http://www.mail.com/locations/3194-las-vegas.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/3194-las-vegas.html http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1763170-gimmicky-boost-lovelorn-las-vegas.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — 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 not about to let the latest money-making opportunity — Wednesday's auspicious 12/12/12 date — pass without a marketing push. They worked for months to turn the day into a major payout, luring ... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 05:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1763170-gimmicky-boost-lovelorn-las-vegas.html 2012-12-13T05:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1761728-colorado-river-depleting-regional-resource.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — 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 said Wednesday. But rising demand and falling supply have water managers in the arid West considering a host of other options to deal with dire projections that the Colorado River — the main ... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 22:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1761728-colorado-river-depleting-regional-resource.html 2012-12-12T22:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1758664-police-suspect-la-man-was-lured-nyc-ambush.html NEW YORK (AP) — Someone wanted Brandon Lincoln Woodard dead — bad enough to apparently lure him to a midtown Manhattan block for what looked like a professional hit. But who shot Woodard in the back of the head and why remained a mystery on Tuesday as police studied security videotape of the unidentified gunman and delved into Woodard's checkered past for... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 04:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1758664-police-suspect-la-man-was-lured-nyc-ambush.html 2012-12-12T04:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1757460-mexico-tests-dna-jenni-rivera-plane-crash.html MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — Mexican authorities were performing DNA tests Tuesday on remains believed to belong to Mexican-American music superstar Jenni Rivera and six other people killed when her plane went down in northern Mexico. Investigators said it would take days to piece together the wreckage of the plane carrying Rivera and find out why it went dow... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1757460-mexico-tests-dna-jenni-rivera-plane-crash.html 2012-12-11T18:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1743592-la-police-4-arrests-killings-4.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 along with three alleged accomplices, police said Tuesday. The four suspects were found at the Silverton Hotel and Casino less than 24 hours after the slayings and were arrested without inci... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 02:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1743592-la-police-4-arrests-killings-4.html 2012-12-05T02:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1732700-bowyer-gordon-speaking-phoenix.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — 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 intentionally wrecked Bowyer at Phoenix on Nov. 11, an incident that triggered a garage-area melee between the drivers' crews and earned Gordon a $100,000 fine from NASCAR. Go... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1732700-bowyer-gordon-speaking-phoenix.html 2012-11-30T00:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1732452-father-michael-jackson-suffers-mild-stroke.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — 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 Las Vegas hospital late Wednesday night when he had trouble standing up and walking. She says the 83-year old Jackson was having pains in his head but reports he is feeling fine Thursday and ... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 22:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1732452-father-michael-jackson-suffers-mild-stroke.html 2012-11-29T22:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1729126-death-music-dealmaker-vegas-ruled-suicide.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — 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 was a suicide, the Clark County coroner ruled Wednesday. Jack Wishna, 54, died of carbon monoxide intoxication and was found Tuesday in a vehicle in the garage of his home in Henderson, Coro... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1729126-death-music-dealmaker-vegas-ruled-suicide.html 2012-11-28T23:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1719520-calif-vegas-party-train-hit-tracks-2013.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — 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. After striking an agreement with Union Pacific Railroad last week, the Las Vegas Railway Express is one step closer to bringing to life the X Train, a luxurious "party train" complete with... Fri, 23 Nov 2012 08:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1719520-calif-vegas-party-train-hit-tracks-2013.html 2012-11-23T08:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1717314-drivers-pay-gas-thanks.html 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 recently, and AAA says gas prices could end the year lower than where they started. The national average Wednesday was $3.43, down 44 cents from mid-September although still 8 cents higher than a year earlier.... Wed, 21 Nov 2012 20:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1717314-drivers-pay-gas-thanks.html 2012-11-21T20:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1712468-50-cent-takes-swing-promoting-boxing-nevada.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — Rapper and entrepreneur 50 Cent is taking a swing at promoting boxing in Nevada. Nevada Athletic Commission executive Keith Kizer said Monday the entertainer and businessman whose real name is Curtis James Jackson III won approval last week for a promoter's license. The company is called SMS Promotions. It's handling a Dec. 8 bout at the ... Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1712468-50-cent-takes-swing-promoting-boxing-nevada.html 2012-11-20T00:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1704886-jesse-joy-take-4-latin-grammys-juanes-wins-too.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — 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 awards at the 13th Annual Latin Grammys. Hosted by actors Cristian De La Fuente and Lucero, Thursday night's event attracted stars from across the world and from dozens of Latin musical genres to... Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1704886-jesse-joy-take-4-latin-grammys-juanes-wins-too.html 2012-11-16T15:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1704952-gop-leaders-jockeying-2016.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — Louisiana's Bobby Jindal is urging the Republican Party to rethink its pitch to voters. Bob McDonnell of Virginia says Republicans should look to outsiders to fix partisan gridlock in Washington. Their fellow governor, Wisconsin's Scott Walker, says the next GOP leader must do a better job explaining why the party's policies will help ordinary Americans. ... Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1704952-gop-leaders-jockeying-2016.html 2012-11-16T11:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1703666-4-latin-grammys-to-jesse-joy-juanes-wins-too.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — 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 Juanes danced away with the award for best album for "MTV Unplugged" Thursday night. "What a great joy. Thank God, and all the fans," Juanes said as he dragged Dominican mereguero Juan Luis Gu... Fri, 16 Nov 2012 04:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1703666-4-latin-grammys-to-jesse-joy-juanes-wins-too.html 2012-11-16T04:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1703086-stars-honor-veloso-latin-grammys-person-year.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — Juanes, Juan Luis Guerra, Nelly Furtado and Natalie Cole are among the artists who celebrated Brazilian musician Caetano Veloso at a ceremony honoring him as the Latin Recording Academy's Person of the Year. Veloso's influence as a composer and activist also was the subject of a video featuring Sting and Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar ... Thu, 15 Nov 2012 21:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1703086-stars-honor-veloso-latin-grammys-person-year.html 2012-11-15T21:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1701942-top-republicans-romney-offer-specifics.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — Top Republicans meeting for the first time since Election Day say the party failed to unseat President Barack Obama because nominee Mitt Romney did not respond to criticism strongly enough or outline a specific agenda with a broad appeal. In conversations at the Republican Governors Association meeting in Las Vegas, a half dozen party lea... Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1701942-top-republicans-romney-offer-specifics.html 2012-11-15T19:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1701438-shania-twain-horseback-arrival-vegas-gig.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — 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 herd of 40 horses. Promoters called the event a stampede, but hooves were kept to a steady, slow gait by nine wranglers who escorted Twain to a reception crowd of several hundred people in fr... Thu, 15 Nov 2012 03:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1701438-shania-twain-horseback-arrival-vegas-gig.html 2012-11-15T03:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1693672-nation-pays-tribute-to-sacrifices-veterans.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 wreath-laying ceremony attended by President Barack Obama to honor those who didn't make it back from active duty, and more lighthearted perks including red-carpet treatment at Las Vegas casinos for those who did. ... Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1693672-nation-pays-tribute-to-sacrifices-veterans.html 2012-11-12T13:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1694174-condom-conundrum-porn-industry-ponders-latex-law.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 performers to use condoms when filming sex scenes. One of the industry's biggest stars, James Deen, reported for work, condom-free as usual, just hours after voters adopted the new law. During... Mon, 12 Nov 2012 06:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1694174-condom-conundrum-porn-industry-ponders-latex-law.html 2012-11-12T06:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1680284-controversial-guns-n-roses-promo-modified.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — 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 the band's four-week run at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino depicted a disheveled woman who appeared to be sexually assaulted beneath the "Welcome to Las Vegas" sign. The artwork came to the a... Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1680284-controversial-guns-n-roses-promo-modified.html 2012-11-05T21:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1668590-graphic-guns-n-roses-vegas-poster-draws-criticism.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — 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 band's suggestive publicity artwork. Ads promoting the band's four-week run at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino depict a disheveled woman who appears to be sexually assaulted beneath the iconic "Welc... Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1668590-graphic-guns-n-roses-vegas-poster-draws-criticism.html 2012-10-31T17:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1641484-money-men-who-top-5-donors-to-romney.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans hit the jackpot with casino mogul Sheldon Adelson. Worth an estimated $25 billion, Adelson has donated $44.2 million so far to aid Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and organizations supporting Romney this election. Other top donors giving millions of dollars to aid Romney's campaign include a trio of Texas money ... Wed, 31 Oct 2012 06:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1641484-money-men-who-top-5-donors-to-romney.html 2012-10-31T06:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1665240-final-3-set-wsop-to-play-853m-crown.html 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 poker's richest prize — an $8.53 million crown. Arizona State senior Jake Balsiger eliminated Russell Thomas in fourth place early Tuesday in Las Vegas with an ace-king, treading past five meaningless community... Tue, 30 Oct 2012 07:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1665240-final-3-set-wsop-to-play-853m-crown.html 2012-10-30T07:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1664326-vicious-nevada-senate-contest-nears-uncertain.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — The TV ads thrum back-to-back, hour after hour: Republican Sen. Dean Heller wants taxpayers to subsidize oil companies. Democratic Rep. Shelley Berkley is flipping foreclosed homes for profit. He wants to ship jobs overseas and strip health coverage from the elderly; she used her position in Congress to enrich her husband. Nevada voters a... Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1664326-vicious-nevada-senate-contest-nears-uncertain.html 2012-10-29T17:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1663110-obama-hopes-nevada-turnout-team-trumps-bad-economy.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — 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 Romney hope that there's a route to the White House even if he loses the big prize of Ohio. Prekop, 54, said he benefits from a union contract in his job as a casino craps dealer. He credits Demo... Mon, 29 Oct 2012 08:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1663110-obama-hopes-nevada-turnout-team-trumps-bad-economy.html 2012-10-29T08:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1659372-sen-reid-leaves-hospital-vegas-car-crash.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was discharged from the hospital less than three hours after an apparent rear-end crash Friday afternoon on a Las Vegas freeway, a hospital spokeswoman said. Reid suffered rib and hip contusions in the crash that happened about 1:10 p.m. Friday on Interstate 15, staffers said. He was taken to the hospital... Fri, 26 Oct 2012 21:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1659372-sen-reid-leaves-hospital-vegas-car-crash.html 2012-10-26T21:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1655888-katy-perry-wears-ballot-obama-rally.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — Katy Perry's doing her best get-out-the vote effort: At a rally for President Barack Obama, she wore a tight white dress imprinted like a ballot, and a square box on her right hip filled in the names of Obama and Joe Biden. Perry gave a free concert at a park in a historically minority neighborhood just northwest of downtown Las Vegas to ... Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1655888-katy-perry-wears-ballot-obama-rally.html 2012-10-25T14:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1654442-obama-lobbies-casino-workers-late-night-pitch.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Barack Obama has wrapped up a long day of campaigning with a brief speech to hotel workers at the Bellagio casino in Las Vegas. Obama told workers gathered in the employee cafeteria that they "represent the dignity of work" and the American dream. He asked them to vote and shook hands with some of them. Buzz had built before Oba... Thu, 25 Oct 2012 04:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1654442-obama-lobbies-casino-workers-late-night-pitch.html 2012-10-25T04:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1653656-wynn-resorts-3q-profit-falls-expenses.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — Wynn Resorts Ltd.'s profit fell nearly 12 percent in the third quarter, as a debt-related loss boosted expenses for the casino operator. Even so, the company's adjusted earnings exceeded Wall Street's expectations, and its shares surged by nearly 4 percent in extended trading after the results were released Wednesday. The latest quarterly... Wed, 24 Oct 2012 20:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1653656-wynn-resorts-3q-profit-falls-expenses.html 2012-10-24T20:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1647382-flavor-flav-to-fight-vegas-domestic-abuse-charges.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — Flavor Flav intends to fight criminal charges and seek reconciliation with his longtime fiancee after an argument led to his arrest last week, the entertainer's lawyer said Monday. The 53-year-old former rap, hip-hop and reality TV star, whose legal name is William Jonathan Drayton Jr., didn't appear in person during a hearing before Las ... Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1647382-flavor-flav-to-fight-vegas-domestic-abuse-charges.html 2012-10-22T16:33:00Z