
Gimmicky date a boost for lovelorn Las Vegas
Las Vegas, land of the quickie wedding, is in the midst of a serious love recession, and chapels in the city accustomed to playing the numbers were ...

Colorado River seen as depleting regional resource
The federal government isn't going to tap the Missouri River to slake the thirst of a drought-parched Southwest, the government's top water official ...

Police suspect LA man was lured into NYC ambush
Someone wanted Brandon Lincoln Woodard dead — bad enough to apparently lure him to a midtown Manhattan block for what looked like a professional hit.

Mexico tests DNA from Jenni Rivera plane crash
Mexican authorities were performing DNA tests Tuesday on remains believed to belong to Mexican-American music superstar Jenni Rivera and six other ...

LA police: 4 arrests in killings of 4 outside home
A man accused of gunning down four people outside an overcrowded, unlicensed boarding house in Los Angeles was arrested at a Las Vegas casino-hotel ...

Bowyer and Gordon still not speaking about Phoenix
Not even the party atmosphere in Las Vegas can cut the tension between Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer. The two drivers haven't spoken since Gordon ...
Father of Michael Jackson suffers mild stroke
A spokeswoman for Michael Jackson's father says the musical family's patriarch has suffered a mild stroke. Angel Howansky says Joe Jackson went to a ...
Death of music 'dealmaker' in Vegas ruled suicide
The death of a music dealmaker who helped bring Donald Trump to Las Vegas and tried to install Michael Jackson as the headline act at a themed casino ...

Calif.-Vegas party train could hit tracks in 2013
As if a weekend in Las Vegas isn't wild enough for Southern Californians, a Nevada entrepreneur is about to add five more hours of party to either end
Drivers pay more for gas, but still give thanks
Many drivers are giving more at the pump than a year ago but they still have reason to be thankful. Prices in many parts of the country have fallen ...

50 Cent takes swing at promoting boxing in Nevada
Rapper and entrepreneur 50 Cent is taking a swing at promoting boxing in Nevada. Nevada Athletic Commission executive Keith Kizer said Monday the ...

Jesse & Joy take 4 Latin Grammys, Juanes wins too
As Colombian rockero Juanes took home the best album award, Mexican brother-sister duo Jesse & Joy and their pop hit "Corre!" ran away with four ...

GOP leaders already jockeying for 2016
Louisiana's Bobby Jindal is urging the Republican Party to rethink its pitch to voters. Bob McDonnell of Virginia says Republicans should look to ...

4 Latin Grammys to Jesse & Joy, Juanes wins too
Mexican brother-sister duo Jesse & Joy and their pop hit "Corre!" ran away with four awards at the 13th Annual Latin Grammys, but Colombian rockero ...

Stars honor Veloso as Latin Grammys person of year
Juanes, Juan Luis Guerra, Nelly Furtado and Natalie Cole are among the artists who celebrated Brazilian musician Caetano Veloso at a ceremony honoring ...

Top Republicans say Romney didn't offer specifics
Top Republicans meeting for the first time since Election Day say the party failed to unseat President Barack Obama because nominee Mitt Romney did ...

Shania Twain makes horseback arrival for Vegas gig
Country music star Shania Twain arrived on horseback Wednesday for a two-year headline gig at Caesars Palace, parading up the Las Vegas Strip with a ...

Nation pays tribute to sacrifices of veterans
From sea to shining sea, the nation paid tribute to its members of the armed services Sunday, both with somber traditions such as a Virginia ...
Condom conundrum: Porn industry ponders latex law
The show must go on, is the entertainer's credo, and it did just that in the nation's Porn Capital even after Los Angeles County voted to require ...

Controversial Guns N' Roses promo being modified
A Las Vegas resort criticized for a suggestive ad campaign promoting Guns N' Roses shows is apologizing for the flap and changing the artwork. Ads for ...
Graphic Guns N' Roses Vegas poster draws criticism
A county commissioner in Las Vegas says she regrets the board temporarily renamed a street in honor of Guns N' Roses after finding out about the ...

Money men: Who are top 5 donors to Romney?
Republicans hit the jackpot with casino mogul Sheldon Adelson. Worth an estimated $25 billion, Adelson has donated $44.2 million so far to aid ...

Final 3 set at WSOP, to play for $8.53M crown
Two poker professionals and a college student have topped nearly 6,600 competitors at the World Series of Poker and are one card session away from ...
Vicious Nevada Senate contest nears uncertain end
The TV ads thrum back-to-back, hour after hour: Republican Sen. Dean Heller wants taxpayers to subsidize oil companies. Democratic Rep.

Obama hopes Nevada turnout team trumps bad economy
It's people like Paul Prekop who make Nevada a maddeningly difficult state for President Barack Obama to lock down, and who give Republican Mitt ...