Despite the devastation from several tornadoes blowing through Oklahoma, one high schooler still finds hope.
The state’s unemployment rate held steady at 7.1 percent from January to February, as job formation surged and people entered the labor pool, the state Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation reported Friday.
Nevada Supreme Court Justice Nancy Saitta on Friday called for a unified effort to achieve child welfare system improvements identified in a report issued by a nine-person state Blue Ribbon for Kids Commission.
The deaths of two children whose bodies were found in a freezer in their mother’s Detroit apartment were the result of homicides, a county medical examiner said on Friday.
Anton Gill, who was averaging 2.4 points per game, came off the bench to score seven points in the final seven minutes Friday night and spark fourth-seeded Louisville’s 75-65 victory over eighth-seeded North Carolina State in an East Regional semifinal game at the Carrier Dome.
The U.S. military rescued two Saudi pilots who ejected from their F-15 fighter jet over the Gulf of Aden, a U.S. defense official said on Friday.
Fresh & Easy is selling two Las Vegas Valley stores, and the stores will close within the next week, a company spokesman said on Friday. The two locations are at Tropicana and Jones in Las Vegas, and Centennial and Simmons in North Las Vegas.
Przemek Karnowski had 18 points and nine rebounds as the Gonzaga Bulldogs advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time in 16 years with a convincing 74-62 win over UCLA in Houston.
A 64-year-old motorcyclist suffered critical injuries in a south valley crash Friday morning, according to Las Vegas police.
The couple is now facing child neglect charges. Records show the girl came to school covered in feces, and prosecutors say her mother and step-father are to blame.
A bill that would authorize the state Department of Education to take over underperforming schools was described Friday as a measure of last resort for institutions that have been unable to make progress in student achievement after years of effort.
California is in its fourth year of a record-breaking drought, prompting officials to issue strict statewide conservation measures and to reduced water supplies for farmers.
Las Vegas police don’t plan to prosecute any Nevada lawmakers in connection with an alleged extortion plot aimed at Nevada Republican Assemblyman Chris Edwards.
Vanderbilt quarterback Patton Robinette, citing health concerns, has abruptly ended his playing career and will enter medical school.
As a statement on America’s racial divide, the movie is every bit as confusing and ineffective as Starbucks having its baristas write “Race Together” on your triple venti soy no foam latte.
A Utah fugitive was arrested Friday in Las Vegas by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force, according to an agency news release.
A construction employee has died after a man came up to a job site in Bridgeport, Connecticut on Thursday morning asking about employment and then shot him, according to police.
A California jury on Friday cleared venture capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers of gender discrimination claims brought against it by a woman former partner in a trial that transfixed Silicon Valley.
A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit that alleged a girl was harassed at Wynn Elementary School because she was black.
The state’s taxable sales jumped to $3.81 billion in the month, up 8.3 percent from $3.52 billion in January 2014, the state Department of Taxation reported Friday.
German airline Lufthansa has offered to pay up to 50,000 euros in immediate financial assistance per passenger on the crashed plane of its subsidiary Germanwings, a spokeswoman told Reuters on Friday.
Prospective NHL team owner Bill Foley is now selling season ticket deposits to corporations and casinos for the first time after accepting payments for season ticket deals from individuals.
Whether you’re 18 or 80, a springtime getaway is a cure-all for the winter blues. Here are 10 tips for having a blast without busting your travel budget.
It’s the last of the Lakotas. Nevada Army National Guard leaders on Friday showed off their new, UH-72A Lakota helicopter, the last of 212 ordered by the Army and one of only 345 produced for the U.S. military.
Dooley Elementary School in Henderson was placed on lockdown late Friday morning after a report of gunshots fired nearby but the lockdown was lifted by midafternoon, police said.
A hit-and-run in Chicago quickly turned into a road rage incident when two drivers decided that the best way to handle a vehicular disaster, would be to come out kicking and screaming.
American Amanda Knox said on Friday she was “tremendously relieved” after her acquittal by Italy’s top court for the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher.
Caesars Entertainment Corp. is close to winning support from a group of its highest-ranking lenders for a restructuring of its biggest unit, a deal that would help ease the company’s path in bankruptcy, according to three people with knowledge of the discussions.
Civil libertarians raised new concerns Friday over a bill sought by the Nevada Department of Corrections to make all agency records confidential following this week’s revelations that an inmate was shot and killed by a state prison guard four months ago.
Here are five Disney films — animated and live-action — that, for one reason or another, didn’t get the attention they likely should have received