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Johnny Depp to do live 'Lone Ranger' online Q&A
Johnny Depp will answer fans' questions about "The Lone Ranger" in a live online session. Disney announced Thursday that Depp and co-star Armie Hammer ...
Nevada Assembly considers first ever expulsion
A lawmaker who has been arrested twice in two months, hospitalized for a mental evaluation and accused of threatening to harm a Democratic Party ...
Prince Harry to visit US, skipping Vegas this time
Britain's Prince Harry is returning to the United States — but this time he's skipping Las Vegas. The 28-year-old prince will travel to the U.S.
98 arrested in union protest on Las Vegas Strip
Throngs of workers blocked traffic on the Las Vegas Strip Wednesday in a demonstration against the Cosmopolitan casino that ended with the arrest of ...
Miss America to air from Atlantic City on Sept. 15
The Miss America pageant will be broadcast from Atlantic City on Sept. 15. Gov. Chris Christie announced the broadcast date Wednesday and said the ...
Sign says 'For Sale,' but Newtons intend to stay
The sign may read "For Sale" outside the sprawling southeast Las Vegas estate that Wayne Newton dubbed "Casa de Shenandoah." But Newton's wife, ...
Census shows record 1 in 3 US counties are dying
A record number of U.S. counties — more than 1 in 3 — are now dying off, hit by an aging population and weakened local economies that are spurring ...
Carrey gets serious about career, grandparenthood
Jim Carrey has delivered more than his share of great performances. But this undercover act wasn't one of them. While receiving press in a Las Vegas ...
Pac-12 tournament kicking off in Vegas
Hoping to boost the Pac-12 tournament's appeal, conference Commissioner Larry Scott pushed to move it from Los Angeles to a more exciting destination ...
Matt Kenseth holds off Kahne to win in Vegas
Matt Kenseth decided not to replace any tires during the final pit stop under caution, and the calculated risk put him in the lead. Kenseth knows a ...
Las Vegas qualifying canceled by heavy rain
Brad Keselowski will start on the pole after heavy rain forced NASCAR to cancel qualifying for Sunday's race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Hamlin fined $25k by NASCAR for criticizing car
A furious Denny Hamlin said he won't pay the $25,000 fine leveled on him by NASCAR on Thursday after his criticism of the Gen-6 race car. The fine ...
Taiwan gang hit man gets prison in Vegas killing
Wen Jun Li crossed the wrong people while racking up a $10,000 gambling debt in Las Vegas. It ended up costing him his life. Li was slashed and ...
Taiwan gang enforcer gets prison in Vegas slaying
A 26-year-old Chinese immigrant who was convicted of being an enforcer for a Taiwan-based gang was sentenced Tuesday to spend the rest of his life in ...
Gonzaga is No. 1 in AP Top 25 for 1st time
The to-do list for the Gonzaga basketball team got shorter Monday: For the first time, the Zags were ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 poll.
Victim's brother glares at Vegas suspect in court
A self-described pimp suspected of a deadly shooting that caused a fiery crash on the Las Vegas Strip stood silently in court Monday while the ...
Asian firm buys site of stalled Vegas Strip casino
Panda habitats, tea gardens and red pagodas have never been part of the visual vocabulary of the Las Vegas Strip. But Sin City is about to get all ...
LV Sands says it likely violated anti-bribery law
Las Vegas Sands Corp. says in a regulatory filing that it probably violated a federal law that prohibits bribing foreign officials. The casino company ...
Police detail 9 minutes before Las Vegas fireball
It took just nine fateful minutes for a valet stand dispute to escalate to a deadly Las Vegas Strip shooting, crash and fireball. Nearly every second ...
Vegas shooting suspect arrested in Los Angeles
A self-described pimp was arrested Thursday in Los Angeles, ending a weeklong manhunt that began after a shooting and spectacular, fiery crash that ...
Boxer Chavez Jr. suspended, fined over drug test
The Nevada State Athletic Commission fined and suspended boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on Thursday over a failed drug test last year before a Mexican ...
As trend wanes, Vegas casinos fold on poker rooms
The Tropicana hoped to step back into the big leagues when it opened its poker room in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, touting it as the coolest in ...
Ex-Temptations singer Richard Street dies at 70
Former Motown vocalist Richard Street, a member of the Temptations for 25 years, has died. He was 70. Street's wife, Cindy, says her husband died ...
Warrant issued for Vegas Strip shooting suspect
Police said Monday they have a warrant for a 26-year-old ex-convict identified as the prime suspect in a shooting and fiery crash that killed three ...
Prime suspect named in Las Vegas shooting, crash
A 26-year-old man was being sought Sunday as the prime suspect in a pre-dawn shooting on the Las Vegas Strip last week which led to a fiery crash that ...