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.
Paris Hilton is heading for the World Cup, where she may be competing for more than headlines with rival Kim Kardashian.
And with one overhand right, a lummox delivered what might be the most stunning shift of momentum in Ultimate Fighting Championship history.
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Marvin Campbell hit a three-run homer and Donn Roach pitched eight innings to lead the College of Southern Nevada to a 13-5 victory over Pitt (N.C.) Community College in the first round of the Junior College World Series.
KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S. military investigators found that “inaccurate and unprofessional” reporting by a Nevada-based Air Force Predator drone crew was responsible for a missile strike that killed 23 Afghan civilians in February, according to a report released Saturday.
Despite all the trash talk leading into his bout with Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Rashad Evans resisted the temptation to stand and trade barbs and emerged from the main event of UFC 114 at the MGM Grand on Saturday night with a unanimous-decision victory.