Famed Elvis impersonator Trent Carlini has been doing the “Jailhouse Rock” at the Clark County jail.
WASHINGTON — Here’s another first for Michelle Obama: First among Forbes magazine’s 100 most powerful women in the world. In the annual rankings released Wednesday, Forbes says Mrs. Obama has been a “true change-maker” since coming to the White House.
PALO ALTO, Calif. — Facebook is trying to make it easier for people to share their updates selectively and draw distinctions between friends, family members and co-workers on the Web’s biggest social hub. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s founder, unveiled the changes Wednesday at a press conference that marked his first appearance since Friday’s debut of “The Social Network,” a movie tracing Facebook’s origins and evolution.
Authorities in Nevada posted a freeway alert for a father and a trio of boys ages 6, 8 and 10 who they say may be on their way from Washington state to Indiana. Nevada Amber Alert officials posted information on electronic highway signs after the 33-year-old father, Chad Phillip, was accused of failing to return the children to their custodial mother on Wednesday in Spokane, Wash.
NEW YORK — Rates on 30-year mortgages fell to the lowest level in decades for the ninth time in 12 weeks, pushed down by traders anticipating a move by the Federal Reserve to pump more money into the economy. The average rate for 30-year fixed loans dropped to 4.27 percent. That’s the lowest on records dating back to 1971.
PHILADELPHIA — Roy Halladay finished his warmup tosses and stood on the mound, waiting for a commercial to finish so he could resume working on his masterpiece. Nothing could deter Halladay in his postseason debut. Not the long television breaks. Not the rain in the early innings. Not the best-hitting team in the NL. Halladay threw the second no-hitter in postseason history, leading the Philadelphia Phillies over the Cincinnati Reds 4-0 in Game 1 of the NL division series on Wednesday.
