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Nonprofit seeks family sponsors

December 8, 2009 - 10:00 pm

A local nonprofit is seeking help with its annual program aimed at making sure hundreds of needy families have a happy holiday this year.

HELP of Southern Nevada needs sponsors for its Adopt A Family program, which provides low-income families with presents each year.

HELP hopes to have sponsors for 350 families this year.

To become a sponsor, apply by Thursday at www.helpsonv.org. Sponsors will receive a wish list providing guidelines when shopping for the families.

Clark County School District administration building. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

CCSD cuts jobs amid enrollment decline

By Spencer Levering / RJ

October 30, 2025 - 10:59 am

The Clark County School District announced layoffs of six licensed employees due to declining enrollment and budget cuts for the 2025–26 school year.

The church of Lacovia Tombstone, Jamaica, sits damaged in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, W ...

Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up the pieces after Melissa’s destruction

By Ariel Fernández, Andrea Rodríguez and John Myers Jr. The Associated Press

October 30, 2025 - 8:55 am

Emergency relief flights began landing at Jamaica’s main international airport, which reopened late Wednesday, as crews distributed water, food and other basic supplies.

Red Cross vehicles carrying the bodies of two people believed to be deceased hostages handed ov ...

Palestinian militants hand over 2 coffins with remains of hostages to Red Cross in Gaza

The Associated Press

October 30, 2025 - 8:29 am

Militants had previously returned the remains of 15 hostages since the start of the ceasefire, with 13 more still to be recovered.

A mushroom cloud rises from a test blast at the Nevada Test Site on June 24, 1957. (U.S. Energy ...

Here’s what to know about Donald Trump’s comments on nuclear testing

By Jon Gambrell Associated Press

October 30, 2025 - 6:54 am

Any future U.S. test likely would take place in Nevada at the testing sites, but a lot of work likely would need to go into the sites to prepare them given it’s been over 30 years since the last test.

James Mah, dean of the UNLV School of Dental Medicine, center, cuts the ribbon on the school’ ...

Officials mark opening of UNLV dental clinic that serves children with cleft lips, palates

By Bryan Horwath / RJ

October 30, 2025 - 6:30 am

UNLV’s School of Dental Medicine opened its new Advanced Needs Dental Clinic. The new space is at 1700 West Charleston Boulevard.

People line up to get food from City Impact Urban Food Bank on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025 in Las Ve ...

Worried about losing SNAP benefits? Here’s where you can get help

By McKenna Ross and Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

October 30, 2025 - 6:00 am

Drive-thru emergency food distribution sites are planned in Las Vegas and Henderson.

President Donald Trump, right, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, second right, and Commerce ...

Trump says US will resume testing nuclear weapons for first time in 30 years

By Michelle L. Price and Chris Megerian Associated Press

October 30, 2025 - 6:31 am

“Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis,” he said in a post on Truth Social. “That process will begin immediately.”

President Donald Trump shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung as he receives a ...

Trump says US will share tech to let South Korea build a nuclear-powered submarine

By Chris Megerian and Josh Boak Associated Press

October 29, 2025 - 7:26 pm

Trump said in a separate post that the country would build its nuclear-powered submarine in the Philly Shipyard, which was bought last year by South Korea’s Hanwha Group.

President Donald Trump toasts with state leaders during a dinner event hosted by South Korean P ...

What shutdown? Trump isn’t canceling travel, golf or his ballroom

By Will Weissert Associated Press

October 29, 2025 - 6:06 pm

In shutdowns past — including during Trump’s first term — presidents normally scaled back their schedules. The White House often sought to appear sympathetic to Americans affected by disruptions to health care, veterans benefits and other key services.

Several VISA and MASTER credit cards are shown in Buffalo Grove, Ill., Feb. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/ ...

What does a Federal Reserve rate cut mean for your finances?

By Cora Lewis Associated Press

October 29, 2025 - 5:48 pm

The federal funds rate is the rate at which banks borrow and lend to one another. While the rates consumers pay to borrow money aren’t directly linked to this rate, shifts affect what you pay for credit cards, auto loans, mortgages, and other financial products.