More than 50 constituents lined up for “Congress on Your Corner” at the office of Rep. Shelley Berkley on Friday, many in a show of support following the shooting last week at a similar event that killed six people and wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona.
VATICAN CITY — The pope on Friday signed off on the miracle needed to beatify Pope John Paul II, and set May 1 as the date to honor one of the most beloved popes of all times as a model of saintliness for the church. Pope Benedict XVI said in a decree that a French nun’s recovery from Parkinson’s disease was miraculous, the last step needed for beatification. A second miracle is needed for the Polish-born John Paul to be made a saint.
NEW YORK — Donald Trump is welcoming Gary Busey, Meat Loaf and La Toya Jackson among the rivals to be his latest “Celebrity Apprentice.” The 16 contenders also include rock singer Mark McGrath, one-time teen idol David Cassidy and Richard Hatch, remembered as the fat, naked guy on the first season of “Survivor.”
TUCSON, Ariz. — One is an irrepressible South Korea native who has treated some of the most horrific wartime injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan. The other is a reserved neurosurgeon who happens to be the brother-in-law of television show host Dr. Oz. Together, they have stood in their white lab coats before a gaggle of TV cameras every morning to update the nation about their highest-profile patient to date: Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. It’s a role both are still getting used to.
Station Casinos Inc., which employs almost 12,000 people at 18 properties in Southern Nevada, will hire 1,000 employees over the next couple of months as it increases its staffing levels to match improving economic conditions.
Just two seasons ago, Liberty’s girls basketball team had difficulty competing with the top teams in the Sunrise Region.
Donald Long is now free after being jailed in Virginia for five months on suspicion he’d killed his wife 46 years ago. The court threw out a key piece of evidence and prosecutors dropped the case. But returning to the life he once enjoyed has not been easy.
Almost always part of the discussion but rarely mentioned in the top five on the list, Aaron Rodgers is a more legitimate member of the NFL’s elite class of quarterbacks than he was a week ago. Winning a playoff game does make a difference.
