No pink slip for Homer: ‘The Simpsons’ is renewed

NEW YORK — Raise a can of Duff’s beer! Fox network says “The Simpsons” will be back next fall for its 23rd season. Fox says that will bring the animated series to a total of 515 episodes. “The Simpsons” is the longest-running comedy in TV history. The network announced the renewal Thursday.

Study: Major acne problem may raise suicide risk

LONDON — People receiving treatment for severe acne may be at higher risk of attempting suicide, but it’s unclear whether that is caused by the condition or the drug, a new study says. Swedish researchers at the Karolinska Institute studied data from nearly 6,000 people who were prescribed the drug, isotretinoin, between 1980 to 1989. The medication has been commonly prescribed to treat serious acne since the 1980s.

Royal Wedding? All eyes on William and Kate

YATTENDON, England — They’ve met the parents. They’ve even gone shooting with the parents. They’ve had their trial breakups and trial makeups. Now, people in this very English village say, it’s time for Prince William and local girl Kate Middleton to make it official. After all, the cautious prince has been dating Middleton on and off – mostly on – for more than eight years, ever since they met at the University of St. Andrews.

Long leads Wranglers to victory

Colin Long has played in only four of the Wranglers’ eight games this season, but the 2008 fourth-round draft pick of the Phoenix Coyotes has made the most of his chances.

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Aggies sneak past Trailblazers

Arbor View High’s Roderick Eason racked up four touchdowns on 229 yards of offense Thursday, but none of that would have mattered if not for his one big defensive play.

Duke has company on court

If Gordon Hayward’s half-court heave had dropped in and stunned Duke, it would have been one of the greatest moments in sports history. But the ball hit backboard and rim, and the Blue Devils won again.

Latin Grammys feature cross-genre pairings

Mexican pop-rock group Camila and Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra tied with three awards each at the Latin Grammys Thursday night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, drawing top stars from three continents.

Everything runs on Pacman time

ARLINGTON, TEXAS – The champ was running late, which was not surprising because the champ always is running late. More worrisome on this day was that Manny Pacquiao couldn’t be found in the sprawling hotel suite that serves as ground zero for him and his entourage.

In Brief

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Faber fantastic in WEC win

Before Urijah Faber walked into the cage to take on Takeya Mizugaki in the main event of the World Extreme Cagefighting card at the Palms on Thursday, he was having a great night.

Rebels begin ‘highly anticipated season’ against UC Riverside

UNLV is a heavy favorite to win its first game against UC Riverside at 7:30 tonight at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Highlanders, 12-17 last season, have five new starters and are picked to finish near the bottom of the Big West Conference.

Congestion at schools to be examined

It takes 20 minutes or more for parents to navigate the congested Wright Elementary School parking lot when they pick up their children after school.

Arrest made in suicide scheme involving lawyer, ex-cop

Las Vegas police have uncovered what they say is a bizarre suicide scheme by a lawyer under FBI investigation related to allegations of massive fraud within homeowners associations around the valley.

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