The Keep Memory Alive Power of Love Gala red carpet was packed with celebrities ranging from Whoopi Goldberg to chef Gordon Ramsay. The gala held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena honored producer Quincy Jones and actor Michael Caine. The annual event raises money for Alzheimer’s disease awareness and research.
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LONG BEACH, Calif. — Police say a homeless man set a 63-year-old California man on fire outside a 7-Eleven store by throwing a flammable substance inside the man’s parked SUV.
RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. — Five people, including three teenagers, were killed Saturday in Florida after their car was hit by another vehicle that jolted through an interstate exit ramp, authorities said.
BEIJING — Bound by threats from North Korea, the U.S. and China agreed Saturday to rid the bellicose nation of nuclear weapons in a test of whether the world powers can shelve years of rivalry and discord, and unite in fostering global stability.
LONDON — Hundreds of opponents of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher partied in London’s Trafalgar Square to celebrate her death, sipping Champagne and chanting “Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead.”
MIAMI — Guards clashed Saturday with prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay prison as the military sought to move hunger strikers out of a communal section of the detention center on the U.S. base in Cuba, officials said.
It’s not normal, but it’s normal for now. That was the word Friday on Southern Nevada’s residential real estate market, with a panel of experts at the Las Vegas Housing Outlook telling an audience of sales agents, builders and lenders they can expect more investors and higher prices in the next year.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s governor has taken The Flaming Lips’ “Do You Realize??” out of rotation, pulling the tune as the state’s official rock song in a move her office says has more to do with priorities than musical taste.
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis named eight cardinals from around the globe Saturday to advise him on running the Catholic Church and reforming the Vatican bureaucracy, marking his first month as pope with a major initiative to reflect the universal nature of the church in key governing decisions.
Bills that would have imposed a tax on fast-food, allowed concealed weapons permit holders to carry weapons on college campuses, and legalized recreational marijuana all died Friday when they did not come up for votes by a legislative deadline for action.
LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant took to Facebook in the wee hours of Saturday morning to vent about the Achilles tendon injury that likely ended his season, writing the “frustration is unbearable” but the setback will not end his career.
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods dropped two strokes at the Masters before he even hit a shot Saturday. At least he’s still in the tournament.
SheaXero — The No Electric Bill Home offered at Shea Homes at Ardiente has energy-efficient features and solar power systems, helping to lower the energy costs for homeowners.
Long recognized as a national leader in green building, Pardee Homes is getting even greener, thanks to the company’s growing green team.
A motorist who drove into a Cadillac waiting at a red light at the intersection of Pecos and Russell roads died Friday, Las Vegas police said.
Lucas Foletta, who has been Gov. Brian Sandoval’s general counsel and policy director, is out after just over two years on the job.
A man who was beaten to death Wednesday morning was identified Friday.
LAMOILLE — A longtime cowboy is dead after being thrown from his horse at a ranch in Lamoille in Northern Nevada, according to the Elko County sheriff.
Rep. Dina Titus charged Friday the Department of Energy has been slow to answer questions and concerns about plans to bury potent uranium waste at the Nevada National Security Site, as well as how it will be transported there.
The Nevada Senate Transportation Committee approved a bill Friday to allow the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue driver authorization cards for people who are in the country illegally.
As existing home sales continue to climb and housing prices increase, remodeling is also on the rise, according to the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. Owners of older homes are investing more in home improvement projects that add beauty and value, especially with environmentally friendly products.
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