To the editor: There have been many government employees assigned to the BP fiasco. Most of them reside outside the contaminated area and therefore are on temporary assignment. They now receive a per diem to cover their extra expenses such as housing, meals and transportation.
After the disappointment of several unsuccessful pregnancies, Celine Dion’s prayers were answered twofold. She’s expecting twins.
Years: 1968 to 1970, Career highlights: Scored 828 points in 50 games for a career scoring average of 16.6.
CONCORD, N.C. — u2008It was only fitting to have Roger Penske and Chip Ganassi cars chasing each other for a victory in a Memorial Day weekend race.
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — No road leads up to or over Rainbow Bridge, about eight miles north of the Arizona state line, and no hands built it.
One way to attack a political candidate without leaving fingerprints is to pass along a little opposition research to anyone with a sympathetic ear and access to a website, blog, television camera or printing press.
There’s an idiotic scene at the end of Martin Scorsese’s dull movie “Casino” where the infamous narrator whines: Boo hoo, all the dangerous mobsters are in jail, so now the only people left in Vegas are decrepit oldsters who eat at buffets, with their walkers.
From prizefights to everyday scenes, we shot more than 30 places throughout Las Vegas. The scenes often were taken in between daily assignments and were compiled to give a sense of Las Vegas’ hectic pace. Vegas in Motion comprises 17,887 still pictures taken between April 2009 and this month.
Las Vegas developer Jim Rhodes, back in the headlines with his plan to develop housing on a 1,700-acre mesa overlooking Red Rock Canyon, is no johnny-come-lately to controversy.
NEW YORK — Cell phone companies are about to barrage consumers with advertising for the next advance in wireless network technology: “4G” access. The companies are promising faster speeds and the thrill of being the first on the block to use a new acronym. But there’s less to 4G than meets the eye, and there’s little reason for people to scramble for it, at least for the next few years.
LOS ANGELES — Celine Dion’s struggle to have one more baby has more than paid off. She’s pregnant with two. Publicist Kim Jakwerth told The Associated Press in an e-mail Sunday that the 42-year-old Canadian songstress is 14 weeks pregnant with twins, and she plans to find out the sex of the babies next month.
NEW YORK — The seeker from the Bronx High School of Science had to jump a fence and follow the snitch down Fifth Avenue. He caught the snitch but it didn’t count because his broom wasn’t between his legs. Bronx Science lost 50-30 to Lenox High School in Lenox, Mass., as Central Park played host to an exhibition of Quidditch, the soccer-like game invented by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling.
CONCORD, N.C. — Kurt Busch used a lightning fast final pit stop to chase down the leaders and give team owner Roger Penske a coveted Memorial Day weekend victory.
After the disappointment of several unsuccessful pregnancies, Celine Dion’s prayers were answered twofold. She’s expecting twins.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Dario Franchitti has won the Indianapolis 500, beating Dan Wheldon to help Chip Ganassi become the first car owner to win at Indy and the Daytona 500 in the same year.
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Nevada’s gas prices could soon skyrocket. Blame it on a new California law
Own a piece of The Mirage: Las Vegas resort prepares to sell furnishings
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When should older drivers hand over their car keys?
EDITORIAL: Accountability thy name isn’t Biden