Trophies take back seat to spectacle at Billboard Music Awards

Like countless awards shows before it, this one began with an apology from a dude in turquoise underpants who jiggled like gelatin incarnate next to two individuals zipped into a dancing Zebra costume.

Diapers, tantrums among topics in Las Vegas class for fathers-to-be

Fifteen men came together at UMC’s Family Resource Center to learn about the mysteries of new fatherhood, and not one appeared to think it would be as simple as learning how to place, and then dress with mustard and relish, a frank on a bun.
Welcome to the Boot Camp for New Dads.

HEALTH Q&A

Q What can I do to protect myself while exercising in the Vegas heat?

Las Vegas gets glimpse of eclipse

The rare “ring of fire” eclipse watched around the world didn’t go unnoticed in Las Vegas and surrounding areas. Audiences in Las Vegas could only see about 97 percent of the eclipse because Clark County is just outside the center-line viewing range.

E-prescriptions’ popularity on rise

WASHINGTON – Dropping a paper prescription at the drugstore is becoming old-school: More than a third of the nation’s prescriptions are now electronic, according to the latest count.

Millions look skyward as rare eclipse crosses Asia

Millions of Asians watched as a rare “ring of fire” eclipse crossed their skies early Monday. The annular eclipse, in which the moon passes in front of the sun leaving only a golden ring around its edges, was visible to wide areas across the continent. It will move across the Pacific and also be seen in parts of the western United States.

Robin Gibb of Bee Gees dies at 62

LONDON – Robin Gibb, one of the three Bee Gees whose falsetto harmonies powered such hits as “Stayin’ Alive” and “Night Fever” and defined the flashy disco era died Sunday, his representative said. He was 62. Gibb’s family announced in a statement that “Robin passed away today following his long battle with cancer and intestinal surgery,” Gibb’s representative Doug Wright said.

Man arrested in arson fire at Las Vegas motel

A 33-year-old man was booked into the Clark County jail on arson and other charges Sunday in connection with a motel room fire.

Gorman QB Solomon commits to Arizona

Bishop Gorman High School junior quarterback Jarrett Solomon made an oral commitment Sunday to play college football at Arizona.

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