How to sell your house for a bigger profit

The number of existing home sales is on the rise — up over 9 percent from last year, according to the National Association of Realtors. Now that buyers are back in the market, read these 13 practical tips to add value to your home before you list it so that you can get the best possible sale price.

Growing trend in restaurant sales: 24-hour breakfast

Driven by an improving U.S. job market, sales of morning standards such as coffee, pancakes and doughnuts are feeding U.S. restaurant traffic growth, outpacing lunch and dinner items.

Solar industry trying to get around legislative process, Farley says

A state lawmaker involved in the drafting of a bill directing state regulators to adopt a new rate class for rooftop solar customers said solar industry officials are trying to circumvent legislative intent by asking that an existing net metering policy be maintained until the new tariff is established.

Jabbawockeez to haunt Universal Studios

The Jabbawockeez already wear masks, so they will fit right into “Halloween Horror Nights” at Universal Studios Hollywood starting Sept. 18.

Here’s why women feel cold in the office

How pervasive is bias against women in the workplace? Well, it’s literally in the air. That’s one takeaway from a new study by two European researchers.

 
Gwen Stefani files for divorce from Gavin Rossdale

Singer Gwen Stefani has filed for divorce from rockstar husband Gavin Rossdale after 13 years of marriage, several news reports said on Monday.

 
Arraignment set for suspect in Memphis police officer shooting

A man accused of fatally shooting a Memphis police officer is due to be arraigned on a first-degree murder charge on Wednesday, two days after he turned himself in and was jailed on a bond of almost $10 million.

CineVegas is back, but return to glory days unlikely

Subtlety was never CineVegas’ forte. Exclusive parties, star-studded red carpets and an eclectic mix of films, sure. Taking over the Palms at the height of its Palms-iness, CineVegas created an atmosphere where George Clooney could fly in for a premiere and leave with a yearlong relationship with a cocktail server.

Sandra Bland’s family files wrongful death lawsuit in Texas

The family of Sandra Bland filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Tuesday against a Texas trooper, a sheriff’s office and her jailers, accusing them of being responsible for the woman’s apparent suicide in a county jail.

 
Buzz Aldrin’s moon trip tab: $33.31

It’s the travel expense claim to top all others — $33.31 to go to the moon and back.

 
Kentucky deputy sued after handcuffing children — VIDEO

A Kentucky sheriff’s deputy now faces a federal lawsuit for handcuffing elementary school children who were acting out as a result of their hyperactivity disorder and other disabilities, the American Civil Liberties Union said.

Longtime Assemblyman Pat Hickey won’t seek re-election

Reno GOP Assemblyman Pat Hickey said Tuesday he will not run for another term in the state Assembly next year, a commitment he made to himself before the contentious 2015 session even began.

 
The Honest Company stands behind sunscreen amid customer backlash

The company maintains that the sunscreen is just as effective as it was before. It says the new formula uses a better version of the protective ingredient and adds new chemicals that make up for the reduction in zinc oxide.

 
Residents evacuate, then wait as NoCal wildfires burn

The largest of California’s 23 wildfires was burning its way toward their homes, and about all they could do was sit on lawn chairs from a distance and watch.

Kobe Bryant still undecided on retirement

Next season might be Kobe Bryant’s last, but the Los Angeles Lakers’ forward told Yahoo Sports that he remains undecided about retirement.

Man who decapitated wife, killed dogs tried to ‘get the evil out’

An Arizona man who admitted to decapitating his wife and her two dogs in a bloody incident last month in Phoenix told authorities he was attempting “to get the evil out” of her, according to court documents released on Monday.

 
Reba McEntire, husband divorcing after 26 years

Country singer Reba McEntire and her husband, Narvel Blackstock, announced Monday that they would split after 26 years of marriage.

More sun and some wind on the way to Las Vegas

It’ll be another sunny day in the Las Vegas Valley on Tuesday and you’ll feel it with an expected high near 110 degrees.

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