By Cy Ryan, Las Vegas Sun CARSON CITY — Steve Coburn, co-owner of Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome, keeps getting richer. On Jan. 2, the Nevadan bet an undisclosed amount at 200-1 odds that his horse would win the Derby. A spokesman for sports and race book operator William Hill said Coburn already has collected […]
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Veterans and family members arrived hours before the Memorial Day ceremony to ensure each gravestone of a veteran was adorned with an American flag. Dozens gathered at Happy Homestead Cemetery in South Lake Tahoe to remember those who lost their lives fighting for the United States. Music, prayer and words from community members and political […]
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By Jeff Gorton One lesson the average American should have learned from the recent financial crisis and gradual recovery is that putting more money into savings is, in general, good. When things are fine, most of us are prone to commit less of our money to savings; when the economy is down, however, we realize […]
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By Patricia Sabatini, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Feeling frazzled at work? So is your annoying co-worker. A recent survey conducted by Harris Interactive for Everest College found 80 percent of Americans feel stressed by at least one thing on the job. Workers in the Northeast were the most in need of a chill pill, with 86 percent […]
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Angel is an angel. She has piercing blue eyes and a beautiful tortoise-shell coat mixed with Siamese-like markings. She is a very friendly and happy love bug. She loves to be petted and scratched. Angel is tolerant of the other cats at the shelter, so may be OK with another cat if introduced slowly with […]
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A California law that began Jan. 1 affects students entering child care or kindergarten, or advancing into the seventh grade, for the 2014-15 school year. Assembly Bill 2109 changes the process for parents to request immunization exemptions for their children. “The purpose of this new law is to better inform parents about the benefits and […]
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By Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times The United Nations’ leading voice on hunger has declared that the international community must mobilize to combat obesity and unhealthy diets, not a lack of food, and called on U.N. members to rally around a “bold framework” of regulations limiting access to salty, sugary foods that are high in […]
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By Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Jim Nabors is back home again in Indiana, this time to say farewell. The actor whose bumbling Gomer Pyle character endeared Nabors to an entire generation, and whose rich baritone has provided the soundtrack for the Indianapolis 500 for more than four decades, will perform “Back Home Again in Indiana” […]
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By NPR About one-fifth of the U.S. population will be 65 or older by the year 2030. NPR’s Ina Jaffe covers this population — and says it’s often difficult to find the right words to describe it. “I realized what a minefield this was after I’d been on the beat just a few months,” she […]
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By Susan Wood Steven Gerling shrugs at the thought of being a role model to young children so early in life – age 16. He’s modest. He’s responsible. He’s sensitive. And he’s ahead of his time – for reasons that have made him grow beyond his years. He’s lost four grandparents, all whom he was […]
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