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Reno Air Races plans to change course this fall
Organizers of the national air racing championships secured $100 million in necessary insurance and announced plans Tuesday to change the September ...
Gambling claims with Houston daughter investigated
Casino regulators are investigating whether the 19-year-old daughter of late pop singer Whitney Houston gambled at a Las Vegas Strip resort.
Head of US nuclear safety agency to step down
The embattled chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission resigned Monday after a tumultuous three-year tenure in which he pushed for sweeping ...
Viewing events, eyewear urged for 'Ring of Fire'
Parts of eastern Asia were being treated to a solar spectacle as the moon slid across the sun, creating a "ring of fire." Sky-watchers in the western ...
Wayne Newton sued over Las Vegas home museum plans
Plans to turn Wayne Newton's sprawling Las Vegas estate into a celebrity museum have shifted into an ugly legal battle citing mismanagement, animal ...
CBS moving 'Men,' 'Mentalist' for new season
Dominant CBS shuffled its schedule for the fall on Wednesday, giving Ashton Kutcher and Simon Baker new nights and adding four new series. "Two and ...
New effort filed to free OJ from Nevada prison
A new lawyer for O.J. Simpson filed a new attempt Tuesday to gain his release from Nevada state prison, alleging the former football star was so badly ...
Cheaper gas not enough to boost summer driving
Cheaper gas won't be enough to get many more Americans on the road this summer. They're still too worried about their jobs and the economy.
Shift on marriage energizes immigration activists
President Barack Obama's shift to support gay marriage is energizing young Hispanic voters who have been working side-by-side with gay activists in ...
Iraq veteran uses rap to treat his PTSD
On one of the many days Leo Dunson wanted to die, the Iraq veteran put a gun to his temple and pulled the trigger. The loaded weapon misfired. For the ...
Nevada judge rules killer dog can be euthanized
Animal control officials got a go-ahead Friday from a state court judge to euthanize a 120-pound dog that fatally mauled a 1-year-old boy at home, ...
Obama, Romney trying to refocus on economy Friday
The presidential candidates tried to put aside politically risky talk of gay rights Friday and return to Americans' top worry, the economy, in two ...
Obama wants Congress to help homeowners
Refocusing on the economy, President Barack Obama on Friday pushed Republicans to back housing policies the White House says would help shore up ...
Khan promoter says Peterson rematch is off
Amir Khan's promoter has canceled the British boxer's fight against Lamont Peterson because of the American's failed drug test. Golden Boy Promotions ...
US casinos rallying from recession woes, lows
The nation's commercial casinos continued their slow-but-steady comeback from the recession last year, with revenues up 3 percent nationwide and jobs ...
APNewsBreak: Peterson lawyer fighting failed test
With a May 19 bout in Las Vegas on the line, boxer Lamont Peterson's lawyer is telling Nevada boxing regulators the champion fighter's failed doping ...
Principal: Errors rank Nev. high school 13th in US
A principal says his suburban high school outside Las Vegas is great, but probably shouldn't win the title of 13th best in the nation. Principal Jeff ...
IndyCar tests new car at high-banked Texas
Will Power has certainly been good in the IndyCar Series' new car, winning three of the four races this season. All of those were on road and street ...
Self-driving cars set for test drive in Nevada
Nevada drivers could soon be sharing the road with vehicles that don't need them. Department of Motor Vehicles officials said Monday they've issued ...
Mayweather impressive, still shuns Pacquiao
Floyd Mayweather Jr. was getting ready to make his ring walk about the time Manny Pacquiao arrived at Los Angeles International Airport on Philippine ...
Scientists use airship to look for meteorites
A group of scientists took to the skies in a slow-moving airship Thursday in search of meteorites that rained over California's gold country last ...
MGM 1Q loss balloons as costs increase
MGM Resorts International said Thursday its first quarter loss ballooned as higher costs and some one-time charges overshadowed a huge jump in sales.
APNewsBreak: Protection sought for rare woodpecker
Smokey Bear has done such a good job stamping out forest fires the past half-century that a woodpecker that's survived for millions of years by eating ...
Owners get funding to reopen Sahara on Vegas Strip
The owners of the shuttered Sahara casino on an aging stretch of the Las Vegas Strip say they've secured $300 million in funding to redevelop the ...
Column: Mayweather still making fans pay
Floyd Mayweather Jr. didn't exactly plan for it to happen this way. The thought of sitting in a jail cell for two months can't be a pleasant one, ...