May 7, 2024

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Ceremony celebrates opening of interfaith sanctuary in Las Vegas

Ceremony celebrates opening of interfaith sanctuary in Las Vegas

Posted 2:00 a.m.

Jameson said the inspiration for the new center in Nevada came from Texas’ Institute for Spirituality and Health in Houston, and after seeing its community outreach based in both science and spirituality, wanted to bring ...

Acting Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Adrianne Todman speaks during a hearing of the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Washington.

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Acting Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Adrianne Todman speaks during a hearing of the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Washington.

HUD acting secretary praises Las Vegas, Clark County for housing programs

Posted 2:00 a.m.

By Grace Da Rocha

Affordable housing has been a focal point for President Joe Biden and his administration, with HUD instituting various programs to increase the number of new units built across the nation. But Todman, who has been in her position since March 22, said it’s not ...

Nevada Supreme Court dismisses teachers’ appeal of sickout injunction

Nevada Supreme Court dismisses teachers’ appeal of sickout injunction

Posted 2:00 a.m.

The Nevada Supreme Court won’t decide whether a lower court erred last year when it stepped in to stop large-scale sickouts by teachers during a labor dispute with the Clark County School District.

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Inspired by the Met, ‘sleeping baddies’ tackle medical debt at the Debt Gala’s pajama party

Debt Gala co-founders, from left, Molly Gaebe, Tom Costello and Amanda Corday, appear at the Debt Gala in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Sunday, May 5, 2024. Some 200 attendees sought to help alleviate medical debt at the second annual benefit, one of several alternative fundraisers that have popped up around the star-studded Met Gala.

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Debt Gala co-founders, from left, Molly Gaebe, Tom Costello and Amanda Corday, appear at the Debt Gala in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Sunday, May 5, 2024. Some 200 attendees sought to help alleviate medical debt at the second annual benefit, one of ...

Posted 10:33 p.m.

A plush octopus by Jellycat. A neck pillow by XpresSpa. Graphic sleeping masks by Geyoga. The accessories weren't designer. But these cozy, low-budget pieces stood out Sunday at the second Debt Gala, where some 200 pajama-clad revelers dressed for its “Sleeping Baddies” theme raised over $15,000 for medical bill relief. ...

Boeing calls off its first astronaut launch because of valve issue on rocket

Jeannie Epper, epic stuntwoman behind feats of TV’s ‘Wonder Woman,’ dies at 83