Clark County student’s journey offers lesson in overcoming adversity

Jayla Scott became an adult at 5 years old, when her mom was arrested. Now nearing graduation, she’s a shining example of how Clark County students can face and overcome their challenges — if they have the ambition and drive.

Trade wars and the stock market

Donald Trump needs to climb out of the sandbox and realize that the world is on the brink of yet another economic calamity.

Las Vegas Market: Best downtown lunch spots

There’s not much worse at a convention or conference than having to endure a poorly reheated frozen pizza for lunch. Luckily, those attending Winter Las Vegas Market aren’t relegated to such a fate, because downtown Las Vegas has a rich variety of restaurants, many of which serve boffo mid-day meals. Here are a few favorites:

 
TSA workers in Las Vegas receive 700 meals from MGM Resorts

Hours after President Donald Trump announced a tentative end to the federal government shutdown, MGM Resorts International delivered hundreds of meals to Transportation Safety Administration agents who still aren’t sure when they’ll get their next paycheck.

Sheriff: Undocumented immigrant admitted 2 Nevada slayings; gun used in 4

A 19-year-old from El Salvador admitted killing a married couple in Nevada and used a handgun that he said he stole earlier from their Reno home to do it, according to a sheriff’s report obtained Friday by The Associated Press.

Las Vegas hospital ordered to pay nearly $43M to family of dead woman

Centennial Hills Hospital must pay a Las Vegas man and his daughter nearly $43 million in damages after a jury ruled that the hospital and its staff breached standards of care by administering a drug that killed the man’s wife.

 
School bus hit by train in Texas, 1 student dead

An East Texas school district says one student has been killed and two other individuals were injured after a school bus was hit by a train.

 
SHOT Show 2019: Kalashnikov USA may begin exporting products — VIDEO

Kalashnikov USA began producing AK-style shotguns and rifles domestically after the United States imposed sanctions in 2014 against Urals-based Kalashnikov Concern, killing off the Pompano Beach-based company’s import business.

Super Bowl entertainers to address social injustice issues

Big-name entertainers believe social injustice needs to be addressed during the Super Bowl and are ensuring the topic that ignited a political firestorm, engulfing the NFL, will be in the spotlight.

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