MGM Mirage Inc. named industry veteran Burton Cohen as a board member, the casino operator said Wednesday.
CUPERTINO, Calif. — U.S. buyers have been snapping up the iPad so quickly that Apple Inc. is delaying the tablet computer’s overseas debut a second time, the company said Wednesday. Apple said it will now start taking orders for the iPad from international buyers on May 10. In January, it said the iPad would be sold worldwide in late March. After analysts reported production delays would limit the number of units available, Apple postponed the U.S. launch to April 3.
TAMPA, Fla. — The little girl’s voice on the 911 call was faint yet cheerful, letting central Florida police know that after four days of searching, they had found missing 11-year-old Nadia Bloom. “Hi. This is Nadia and I’m the girl that got lost,” she said Tuesday from deep inside an alligator-infested swamp in Winter Springs .
NEW YORK — Stephenie Meyer, the hottest author for young people since J.K. Rowling, has a new link to the creator of “Harry Potter”: a place high on the list of books most complained about by parents and educators. Meyer’s multimillion-selling “Twilight” series was ranked No. 5 on the annual report of “challenged books” released Wednesday by the American Library Association.
The 51s’ pitching wasn’t always good Tuesday night, but it was good when it had to be.
In a week to 10 days, Findlay Prep point guard Cory Joseph might have something definitive to say about where he wants to play college basketball. Until then, the guessing game continues, and he’s not even sure when it will end.
Nevadans saw their personal income decline more in 2009 than residents of any other state, a new report from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis found.
For the first time in five seasons, the Wranglers have failed to advance to the second round of the ECHL Kelly Cup playoffs.
Cirque du Soleil’s “Viva Elvis” hit the publicity jackpot Tuesday, raking in national exposure from a spotlight appearance on “American Idol.”
