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‘CHIPPENDALES’ CELEBRATE CALENDAR RELEASE

December 17, 2012 - 11:58 am

The cast of “Chippendales” at Rio celebrated their 2013 calendar release Sunday at Pure Nightclub inside Caesars Palace. Joining the cast was one half of the “Amazing Race” duo James Davis. Davis and his partner Jaymes Vaughan starred in the twenty-first installment of the American reality television show and finished the competition in second place as they beat out nine other teams. Pictured from left to right: Gavin McHale, Kenny King, Bryan Cheatham, John Rivera, Jon Howes, Mikey Cross, Sami Eskelin, John Cook, Chaun Thomas and center James Davis. (Photo courtesy of Al Powers of Powers Imagery LLC)

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks alongside Vice President JD Vance about the impact o ...

Transportation secretary warns of ‘mass chaos’ in skies if shutdown continues

By Josh Funk The Associated Press

November 4, 2025 - 11:15 am

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy predicted Tuesday that there could be chaos in the skies next week if the government shutdown drags on and air traffic controllers miss a second paycheck.

FILE - Posters of a person throwing a sandwich are pictured along H Street, Aug. 17, 2025, in W ...

Man who threw sandwich at federal agent calls it an act of protest. Prosecutors argue it’s a crime

By Michael Kunzelman The Associated Press

November 4, 2025 - 9:02 am

After the rare rebuke from the grand jury, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office charged Sean Charles Dunn instead with a misdemeanor.

Vice President Dick Cheney delivers his speech to troops at Fairchild Air Force base on Monday, ...

Former Vice President Dick Cheney dies at 84

By Calvin Woodward The Associated Press

November 4, 2025 - 7:22 am

Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq, has died at age 84.

The Nevada Legislature building on April 23, 2025, in Carson City. (Liv Paggiarino/Las Vegas Re ...

GA lawmaker warns Nevada about film tax credit pitfalls

By McKenna Ross / RJ

November 4, 2025 - 10:21 am

“It has never quite met the promise of what it has been stated to give,” Georgia lawmaker Marvin Lim said in a Monday afternoon webinar.

Jeanne Llera, mother of Jorge Gomez, right, hugs Desiree Smith, founder of More Than A Hashtag, ...

Jury awards $6.5M in trial over Las Vegas police killing of armed protester

By Noble Brigham / RJ

November 3, 2025 - 8:10 pm

A key issue at trial was whether Black Lives Matter demonstrator Jorge Gomez had pointed a rifle at police.

Dayanne Figueroa, a U.S. citizen, stands in her mother’s backyard in Northlake, Illinois ...

Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability

By Laura Rodríguez Presa and Jonathan Bullington Chicago Tribune

November 3, 2025 - 1:41 pm

An unmarked vehicle driven by federal agents collided with Dayanne Figueroa’s as it tried to speed away from a hostile crowd, multiple videos reviewed by the Chicago Tribune show.

Diane Ladd at the 29th American Cinematheque Awards honoring Reese Witherspoon at the Hyatt Reg ...

Actress Diane Ladd, 3-time Oscar nominee, dies at 89

The Associated Press

November 3, 2025 - 2:32 pm

A gifted comic and dramatic performer, she had a long career in television and on stage before breaking through as a film performer in Martin Scorsese’s 1974 release “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore.”