LONDON — J.K. Rowling stirred a publishing phenomenon with her “Harry Potter” books. Can she do it again on the e-book market? The best-selling author is considering making the fantasy books available electronically – meaning that Potter fans may soon be able to download the popular series about a boy wizard to their Kindle or iPad.
NEW YORK — With the possible theft of millions of email addresses from an advertising company, several large companies have started warning customers to expect fraudulent emails that try to coax account login information from them.
DALLAS — Southwest Airlines expected to cancel 70 more flights, or 2 percent of its Monday schedule, as it inspected older planes for cracks in the fuselage.
Three technicians charged with stealing electronic equipment at McCarran International Airport will likely end up in District Court as county prosecutors plan to take the criminal case to a grand jury for indictment.
Wearing the black hat will be Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun, a grumpy old man who has been labeled an NCAA rules-violating villain. Honest and humble he’s not.
CARSON CITY — The stalemate begins. Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval issued his first veto Monday over Assembly Bill 183, a Democrat-sponsored measure to increase spending on school maintenance and construction.
Three Review-Journal sports department members and three professional handicappers have been given $2,000 fantasy bankrolls to bet during the NCAA Tournament — two picks per day of either sides, totals or one of each. Below are their bets for today, with a brief explanation as to their picks:
Rhonda Foster answered the knock on her door Sunday afternoon and saw four police officers carrying rifles and lining the stairwell leading to her second-story apartment.
HOUSTON — Brad Stevens was asked Sunday to define the Butler Way, to give some context to the principle that fuels the college basketball team America has fallen in love with the last two NCAA Tournaments.
HOUSTON — The parade of awards began early here this week for Jimmer Fredette, who better have arrived with an extra suitcase. If the Timmy Chan’s restaurant near Reliant Stadium was handing out Player of the Year honors in college basketball, my guess is the Brigham Young senior would have been there to smile, say a few words of thanks, hoist another plaque and enjoy some chicken and rice.
HOUSTON — Butler coach Brad Stevens loves an underdog, whether it’s his team back in the Final Four or Connecticut making an unprecedented five-games-in-five-nights run through the Big East tournament.
