.

4 ways equal pay for equal work benefits both women and men

Equal pay for women doing the same work as men should be a no brainer because it’s a matter of fairness. But this isn’t just about sisters getting what they deserve or even a convenient political talking point. Equal pay helps everyone, and ever more Americans are voicing their concern about continued disparities.

Ore. woman back in US after 6-month ordeal in East Timor

An Oregon woman arrested on a drug charge while traveling in East Timor arrived home in Portland on Wednesday to a swarm of national and local media after six months of diplomatic negotiations.

Malaysian businessman’s son to plead guilty in betting scheme

Amid an intense legal battle to get criminal charges dismissed, the son of wealthy Malaysian businessman Paul Phua has agreed to plead guilty in what prosecutors say was an illegal international betting scheme.

Judge tells Revel’s advisers to seek higher bid

Advisers to the shuttered Revel in Atlantic City have failed to get approval for an agreement to sell the hotel for $82 million and were told by a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge to look for a better price.

Student with cerebral palsy scores final basket to help team win

A student at East Haven High School in Connecticut stole the show during a recent basketball game, but it isn’t because he scored the most points. It is actually because the freshman students made the biggest difference.

Strippers will get tattoos of Mayweather v. Pacquiao winner

The latest Vegas strip club stunt comes from Deja Vu Showgirls, which is promising the winner of the Floyd Mayweather/Manny Pacquiao fight: Free couch dances for life — and four strippers will tattoo his name on their bodies.

 
Kurt Busch won’t be charged in domestic abuse case

No criminal charges will be filed against suspended NASCAR driver Kurt Busch in a domestic abuse case involving his former girlfriend, prosecutors in Delaware said on Thursday.

 
North Koreans call knife attack on US ambassador ‘deserved punishment’

North Korea’s official KCNA news agency called Thursday’s knife attack on the U.S. ambassador to South Korea “deserved punishment” for U.S. military exercises with South Korea, calling the assault “the knife of justice.”

First-graders raise trout in crowdfunded classroom experiment

From a pond habitat collage on a bulletin board to drawings of trout in the hallways, there’s something fishy happening at Pinecrest Academy, 1360 S. Boulder Highway. First-grade teacher Ashlee Mickelberry used the crowdfunding website donorschoose.org to help purchase supplies to raise the trout in her classroom last summer. She received the eggs from a Montana hatchery Feb. 10.

 
US official: Reviewing Hillary Clinton’s email won’t be quick

A growing controversy over Democrat Hillary Clinton’s use of personal email for work while she was secretary of state could drag on for months, threatening to cloud the expected launch of her 2016 presidential campaign.

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