Sylvia Robinson, who had a hit as a singer-songwriter with the sexually charged “Pillow Talk” but was later known as one of hip-hop’s early founders as the record label owner that put out “Rapper’s Delight,” rap’s first mainstream success, died Thursday, according to publicist Greg Walker. She was 76.
HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut woman who hid unemployment and money troubles from her husband for nearly a year phoned in bomb threats to banks and an insurance company to prevent him from asking questions, police said.
Henderson Police are asking for the public’s help in its search for a 10-year-old boy who was last seen leaving home Wednesday afternoon.
ATASCADERO, Calif. — The California parents of a toddler have been arrested after the boy swallowed cocaine.
Summerlin-area resident Stan Evans worked his way up to be a top executive in the cut-throat business of advertising on Madison Avenue.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The latest casino promotion in Atlantic City gives new meaning to “going bust.”
Qualifier Krista Hardebeck, a 17-year-old high school senior from Santa Ana, Calif., upset fourth-seeded Mirjana Lucic of Croatia 7-6, 6-4 Wednesday in the first round of the $50,000 Lexus of Las Vegas Open at Red Rock Country Club.
Avalon Frantz didn’t play volleyball until eighth grade. She figured basketball or soccer would be her passion at Boulder City High School.
