A 911 emergency dispatcher who told a young caller to “stop whining” after her father was struck and killed by a car along a Maryland highway has left the position, a fire official said on Wednesday.
Don’t tell Michael Reed newspapers are dying. Reed, president and CEO of New York-based New Media Investment Group, will have bet more than half a billion dollars on print publications by late March, when New Media is scheduled to close on its purchase of Review-Journal parent Stephens Media of Arkansas.
Residents across the U.S. South were digging out on Thursday after the latest winter wallop, which dumped more than a half-foot of snow and knocked out power for hundreds of thousands in a region accustomed to milder cold-weather conditions.
The Doobie Brothers’ “Takin’ It to the Streets” blasted through the loud speakers on the opening day at the Grand Bazaar Shops outside of Bally’s. And that’s exactly what developer Larry Siegel wanted to do: bring the property’s 110 stores, four full-service restaurants and 20 grab-and-go culinary concepts to the Las Vegas streets.
Agassi Prep boys basketball coach Trevor Diggs remembers every little detail about a loss that happened nearly 14 months ago. That’s because the second-year coach doesn’t have many setbacks on his resume.
At first glance, the Hydrant Club looks like it could be just another dog park, albeit one that is in the heart of downtown and features a working, 15-foot-tall fire hydrant.
An unusual visitor came to the valley in early February, and the visit was the talk of the town for bird-watchers.
Two South Florida law enforcement officers are under fire after witnesses used their cell phones to capture footage of them possibly mistreating arrestees.
Los Angeles Angels general manager Jerry Dipoto shed no new light on reported off-field issues and said outfielder Josh Hamilton is at home rehabbing from surgery. According to CBS Sports’ Jon Heyman, Hamilton had a relapse of cocaine use.
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant was questioned by police at the scene of a 2011 incident in which a witness reported that Bryant’s girlfriend was dragged by an unidentified man across a Texas Wal-Mart parking lot, according to police documents.
Proclaiming “Elvis is as much a part of this building as these walls are,” Westgate Resorts chief executive David Siegel on Thursday launched a partnership with the keepers of Graceland to bring an Elvis Presley exhibit and themed shows to Westgate Las Vegas.
The new Greek government suspended competition in the top-flight Super League indefinitely after violence at a weekend match between the top two football clubs in the country.
Police have arrested a self-described former gang member suspected of killing a transgender woman who was shot to death in Los Angeles as she pounded on the front door of a house seeking help, investigators said on Thursday.
Two people suffered minor injuries on Thursday in an unspecified hazardous materials incident in the Silicon Valley community of Sunnyvale, California, a city spokeswoman said.
How do you know the right time, if ever, to change jobs? Asking yourself these four key questions could give you the answer.
Ride service Uber said on Thursday it was suspending its operations in Boise, Idaho, after reaching an impasse in negotiations with city leaders over new regulations.
The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the constitutionality of the state’s “markers law” in a case involving a high roller who failed to pay off a combined $384,000 in markers he took from the Hard Rock Hotel, Caesars Palace, The Venetian and Palazzo in the fall of 2008.
Police caught two llamas on the loose in Phoenix on Thursday.
The scene Wednesday of first responders wearing bright orange hazardous material suits, scaling railroad tank cars and trying to shut off leaks was not far from the place where 42 tons of liquefied chlorine spewed from a pipe at the Pioneer Chlor Alkali plant 24 years ago.
The truck driver whose vehicle was struck by a Southern California commuter train, triggering a wreck in which 50 people were hurt, will not be charged at this time, Ventura County prosecutors said on Thursday.
Possession of small amounts of marijuana became legal in the District of Columbia on Thursday, launching a pot “green rush” despite a face-off between local officials and the Republican-led U.S. Congress over the new standards.
Burlesque dancers bare their bodies and they’ve got to have the self-confidence and pride to rule the stage so when one New Orleans dancer was let go recently she didn’t take it lightly.
In February we celebrate “Make a Friend Day.” Here are five movies about friendship that you should check out to celebrate.
Pop diva Madonna’s gasp-inducing “wardrobe malfunction” at a star-studded London awards ceremony grabbed British headlines on Thursday along with photos of her falling backwards downstairs tangled in a swirling cape.
A U.S.-led alliance launched air strikes against Islamic State on Thursday in an area of northeast Syria where the militants are now estimated to have abducted at least 220 Assyrian Christians this week, a group monitoring the war reported.
A Florida man facing murder charges for allegedly throwing his 5-year-old daughter off a bridge currently is incompetent to stand trial, a judge said on Thursday.
A controversial bill that would extend a bond rollover program to address pressing school construction needs in Clark County ran into tough questioning Thursday in an Assembly committee.
Abror Habibov, Akhror Saidakhmetov and Abdurasul Juraboev are accused by the federal government of attempting to join ISIS and of fostering plans to kill the president and shoot law enforcement officers.
Businessman Donald Trump is ramping up efforts for a 2016 presidential run, adding to a growing pool of potential Republican candidates, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
Bank of America Corp. on Wednesday said it reached a $300 million settlement of a lawsuit brought by lenders that helped finance construction of the failed Fontainebleau, which filed for bankruptcy protection in June 2009.