May 15, 2024

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CCSD to consider exiting charter sponsorships; 6 schools in limbo

CCSD to consider exiting charter sponsorships; six schools face uncertain future

Posted 2:00 a.m.

The Clark County School District is looking to end its sponsorship of charter schools. The affected schools — public schools operating independently of CCSD but contracted with ...

An exterior image of the Mirage May 15, 2020.

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An exterior image of the Mirage May 15, 2020.

Mirage to close in July for Hard Rock rebranding

Posted 12:14 p.m.

By Katie Ann McCarver

The Mirage, the decades-old staple beloved for its outdoor volcano show, the Beatles “LOVE” by Cirque Du Soleil and other attractions, will temporarily close its doors July 17 to transition into the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and Guitar Hotel Las Vegas, officials said today. “While we pause for the incredible transformation of this ...

Like a Caitlin Clark 3-pointer, betting on women’s sports is soaring

Like a Caitlin Clark 3-pointer, betting on women's sports is soaring

Posted 10 mins ago

Led by fascination with basketball star Caitlin Clark, interest in — and betting on — women's sports is surging. Clark, who made her professional debut Tuesday with the WNBA's Indiana Fever, helped generate record-breaking ...

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United Methodists scrap their anti-gay bans. A woman who defied them seeks reinstatement as pastor

Beth Stroud sheds a tear pondering what reinstatement would mean 20 years after she was defrocked from her job as a United Methodist pastor in Philadelphia, Sunday, May 12, 2024, at Turning Point United Methodist Church in Trenton, N.J. Delegates at a United Methodist conference recently struck down longstanding anti-LGBTQ bans and created a path for clergy ousted because of them to seek reinstatement.

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Beth Stroud sheds a tear pondering what reinstatement would mean 20 years after she was defrocked from her job as a United Methodist pastor in Philadelphia, Sunday, May 12, 2024, at Turning Point United Methodist Church in Trenton, N.J. Delegates at a United Methodist conference ...

Posted 8:45 a.m.

Twenty years ago, Beth Stroud was defrocked from her beloved job as a United Methodist pastor in Philadelphia. In a church trial, she was found guilty of violating “Christian teaching” because she had acknowledged living in a committed relationship with another woman. Earlier this month, delegates at a United Methodist ...

Fewer U.S. overdose deaths were reported last year, but experts say it’s too soon to celebrate

70 years ago, school integration was a dream many believed could actually happen. It hasn’t