Expedia Inc. acquires Travelocity in $280 million deal

Expedia Inc. has acquired online travel agency Travelocity from technology company Sabre Corp. for $280 million in cash, the companies said in a statement on Friday, as consolidation in the online booking industry continues.

Maximum sentence upheld in death of Las Vegas child

A Las Vegas woman who tried to cover up that her boyfriend shook her 2-month-old son, which led to the boy’s death five years later, has had her conviction and sentence upheld by the Nevada Supreme Court.

 
Drug-carrying drone crashes near US-Mexico border

A smuggler’s drone flying from Mexico crash-landed just south of the U.S. border city of San Ysidro, California, in a failed drug delivery this week, Tijuana Municipal Police said.

 
It got a little weird when YouTube stars interviewed Obama

In his continuing effort to connect to a younger audience, President Barack Obama sat down Thursday with and took questions from three YouTube stars: GloZell Green, Bethany Mota and half of the vlogbrothers, Hank Green.

NFL: Patriots’ footballs were properly inflated for 2nd half

The NFL said on Friday it has conducted nearly 40 interviews as part of its investigation into whether the New England Patriots used illegally deflated balls during a blowout victory that clinched a Super Bowl berth.

UNM’s Greenwood rises above online cowardice

Billions of people for billions of minutes a month take to social media, tweeting and posting and Instagraming our way through life. Which means there are billions of opportunities for cowards to shield themselves behind the pretense that with such independence comes the right to maliciously attack others without the fear of being held accountable.

Strip marquee showcases artist’s videos

Laurie Simmons’ “Ringtone” and “Geisha Song” take over The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas’ towering Strip marquee once an hour, bringing the artist’s distinctive vision to a wider audience.

With ‘The Boy Next Door,’ Lopez’s acting career hits a new J.Low

If anything, this cheap, obvious and lazy thriller should leave you looking forward to the singer’s likely Las Vegas residency. After all, every day she’s performing on the Strip is another day she can’t be making movies like this one.

Stewart back as senior Vegas hep-cat

Rod Stewart brings his easy-going retrospective back to Caesars, two weeks after turning 70.

 
Video shows NJ officer shooting man with hands raised

A New Jersey police department released a video this week of a man being fatally shot by police as he got out of a car with his hands raised during a traffic stop.

NFL needs LA, but does LA need NFL?

Since the Rams left Los Angeles for St. Louis and the Raiders moved back to Oakland, both departing before the start of the 1995 season, there have been more than a dozen proposals for the NFL to return to the nation’s second-largest market.

NFLPA files grievance against league over new conduct policy

The NFLPA filed a grievance against the NFL over the new personal conduct policy. Because the policy was not collectively bargained under the terms of the, the players’ union requested its expedited grievance be heard immediately.

Officials ID pedestrian killed on I-15 as Alaskan tourist

The man who was died after being struck by cars Thursday night on Interstate 15 is believed to be a tourist from Alaska, according to Nevada Highway Patrol.

Clinton ahead of all potential GOP candidates in new poll

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton isn’t just the prospective Democratic frontrunner — she’s favored over every top potential Republican candidate, according to a Washington Post/ABC News poll released Thursday.

Dining Pick of the Week: Lucki Thai

Family-owned Lucki Thai is a cozy eatery in the Silverado Ranch Village shopping center, with quiet booths lining the walls and subdued lighting. The menu offers Chinese as well as Japanese options, but everything is cooked in a very Thai tradition.

Dining Pick of the Week: Archi’s Thai

Thai food options abound across the Las Vegas Valley, and after you’ve tried them all, you’ll likely find yourself returning to Archi’s.

Dining Pick of the Week: Leticia’s Mexican Cocina

Authentic Mexican food can be hard to come by, which is why Leticia Mitchell, a native of Mexico, created Leticia’s Mexican Cocina with a pledge to make her customers feel as if they were in “su casa,” or their own home.

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