Late on a recent Thursday morning, Sharon Kanter carried a broad wicker basket as she walked across a sun-dappled patch of ground. She was transporting a rainbow of fruits, vegetables and other foods, a block of butter nestled in with an old-fashioned basket of blackberries.
The folks in charge of saving one of the Mojave Desert’s most iconic and imperiled reptiles have an unusual request: No more tortoises, please.
The second Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas begins Friday with an estimated 345,000 mostly out-of-town attendees soaking up the sounds, swaying to the beats and spending on food, drink and lodging.
The family of a 15-year-old girl who died of an ecstasy overdose at a rave at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum will receive a $190,000 lawsuit settlement on behalf of the stadium, the event’s organizer and the Coliseum’s manager.
Lil Wayne said that after a recent NBA playoffs ticket dispute he felt unwelcome and “unwanted” at the Oklahoma City arena and isn’t planning to return.
Queen Elizabeth II went to the races Saturday, at the start of a four-day celebration of her 60 years on the throne.
Oprah Winfrey is back in the book club business, updated for the digital age. “Oprah’s Book Club 2.0,” a joint project of Winfrey’s OWN network and her O magazine, begins Monday with the popular memoir “Wild,” Cheryl Strayed’s story of her 1,100-mile hike along the Pacific Crest Trail.
Nevada has a new executive director of Miss Nevada USA, and Donald Trump has another provocative personality to boost ratings.
Sometime this month, the U.S. Supreme Court will hand down its biggest decision in more than a decade when it rules on the constitutionality of ObamaCare.
