Sony takes aim at Microsoft with PlayStation 4

LOS ANGELES — Sony broke out the heavy ammunition Monday against Microsoft, announcing its forthcoming PlayStation 4 will cost $399 – $100 less than the competing Xbox One.

 
Clashes in Istanbul extend into night in Taksim

ISTANBUL — Protesters and Turkey’s prime minister both refused to back down Tuesday in what could become the final battle for Istanbul’s Taksim Square, the symbol of nationwide grievances against his government.

 
Immigration bill advances in Senate

WASHINGTON — In Spanish and English, the Senate pushed contentious immigration legislation over early procedural hurdles with deceptive ease on Tuesday as President Barack Obama insisted the “moment is now” to give 11 million immigrants in the United States illegally a chance at citizenship.

Tourists regain access to Grand Canyon Skywalk

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Tourists who had been denied access on the main road to the Grand Canyon Skywalk now have a way to get to the glass bridge, be it through a bypass route or a rancher’s checkpoint.

 
Dispatch call describes Paris Jackson’s injuries

LOS ANGELES — Paramedics were dispatched to Paris Jackson’s home on a report that the 15-year-old had taken 20 Motrin pills and cut herself with a kitchen knife, audio of an emergency dispatch released Tuesday shows.

Sweet delight: New York-New York to house giant candy brands

The Strip’s New York-New York, home to a faux Statue of Liberty and a scaled-down version of the Brooklyn Bridge, will soon house an 18-foot-tall replica of a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup and other over-sized candy brands.

Reid, Heller vote to start immigration reform debate in U.S. Senate

Nevada’s U.S. senators voted Tuesday to formally begin discussing landmark changes to the nation’s immigration laws, a debate over a highly charged issue expected to consume the Senate for the next three weeks.

Saxophonist Don Hill is still swinging at 91

Don Hill still remembers his first professional gig playing saxophone on a Mardi Gras float in New Orleans, the city he grew up in.

National transplant board seeks medical, legal balance with review system

PITTSBURGH — Faced with a federal judge’s order in the heart-wrenching cases of two terminally ill children seeking lung transplants, a national review board sought a balance that will keep such decisions in the hands of doctors, not lawyers or judges.

Caesars unit forming social poker development studio

Caesars Interactive Entertainment announced it was forming a social poker development studio to expand the free-to-play World Series of Poker game through its Playtika division.

Sandstorm causes 27-car pileup near Winnemucca

Twenty-seven vehicles slammed into each other during a sandstorm that blinded drivers on Interstate 80 in rural northern Nevada, killing a truck driver and seriously injuring several other people, officials said.

 
Oregon senator cites contradiction by NSA in eavesdropping answer

WASHINGTON — One of the staunchest critics of government surveillance programs said Tuesday that the national intelligence director did not give him a straight answer last March when he asked whether the National Security Agency collects any data on millions of Americans.

Family behind Jerry’s Nugget gets deadline to round up financing

The Stamis family has two weeks to round up the financing to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy before the main lender gets a chance to oust them from their long-time ownership of locals casino Jerry’s Nugget.

Ziering reunites ‘90210’ players

You crazy “Beverly Hills, 90210” fans might finally get your reunion wish. The 1990s cast might get together in Las Vegas to watch one of their own go topless.

Goodman’s ‘Being Oscar’ hits high points, steps around low ones

Sensational. That’s the right word to describe “Being Oscar,” Oscar Goodman’s memoir of his high-flying, gin-imbibing life as a mob lawyer and three-term mayor of the city he was destined to represent.

Extend your living space outdoors into your backyard

The backyard is more than just a lawn to mow or a place for the pooch to run around. Many homeowners are turning their backyards into an extension of their homes, bringing the indoors outside for additional living space.

Step carefully this summer: Prevent common foot cancers

Common cancers have a high level of awareness among Americans – and rightly so. Prevalent cancers like breast, colon or prostate affect a large number of people, and it’s important to be aware of preventive and diagnostic measures. But cancer can also strike in an area of the body many people don’t think about – the feet.

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