LANDRUM, S.C. — The author who wrote 29 books in the “The Cat Who …” mystery series has died at a hospice center in South Carolina. Lilian Jackson Braun was 97.
LOS ANGELES — Sony Corp. on Monday took the wraps off its next generation portable gaming machine, PlayStation Vita, a touch-interface and motion-sensitive handheld that outdoes its workhorse PlayStation Portable and will go on sale before the winter holidays.
A man who was burned in a shed fire in Bullhead City, Ariz., died Monday morning at University Medical Center.
J.P. Morgan analyst Joseph Greff upgraded his rating of Boyd Gaming from underweight to neutral, but that did not provide a rallying point for the stock Monday.
As expected, schedule reductions to try to offset rising fuel costs led to a drop in the May passenger counts for Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel.
Motorcycle sales have been on the skids for some time, but things may be looking up. If the first quarter of 2011 is any indication, Las Vegas streets may soon echo with the sound of screaming eagles as more riders take to two wheels to beat rising commute costs or just for the joy of it.
Adam Loewen hit two solo home runs and Craig Stansberry supplied a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning, lifting the 51s to a 4-3 victory over the Fresno Grizzlies on Monday in the Pacific Coast League at Fresno, Calif.
