The tender, sensual lesbian romance “Blue is the Warmest Color: The Life of Adele” won the hearts of the 66th Cannes Film Festival, taking its top honor, the Palme d’Or.
The search intensified Sunday for a teenage boy believed to have been swept away by floodwaters as he tried to swim across a swollen creek near San Antonio, authorities said.
Two rockets hit Hezbollah strongholds in Beirut on Sunday, tearing through an apartment and peppering cars with shrapnel, a day after the Lebanese group’s leader pledged to lift President Bashar Assad to victory in Syria’s civil war.
It took “a lot of courage” for the Clark County School Board to hire Pat Skorkowsky as permanent superintendent, said board member and past president Linda Young, noting that her colleagues were “being hammered to do a national search.”
Side by side on a couch were Dana White and Mike Tyson, a pair of lifelong boxing fans, explaining why they rarely get excited to watch boxing anymore. That’s how times change.
Surrounded by engineers, NASA chief Charles Bolden inspected a prototype spacecraft engine that could power an audacious mission to lasso an asteroid and tow it closer to Earth for astronauts to explore.
INDIANAPOLIS — The hard-luck loser no more, Tony Kanaan finally won the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday — with a bit of luck, at that.
President Barack Obama visited tornado-devastated Moore, Okla., Sunday, consoling people staggered by the loss of life and property and promising that the government will be behind them “every step of the way.”
Consider one day in the life of artist Karen Wheeler.
This week, two guys sent questions about Sunset Road between Decatur and Valley View boulevards. Rick noted that it looks like it’s paved and ready to use.
Kevin Penner hasn’t forgotten his only NCAA Golf Championship experience.
When it comes to theatrical feasts, the 2013 Vegas Fringe Festival lives up to the buffet metaphor with a wide-ranging performance menu, serving up everything from edgy premieres to family-friendly classics, musicals to improv.
Like infinite numbers of women before her, Heather Robbins came to Las Vegas with a bit of luggage and a big dream: to someday become a showgirl; or at the very least, to dance in a strip club and maybe work her way up by catching the attention of somebody influential.
I have been cooking in restaurants since I was 15 years old. I created Firefly Tapas Kitchen & Bar 10 years ago. Firefly, my labor of love, has come a long way since the early days, when every night I was the only guy working the line in the kitchen, sleeping on the couch in the office so I could wake up and get a jump on the prep for the next day’s service.
Sure, the Affordable Care Act fines people who don’t have coverage after Jan. 1. But experts say the law, commonly called Obamacare, could still leave millions of Americans uncovered as young and healthy consumers choose cheaper fines over expensive coverage.
The $499,695 grant from the National Institute of Justice, which runs out in June, has helped detectives solve 25 homicides after leads were exhausted and dozens of sexual assault cases.
“Obama Wants to Split the GOP,” “The Era of Partisanship Isn’t Over,” “The Senate and the House are on a Collision Course.” These are just a few of the foreboding headlines as immigration reform moves forward in the Senate. But while some may derive stories from conflict, I believe the comprehensive immigration proposal currently under consideration in the Senate is actually very much a product of bipartisanship.
Can you envision much higher power bills?
Designer Roland Mouret’s fall 2013 collection was featured during Neiman Marcus’ 13th annual “A Flair For Care” fashion show and luncheon May 13 at Wynn Las Vegas.
Cerca country comes into full bloom with bike rides, nature walks, festivals, rodeos and the Tony Award-winning Utah Shakespeare Festival.
Although Las Vegas seems far away from Long Beach, Calif., Sin City sits less than five hours from any of Southern California’s beachside communities, making the coast a worthwhile weekend destination. With so many beach towns to choose from, the question is where to go?
Southern Utah’s dramatic geological features and vividly colored sandstone formations invite visitors to explore and take a closer look.
They were there all of 20 minutes before the “Days of Our Lives” rehearsals began. Take five women out of a car they’ve occupied for five-plus hours and it’s bound to happen. A disagreement spurs hurt feelings spurs not one, but two dramatic exits.
Lawn questions seem to be on people’s minds along with some other questions.
Here are a few things in pop culture that caught our eye recently.
Sarah Dixon took in the warm, damp air as she walked down the dirt road. The women of the village offered her fried tarantulas in a basket, and local children happily snacked on the delicacies. Dixon, however, recoiled with fear and awe.