Defense attorneys rested their case today in the theft trial of a former College of Southern Nevada associate vice president.
The MGM Grand pool is seen empty Friday. About 1,500 people were evacuated after a pump failed and continued to inject chlorine bleach into the pool. Twenty-six people were hospitalized with breathing problems. All of the people were conscious and none of the injuries was considered serious, officials said.
Melanie Cholewinski, the fired county welfare worker accused of stealing more than $91,000 from a public assistance fund, also lied on an application to land a job three weeks ago with the U.S. Social Security Administration, a prosecutor said in court Friday.
A federal bankruptcy judge in Reno confirmed Station Casinos’ plan of reorganization Friday after 90 percent of the company’s secured and unsecured creditors signed off on the deal, which will wipe some $4 billion in debt from the company’s books.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Levi Johnston, the father of Sarah Palin’s grandson, says he wishes he hadn’t apologized for telling lies about the former Alaska governor because he’s “never lied about anything.” Johnston said in an interview on CBS’ “The Early Show” that he wishes that he hadn’t issued the apology to Palin. Johnston is the two-time fiance of Palin’s eldest daughter, Bristol, and the father of Bristol’s son Tripp.
The U.S. birth rate has dropped for the second year in a row, and experts think the wrenching recession led many people to put off having children. The 2009 birth rate also set a record: lowest in a century.
WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals say star rookie Stephen Strasburg has a “significant tear” in his elbow ligament and probably will have Tommy John surgery. General manager Mike Rizzo said Friday that an enhanced MRI taken a day earlier revealed the extent of the injury to the right elbow. The 22-year-old right-hander will travel to the West Coast for a second opinion. But Rizzo says he anticipates Strasburg will require surgery, ruling him out for 12 to 18 months.