North Las Vegas approves charter school for 2017-18

American Leadership Academy will open a charter school by the start of the 2017-18 academic year, under a plan unanimously approved by the North Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday night.

Washington florist who refused to serve gay couple loses appeal to high court

The Washington Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that a florist who refused to provide services for a same-sex wedding broke the state’s antidiscrimination law, even though she claimed doing so would violate her religious beliefs.

5 spots to celebrate National Margarita Day today

The strawberry jalapeno margarita at Topgolf and the blood orange margarita at The Salted Lime are a couple of the items On the Menu this week.

House’s Obamacare replacement coming after recess, Paul Ryan says

House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said Thursday that lawmakers would introduce a replacement for President Barack Obama’s health care law after Congress’ upcoming weeklong recess. He provided few details on what would be in the legislation.

Suicide attack on Pakistani shrine kills 72

A suicide bomber attacked a crowded Sufi shrine in southern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 72 people and wounding dozens more in the deadliest of a wave of bombings across the South Asian nation this week.

 
Valentine’s Day stories: Summerlin couples share how they met

Paul Kraft and Lori Nelson met 4 1/2 years ago. It was her alma mater’s alumni/foundation event inside one of Red Rock Resort’s VIP suites. Paul spotted Lori talking to the university’s president. When she broke off toward the food stations, he made his move.

Colorado wrestles with opening pot clubs

At risk of raising the ire of the White House, Colorado is on the brink of becoming the first state with licensed pot clubs. But the details of how these clubs will operate are as hazy as the underground clubs operating already.

Senate committee to begin Gorsuch’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing March 20

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will hold its confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee, conservative federal appeals court judge Neil Gorsuch, beginning on March 20, the panel’s Republican chairman said Thursday.

‘Planet Earth II” gives viewers close up, emotional look at animals and nature

“Planet Earth II” is a 7-part series, which begins in the U.S. on Saturday and is a spectacular demonstration of how far nature programs have come. And no one has been more closely linked to their evolution than David Attenborough, the 90-year-old naturalist who narrates “Planet Earth II.”

Residents near Oroville Dam restlesss, living in fear

Northern California residents, who had spent days at evacuation shelters, were allowed to return to their homes but many stayed only long enough to pack valuables before fleeing an approaching storm that will test recently repaired spillways at the nation’s tallest dam.

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