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Scrappy mindset pays off

When Taylor Jackson pictures a scrappy girls volleyball team, several traits come to mind.

Ethics hearing for School Board president to proceed

The Nevada Commission on Ethics unanimously denied Clark County School Board President Carolyn Edwards’ request Wednesday to throw out its investigation of her actions during last year’s general election – and will instead dig deeper into whether she violated state law that prohibits spending public dollars to lobby for a measure to increase property taxes.

Nearly 40 percent of Rim Fire land a moonscape

A fire that raged in forest land in and around Yosemite National Park has left a contiguous barren moonscape in the Sierra Nevada mountains that experts say is larger than any burned in centuries.

French Senate says ‘non’ to mini-Miss pageants

Child beauty pageants may soon be banned in France, after a surprise vote in the French Senate that rattled the pageant industry and raised questions about how the French relate to girls’ sexuality.

Brazil soccer club ousted after masseur makes save

A sports tribunal has removed a Brazilian club from the fourth-division playoffs because its masseur stepped onto the field and made two key saves near the end of a match.

 
Six killed as train, double-decker bus collide in Ottawa

A double-decker bus collided with a passenger train in Canada’s capital Wednesday, ripping off the front of the bus and killing six people, police said. The crash occurred at the peak of morning rush hour. Officials said 34 people were injured.

IGT to unveil games based on movie ‘Avatar’

Slot machine builder International Game Technology announced Wednesday it will unveil new games based on the futuristic movie “Avatar” at next week’s Global Gaming Expo.

Georgia teen abducted in home invasion found alive

A 14-year-old Georgia girl abducted in a home invasion robbery was found alive on Wednesday after a massive search by multiple law enforcement agencies. Ayvani Hope Perez was in good health and was reunited with her family, and two suspects were in custody.

Wall Street jumps to record high on cautious move by Federal Reserve

The Federal Reserve isn’t yet convinced that the U.S. economy is healthy enough for the Fed to ease its stimulus even slightly. The Fed’s cautious message Wednesday surprised — and pleased — investors, as Wall Street surged to a record high.

Video confessor pleads guilty to fatal DUI in Ohio

An Ohio man who confessed in an online video to causing a fatal wrong-way crash after a night of heavy drinking pleaded guilty Wednesday to aggravated vehicular homicide.