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Cordish Co. chosen as potential buyer of Atlantic City Tropicana

September 23, 2008 - 10:24 am

The company that helped revitalize Baltimore's Inner Harbor was chosen today as the potential buyer of the Tropicana Casino and Resort by a state trustee overseeing the property, apparently ending Tropicana Entertainment's hopes of regaining control of its flagship Atlantic City property.

Trustee Gary Stein said the Cordish Co. has offered to buy the gambling hall, which includes one of New Jersey's largest hotels, for $700 million in cash and stock.

FILE - President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney meet in the Oval Office o ...

SAUNDERS: Trump calls off trade talks with Canada. Why?

By Debra J. Saunders / RJ

October 26, 2025 - 2:29 pm

Trump butt heads with Canada’s Trump, Doug Ford

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks to reporters on day 23 of the government shutdown as ...

Flights to Los Angeles International Airport halted due to air traffic controller shortage

By The Associated Press

October 26, 2025 - 2:06 pm

The Federal Aviation Administration said flights departing for Los Angeles International Airport were halted Sunday due to a staffing shortage at a Southern California air traffic facility.

FILE - June Lockhart, right, who played the character of Ruth Martin, mother of Timmy Martin, p ...

June Lockhart, beloved mother figure from ‘Lassie’ and ‘Lost In Space,’ dies at 100

By BOB THOMAS and BETH HARRIS Associated Press

October 25, 2025 - 1:30 pm

Lockhart, who became a mother figure for a generation of television viewers whether at home in “Lassie” or up in the stratosphere in “Lost in Space,” has died. She was 100.

More than 2.2 million pounds of ready-to-eat Korean barbecue pork jerky product shipped to Cost ...

Over 2.2M pounds of Korean beef jerky shipped to Costco, Sam’s Club recalled

By Tony Garcia / RJ

October 25, 2025 - 8:08 am

More than 2.2 million pounds of ready-to-eat Korean barbecue pork jerky product shipped to Costco and Sam’s Club retail locations nationwide have been recalled.

Las Vegas man once accused in Trump assassination plot files new lawsuit

By Bryan Horwath / RJ

October 25, 2025 - 8:58 pm

Vem Miller Yenovkian, who goes by Vem Miller, filed suit in federal court in Las Vegas on Oct. 13 against his ex-wife and 19 other defendants, citing a long list of allegations.

Geoff Schumacher, the vice president of exhibits and programs at the Mob Museum, poses outside ...

Think the Mafia is gone? Think again, Mob Museum expert says

By Casey Harrison / RJ

October 25, 2025 - 6:30 am

The Mafia’s presence in Las Vegas, and other large American cities have been long documented and romanticized, and seeing its resurgence in 2025 shouldn’t be surprising, according to an expert.

Karamo Brown, left, and Antoni Porowski appear in an episode of the TV show "Queer Eye." (Netflix)

How Hollywood productions cash in on Nevada tax credits

By McKenna Ross / RJ

October 25, 2025 - 6:00 am

“Queer Eye,” “The Studio,” “Flight Risk” and more filmed in Nevada recently. How much did they get in tax credits from the state?

(LtoR) Jazmin Gomez, Rene, and Jeanne Llera talk with their attorney Eric Valenzuela outside th ...

Witnesses say they didn’t see armed protester killed by police pointing his gun

By Noble Brigham / RJ

October 25, 2025 - 6:00 am

That shooting is the subject of an ongoing federal civil trial stemming from a lawsuit Jorge Gomez’s family filed against the Metropolitan Police Department.

The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles on East Sahara Avenue in Las Vegas. (Las Vegas Review-J ...

New Nevada DMV rule requires many motorists to begin online

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

October 24, 2025 - 4:10 pm

The Nevada DMV now requires motorists to begin many transactions online, including vehicle registration, before visiting a DMV office in person.

U.S. military senior leadership listen as President Donald Trump speaks at Marine Corps Base Qu ...

Pentagon accepts anonymous $130M donation to help pay military during the shutdown

By Konstantin Toropin and Lisa Mascaro Associated Press

October 24, 2025 - 1:13 pm

The Pentagon confirmed Friday that it has accepted an anonymous $130 million gift to help pay members of the military during the government shutdown, raising ethical questions after President Donald Trump had announced that a friend had offered the gift to defray any shortfalls.