A Las Vegas police officer testified Thursday that he fired two shots at Erik Scott’s chest on July 10 after the man pulled a gun out of his waistband and began to raise it in his direction.
The status of one of two remaining finalists for the position of Clark County School District superintendent was thrown into question Thursday after his Texas school board approved the offer of a three-year contract extension.
MEXICO CITY — A newspaper’s stunning, front-page editorial of seeming surrender to drug capos has set off a national debate from the presidential palace to Mexico’s ubiquitous town squares.
NEW YORK — Actor Joaquin Phoenix returned to David Letterman’s “Late Show” on Wednesday to apologize for his wacky appearance last year that turned out to be an elaborate piece of performance art. “You’ve interviewed many, many people and I assumed that you would know the difference between a character and a real person, so – but I apologize,” Phoenix said. “I hope I didn’t offend you in any way.” No offense taken, Letterman replied. The chance to lob jokes at Phoenix was like batting practice, he said.
NEW YORK — Blockbuster Inc., once the dominant movie rental company in the U.S., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Thursday, after reeling from mounting losses, rising debt and competitors that have better catered to Americans’ changed media habits. The move, long expected, marks the end of an era. Americans are forgoing Blockbuster and watching movies via video subscription services like Netflix Inc., video on demand and vending machine services such as Coinstar Inc.’s Redbox.
