Before your children turn 18, they are considered minors by law and are limited in what they can do with money. But once they are legal adults, they can make all sorts of financial decisions that can have long-term consequences for good or ill.
Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao on Friday held a prayer session in an Indonesian prison with a Philippine woman on death row for drug trafficking, in hopes of drawing attention to her plight and getting her sentence commuted.
Here’s a look at this week’s new releases, “Minions,” “Self/Less,” “The Gallows,” “Amy” and “The Cokeville Miracle.”
For 25 years, Eleanor Bergstein refused to allow theatrical productions of “Dirty Dancing.” “I thought the movie stood on its own.” Now there are seven touring companies, including the one bringing the show to The Smith Center.
The stage is set — Roger Federer will on Sunday seek to win a record eighth Wimbledon title against the man who beat him in last year’s final, Novak Djokovic.
Everyone wants to know the secret to success. Hundreds of authors have written books on their idea of what the secret is, and millions have purchased those books looking for the answer.
The native Las Vegan is never mentioned in the HBO tennis mockumentary “7 Days in Hell.” But the spiky blond mullet and denim shorts sported by Aaron Williams, Andy Samberg’s “bad boy of tennis” character, are unmistakable.
Actor Omar Sharif, best known for his title role as Doctor Zhivago in the Oscar-winning film, has died, Egyptian state television said. He was 83.
Screams and a blizzard of confetti cheered the World Cup winning U.S. women’s soccer players as they rolled up New York City’s “Canyon of Heroes” on Friday in the first ticker-tape parade honoring a women’s sports team.
The Charleston shooting suspect should not have been allowed to buy a gun, but the 21-year-old charged in a church shooting rampage was able to purchase one in April because of a mix-up in his background check, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey said on Friday.
Medical reality shows are a big hit, but would you still watch knowing families and patients have, at times, not consented to the footage used? That’s what happened to a devastated New York family.
Nevada’s streamlined live-entertainment tax may have been simplified but will still require detailed accounting records, a state official said Thursday.
Health-related news and events from across the Las Vegas Valley.
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View rounds up education briefs from across the Las Vegas Valley, including school news and scholarship information.
Read about news and events from across the Summerlin area.
Caleb Cage, who has served in Gov. Brian Sandoval’s Cabinet as director of military and veterans policy, was appointed Friday as the governor’s homeland security adviser.
Office of Personnel Management Director Katherine Archuleta resigned Friday, a day after revealing the recent data breach of government computers was vastly larger than originally thought, CNN has learned.
Las Vegas police logs show the call came in at 11:25 p.m. to the 700 block of Linn Lane, near the intersection of Bonanza Road and Sloan Lane.
It’s true that money can’t buy many things — but some things can buy money, and wealthy people have a unique understanding of the difference.
Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino trampled yet another overmatched opponent to retain the Invicta Fighting Championships featherweight title on a card at Cosmopolitan Las Vegas on Thursday night.
Honey Salt is proof that farm-to-table dining doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice sophistication or class. Here, the menu might make you feel like you’re eating on the farm, but you’re definitely doing it in the surroundings of the city.
If you’re looking for a traditional meal with a twist, Blaze Pizza is just the place. Like a mini assembly line, the pizza joint assigns an employee to nearly every step of the pizza-making process, from dough rolling to pie cutting.
Tokyo Cafe is the quintessential hole-in-the-wall type of restaurant. At first glance, people may be hesitant to try it, perhaps because of its location near the Cannery, which might cause them to overlook the newly painted building with scattered decorations.
View rounds up dining events and news from across the Las Vegas Valley, from restaurant openings to special dinners and promotions.
A former Utah high school teacher who admitted to sexually abusing three teenage boys with whom she carried on relationships would serve at least two years, and up to three decades, in prison under a sentence handed down by a judge on Thursday.
One of seven FIFA officials detained in Switzerland in a corruption probe has agreed to be extradited to the United States, the Swiss Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) said on Friday.
The Confederate battle flag has been lowered from a pole on the grounds of the South Carolina Capitol, ending more than 50 years of the banner flying at the property.
After a week of temperatures cooler than normal, things will start to heat up again by the end of the weekend in Las Vegas.
A small monkey was on the loose at the Memphis Zoo on Friday hours after escaping its enclosure and making a dash for freedom while the zoo was packed with visitors.