Michael Jackson fans get their thrills at festival

The display of items from Michael Jackson’s estate was unveiled Saturday at Mandalay Bay, in conjunction with the debut of Cirque du Soleil’s “The Immortal.”

Las Vegas marathon experience: Weddings, crazy costumes, ‘hard liquor’

The Strip just isn’t The Strip without booze, live music, Elvis impersonators and of course — the gleaming neon lights. The Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series was no different as thousands sped along the Boulevard on Sunday in the city’s first-ever nighttime marathon.

Expecting too much of others can make holidays depressing

If you’re feeling blue during what should be one of the happiest, most perfect times of the year, it may be because you expect it to be one of the happiest, most perfect times of the year. And in reality, it’s, well, reality.
This is, in fact, prime time for depression, therapists say.

Alzheimer’s has way of stealing moments

When she gave her husband a huge bear hug and told him how much she loved him, a breath escaped from his lips. “Are you sure he’s still not with us?” Jean Georges recalls asking a nearby medical attendant through her tears. A little more than a half hour earlier, Leonard Georges, had died from Alzheimer’s disease.

Thigh high: A routine for stronger quads

I’ve never been a fan of skinny jeans because they don’t fit over my thighs. Not that skinny jeans ever fit over any but the thinnest thighs for that matter. I say down with skinny jeans and back to quadriceps that are big enough to function. 

Freeze warning set for Southern Nevada tonight, early Tuesday

The National Weather Service has issued a “freeze warning” from 10 p.m. tonight until 9 a.m. Tuesday. Weather is expected to dip to between 23 degrees and 30 degrees throughout the valley.

Ruling allows payment to bone marrow donors

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court has ruled that most bone marrow donors can be paid, overturning the government’s interpretation of a law making such compensation a crime punishable by up to five years in prison.

Brazile clinches ninth NFR all-around championship

Trevor Brazile of Decatur, Texas, clinched his ninth all-around world championship during Sunday’s fourth go-round of the National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center.

Three hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning at home

A family of three was hospitalized Sunday morning after sustaining carbon monoxide poisoning because of a gas fireplace, the Las Vegas Fire Department said.

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