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New federal focus: 'Compassion' for wild horses
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is issuing new policy directives emphasizing "compassion and concern" for wild horses on federal lands in the West, ...
SUPER BOWL WATCH: Beyonce, avocados, practice
Around Super Bowl XLVII and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the ...
Obama on immigration overhaul: 'Now is the time'
Declaring "now is the time" to fix the nation's broken immigration system, President Barack Obama on Tuesday outlined broad proposals for putting ...
Mayer's 'Rigoletto,' set in Vegas, opens at Met
For all the bright lights and razzle-dazzle of the Las Vegas locale, the most illuminating stretches in Michael Mayer's showy new production of ...
Once GOP stronghold, West veers into Dems' column
A political generation ago, the West signaled the nation's rightward swing, from the emergence of Ronald Reagan to the success of tax-limitation ...
MBAs play poker in Vegas to win job at Caesars
Forget the firm handshake and networking chit chat. Business students who want a job at Caesars Entertainment need to work on their poker faces.
New events center coming to Las Vegas Strip
The Las Vegas Strip is already home to casinos that mimic the canals of Venice and the skyscrapers of Manhattan. Now Sin City is getting an events ...
Sin City Duke: Met moves 'Rigoletto' to Las Vegas
Diana Damrau recalled when she learned the Metropolitan Opera's new production of "Rigoletto" would be set in the glitzy Rat Pack-era Las Vegas of ...
NRA criticizes Obama's reference to 'absolutism'
A top National Rifle Association official on Tuesday accused President Barack Obama of seeking to redefine the rights of gun owners, telling a hunting ...
Vegas officer, wife and son dead in murder-suicide
A Las Vegas police lieutenant, his wife and son are dead after an apparent double murder, suicide and arson at their home in Boulder City, authorities ...
Artist's obsession with Twinkies spans 4 decades
Long before Hostess Brands' plan to shut down made Twinkies the rage, Nancy Peppin found something special about the cream-filled snack cakes. No, she ...
Space station to get $18 million balloon-like room
NASA is partnering with a commercial space company in a bid to replace the cumbersome "metal cans" that now serve as astronauts' homes in space with ...
Vegas woman who couldn't stop growing dies at 34
As a teenager growing up in Las Vegas, Tanya Angus strutted along fashion runways. She was 5 feet 8 inches tall. But at the time of her death Monday, ...
Gun group chief says industry didn't cause Newtown
A trade show expected to draw tens of thousands of gun enthusiasts and manufacturers opened Tuesday on the Las Vegas Strip with the head of an ...
Ron Paul's GOP legacy growing in states like Iowa
Ron Paul is exiting the political stage, but his legions of followers insist they are only getting started. Libertarian-leaning loyalists of the ...
Nev. manager wants to change city 'hamburger' logo
The city manager in Henderson, Nev., says he wants to update the city's logo after it was mistaken for a hamburger. Jacob Snow tells the Las Vegas ...
4 gadgets that defined Vegas electronics show
The world's largest gadget show wrapped up on Friday, and the organizers said it was the biggest ever, beating last year's record in terms of the ...
Brooklyn resident wins Miss America crown
A 23-year-old blonde from Brooklyn, N.Y., won the Miss America crown Saturday night after deftly dealing with a question about armed guards in schools ...
Miss America contestant pursuing double mastectomy
Win or lose Saturday, Miss America contestant Allyn Rose will have conveyed a message about breast cancer prevention using her primary tool as a ...
Microsoft may have exited gadget show prematurely
Microsoft may have relinquished its starring role in America's gaudiest gadget show a year too early. After 13 straight years in the spotlight, ...
N. Dakota, Washington win Miss America prelims
Miss North Dakota and Miss Washington have picked up prizes in the third day of preliminary Miss America competition in Las Vegas. Miss North Dakota ...
Gadget Watch: Long-battery watch talks to iPhone
"Smart" watches that talk to cellphones have been around for some time, but they've been hampered by their high battery drain — usually needing ...
Federal judge lifts ban on Nevada horse roundup
The Bureau of Land Management can resume its roundup of dozens of wild mustangs in northern Nevada, but wranglers must limit their use of electric ...
Maryland, Illinois top 2nd night of Miss America
Miss Maryland and Miss Illinois have picked up prizes in the second day of preliminary Miss America competition in Las Vegas. Miss Maryland Joanna Guy ...