A federal appeals court reversed the 1997 ruling of a Las Vegas judge Thursday in an opinion that reinstates Nevada’s limitations on brothel advertising.
WASHINGTON — Sen. Harry Reid’s wife and daughter were hospitalized in suburban Virginia this afternoon after they were involved in a serious auto accident.
SALT LAKE CITY — Pro Football Hall of Famer and former television actor Merlin Olsen has died. He was 69. Utah State, Olsen’s alma mater, said he died outside of Los Angeles early Thursday after battling cancer.
CARSON CITY — Although trailing in the polls, an upbeat Gov. Jim Gibbons filed Thursday for re-election to a second, four-year term.
“Run hard, make a lot of speeches and shake as many hands as I can,” Gibbons said about the strategy he will use as he prepares for a June 8 Republican primary.
NORWALK, Calif. — A 7-year-old boy who called 911 from a locked bathroom while armed robbers threatened his parents hugged and high-fived on Wednesday the sheriff’s dispatcher who took his call. The boy, identified only as Carlos, told reporters at a news conference that he remained calm during the ordeal because his mother used to make him practice dialing 911 in case of emergencies.
NAIROBI, Kenya — A global Internet oversight agency is reopening discussions about whether to create a “.xxx” domain name as an online red-light district where porn sites can set up shop away from the wandering eyes of children and teenagers.
LOS ANGELES — Michael “Big Mike” Lynche made Kara DioGuardi cry and turned the rest of the “American Idol” judges giddy with a moving performance of “This Woman’s Work.” Lynche, a mountain of a guy who lives up to his nickname, performed last among the eight male semifinalists Wednesday and emerged as the star of the Fox TV show.
Las Vegas actors will be getting big breaks if the CBS cop sitcom “The Odds,” starring “Scrubs” regular Donald Faison, gets picked up this fall.
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