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Clark County School Board approves $2.4B budget

Amid concerns of overcrowding, ongoing public mistrust and the loss of school staffers, the Clark County School Board approved a final budget for the 2018-19 school year Monday that mended a $68 million deficit announced this month.

Pope tells gay man ‘God made you like this and he loves you’

Pope Francis’ reported comments to a gay man that “God made you like this” have been embraced by the LGBT community as another sign of Francis’ desire to make gay people feel welcomed and loved in the Catholic Church.

 
Baboon escapes crate at San Antonio airport

A baboon on his way to a South Texas wildlife sanctuary escaped his crate and kept officers busy for two hours at San Antonio International Airport.

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Roundup nets 148 wild horses in mountains west of Las Vegas

Donn Christiansen, who manages the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area for the U.S. Forest Service, said the last of the 148 horses captured since May 11 would be trucked to a Bureau of Land Management holding facility in Ridgecrest, California, on Tuesday.

North Las Vegas public works director resigns

Jennifer Doody resigned as the public works director in North Las Vegas to take a similar job in her hometown, city officials said Monday.

Public safety is focus of new Clark County budget

Law enforcement and public safety will dominate most of Clark County’s $1.57 billion budget next fiscal year, after County Commission approved funding on Monday.

2019 Las Vegas budget adds 64 positions to workforce

The Las Vegas City Council unanimously gave the green light Monday to a $1.5 billion budget that adds 64 positions to the city workforce, prioritizes programs for the homeless population and bumps up the Metropolitan Police Department’s funding.

Driver killed as Tesla crashes into San Francisco area pond

Authorities in the San Francisco Bay Area are investigating the death of a man after a Tesla car he was driving veered off a road, crashed through a fence and plunged into a pond. It is unknown if the vehicle was in Autopilot mode.

Olympian sues USA Swimming, alleging sexual abuse cover-up

Olympic swimmer Ariana Kukors Smith sued USA Swimming on Monday, alleging the sport’s national governing body knew her former coach sexually abused her as a minor and covered it up.