Mermaid event makes splash at Silverton

Mermaids from around the country have gathered this weekend for a convention, dubbed Mer-Con 2011, at the SIlverton hotel-casino.

Health care law ruling splits Nevada officials

State Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto said a federal appeals court decision Friday throwing out a portion of the national health care law is only one court’s opinion and other courts have ruled the entire law is constitutional.

Funeral set for man entombed for 27 years in chimney

ABBEVILLE, La. — The narrow, brick chimney of a Louisiana bank became his tomb for 27 years and now Joseph Schexnider will be laid to rest Sunday in a proper grave with a proper farewell by his family. Still, his brother Robert wonders, how did he wind up in that chimney? Didn’t anyone hear any cries for help? Was it a robbery attempt gone awry, an accident or something more sinister?

U.S. skier tossed off team over in-flight urination

NEW YORK — An 18-year-old was dismissed from the U.S. Ski Team’s development squad after he was accused of getting drunk and then urinating on a fellow passenger aboard a JetBlue flight.

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