Clark County School District, Barrick Gold join forces on science front

Barrick Gold Corporation will partner with the Clark County School District to develop new technology and curriculum at 26 middle school campuses. The mining company announced the partnership Thursday, with an initial grant of $20,060 directed toward training students in new standards in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

 
Islamic State claims control of Syrian city, overuns Iraqi forces

Islamic State fighters tightened their grip on the historic Syrian city of Palmyra on Thursday and overran Iraqi government defenses east of Ramadi, the provincial capital that they had seized five days earlier.

NYC woman gets 24 years in jail for deadly subway push

A New York City woman was jailed for 24 years for fatally pushing a man into the path of an oncoming subway train in 2012 in what officials called a religiously motivated attack.

Official or not, booze will flow downtown

Here’s something a little different for Memorial Day weekend: An “unofficial” urban bar crawl and block party.

10 signs your partner has issues with commitment

Feel like your significant other has commitment issues? The following observations are here to assist you, your instincts and your common sense. Read them, and then forget them and judge your relationship on its own merits.

To avoid debt, student dumps Ivy League schools for Alabama

A star student from Tennessee, turned down all eight prestigious Ivy League schools and instead iss headed to the academically humble-if-football-proud, University of Alabama instead simply to avoid the debt.

Familiar movies are getting the TV treatment

It appears the new thing to do in La La Land is to take movies and turn them into TV shows. This last week saw the release of several trailers for upcoming TV shows based off familiar movies.

Increase is on the horizon for interest rates

The Federal Reserve has kept interest rates at record lows for over six years, but financial analysts warn that’s finally going to have to end, and if you’re not prepared, it could cost you.

8 ways to rebuild a broken relationship

What do we do when we know we can’t leave a relationship, but we do not see how it can be repaired? Here are a few tips that will help in the rebuilding process.

Top 10 amazing species discovered in 2014 — PHOTOS

Some 18,000 species, great and small, were discovered in 2014, adding to the 2 million already known, scientists said on Thursday, as they released a “Top 10” list that highlights the diversity of life.

Will 30-second clock end the dance for Cinderellas?

NCAA officials hope proposed rule changes, including a shorter shot clock, will help increase scoring in college basketball. But it looks as if the rule changes will make things much tougher for lesser-talented teams to upset bigger, faster, more athletic ones.

 
Aaron Hernandez back in court today on witness intimidation charge

Convicted murderer and former National Football League star Aaron Hernandez is due in court on Thursday to face charges that he shot a man prosecutors believe witnessed a double homicide of which Hernandez is also accused.

Where to get the best burger in Las Vegas

Asking our Facebook fans where we can get the best burger in the Las Vegas Valley may have been a silly question, because after tallying the votes, the winner seemed obvious.

RTC board OKs $919.2 million budget for fiscal ‘16

Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada board members on Thursday cruised through the approval of a $919.2 million budget for the 2016 fiscal year.

 
Oil spill cleanup continues on Santa Barbara beach

Cleanup teams labored on Thursday for a third day to remove patches of crude petroleum that stained a California beach and fouled offshore waters from a pipeline rupture that may rank as the biggest oil spill to hit the Santa Barbara coastline in more than four decades.

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