UCLA advances with 92-75 win over UAB

Center Tony Parker scored a career-best 28 points and added 12 rebounds on Saturday, leading No. 11-seeded UCLA to a 92-75 South Region third-round victory over No. 14 Alabama-Birmingham in the KFC Yum! Center.

Las Vegas Outlaws holding open tryouts to find new kicker

If you’ve ever dreamed of quitting your job after getting hired to be on a pro sports team, you, my friend, have one chance to climb that mountain on Saturday.

U.S. pulling Special Operations soldiers out of Yemen

Those being evacuated are the last American troops stationed in the Arab nation, which is home to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the terrorist group also known as AQAP.

 
7 children killed in Brooklyn home fire

A “hot plate” keeping food warm in a kitchen overnight apparently started a fire that killed seven children in two-story house in Brooklyn early Saturday, New York City’s fire commissioner said.

Here are 10 sites that can change the way you travel

Airbnb may be the poster child of the peer-to-peer movement, with more than 800,000 hosts and a valuation in excess of $13 billion. But it’s not the only platform out there giving tourists the chance to live like locals and locals the chance to make some extra income.

The desert blooms as spring arrives — PHOTOS

Wildflowers were in bloom Friday — the first day of spring — at Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Bicyclists and bees alike found splashes of bright yellow along Lakeshore Drive and the River Mountains Loop Trail.

5 movies about a different kind of ‘madness’

Mental illness is a very real, and very serious, problem for millions of people across the United States and around the world.

Where you go to school probably won’t seal your whole fate

During a conversation with a professor at an Ivy League college, a mother nudges her daughter to share how she’s president of her school’s “survivors-of-bulimia” group.

Sliding Into Home

Don Rees started in the construction industry as a timber framer and eventually became a homebuilder. But as he constructed new houses he still found himself crafting custom wood doors, mostly for clients’ garages.

Solution to storage problem may be right down hallway

When the topic is storage, most people will tell you they’d like to have more of it. That’s especially true for those living in urban housing, which typically has fewer and smaller closets.

You don’t have to paint to get cool with color

Almost like clockwork at the start of each year, top paint manufacturers debut their new color schemes and trot out their “it” colors. Coral Reef, Springtime Dew, Guildford Green, Pink Ground; so tempting — and sure to perk up a home, especially for spring.

Examine Royal Vienna for originality

Looking for information on a piece you were told is “antique Royal Vienna porcelain”? You’ll find it in “Kovels’ Antiques and Collectibles Price Guide,” and other online sources listed with “beehive” porcelain.

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Make your pool perimeter as inviting as the water

With the rise of the “staycation,” more homeowners are turning their backyards into their own private oases. The centerpiece of many such retreats is a refreshing, inviting pool.

Common mistakes can obstruct home renovation projects

Home improvement projects can turn a house into a home. Homeowners plan scores of renovations to transform living spaces into rooms that reflect their personal tastes and comforts.

Less water, better drainage will help barrel cactuses recover

Q: Over the years I planted perhaps 10 different golden barrel cactuses. Nearly all died the same way. I first notice a hole in the main body of the plant; it looks like a rodent gnawed the hole, but I have never found anything inside the plant.

In home design, learn where to splurge, where to save

When most of us are designing the spaces in our home, we have a wonderful vision of what we want our rooms to look like. But, alas, we also have budgets. I’ve learned from designing my own homes that you can get the high-style look you’re dreaming of without going over budget.

Feng shui provides fundamentals for good design

There is a profound correlation between the ancient Chinese practice of feng shui and good design. It calls for the use of color, for a lack of clutter, and demands clarity and light while always seeking harmony and balance. All fundamentals for a great environment.

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