Southwest Career and Technical Academy freshmen Priscila Choto, center, and Saron Abraham, right, both 14, scream for the band Hot Chelle Rae during a private concert Monday at the Las Vegas school. The concert was the students’ reward for having the most pledges to combat bullying in the “KLUC Flip the Script School Takeover Contest.”
Four hooded and masked figures scaled the wall enclosing Coronado High School in Henderson over the weekend and dropped into the courtyard.
LONDON — Rising government demands for higher taxes and royalties are becoming a bigger threat to mining companies and their production than the financial crisis that’s wiped $6 trillion off stock market values since July.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A New York law firm that specializes in foreclosures and was criticized for a Halloween party that mocked the homeless will close, a spokesman said Monday.
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Police said Monday they’ve arrested the mother of a missing 5-year-old Arizona girl on child abuse charges.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Lisa Gesik hesitates to log into her Facebook account nowadays because of unwanted “friend” requests, not from long-ago classmates but from the ex-husband now in prison for kidnapping her and her daughter.
LOS ANGELES — Taylor Swift and Adele tied with three wins at the American Music Awards, but the event belonged to the country superstar after she beat the soulful crooner, as well as Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Lil Wayne, to win artist of the year, the ceremony’s highest accolade, which the 21-year-old singer-songwriter previously claimed in 2009.
The holidays are the perfect time to say “thank you” – especially to the people who make your life easier. Use this guide to help determine who gets what, how much to spend and when it’s appropriate to give someone money.
