Shares of MGM Mirage fell almost 6 percent Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange, the day after the company told investors it expected to report a $96.7 million loss in the first quarter. The casino operator also said it would report a $255 million operating loss at CityCenter.
LONDON — An enormous ash cloud from a remote Icelandic volcano caused the biggest flight disruption since 9/11 Thursday as it drifted over northern Europe and stranded travelers on six continents. Officials said it could take days for the skies to become safe again in one of aviation’s most congested areas.
Harold Montague had “evil in his eyes” when he attacked a 4-month-old boy and his mother with a battle ax, killing the boy, a witness said Tuesday during the first day of Montague’s preliminary hearing.
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, made $5.5 million last year, largely on sales of his books, and paid nearly $1.8 million in federal income tax, according to the tax return they released Thursday. The Obamas gave $329,000 to charities in 2009, including $50,000 each to CARE and the United Negro College Fund.
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — A woman who said she had an affair with Tiger Woods is due in court Thursday after she was arrested on suspicion of driving with a suspended license in West Hollywood. Jaimee Grubbs was taken into custody Wednesday after a random license plate check showed she had three outstanding warrants.
LOS ANGELES — Larry King filed for divorce on Wednesday shortly before his seventh wife also sought to end the couple’s nearly 13-year-old marriage. The 76-year-old host of CNN’s “Larry King Live” filed hours before Shawn King filed her own petition. Both cited “irreconcilable differences.” The couple were married in a hospital room in 1997 before Larry King underwent surgery to clear a clogged blood vessel. They have two sons, ages 11 and 9.
Stellar pitching has sparked the 51s’ hot start this season. But their bats led the way to victory Wednesday night at Cashman Field.
RENO — An Arizona real estate broker and tribal planner has been named manager of a troubled irrigation district in Nevada.
CARSON CITY — Hunters have until 5 p.m. Monday to apply for big game tags for this year’s hunting season in Nevada.
RENO — Reno Fire Chief Michael Hernandez said six fire stations will face temporary closure as nine firefighters are laid off next month.
WASHINGTON — You wouldn’t know it by the Tax Day rhetoric, but Americans are paying lower taxes this year, even with increases passed by many states to balance their budgets.
PENSACOLA, Fla. — A federal judge told attorneys Wednesday that he intends to fast track a lawsuit by at least 18 states that seeks to overturn President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul.