Actor James Gandolfini, who played Tony Soprano in "The Sopranos," attended the Nathan Burton comedy show at the Flamingo on Saturday and discussed the world of magicians backstage. Gandolfini was in town over the weekend researching his role in "Burt Wonderstone," a comedy about rival magicians played by Jim Carrey and Steve Carrell. Gandolfini plays a hotel owner. (Photo courtesy Nathan Burton)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Authorities said Thursday that they’re looking into a connection between last weekend’s mass shooting at Brown University and one two days later near Boston that killed a professor at another elite school, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Nevada lawmakers approved nearly $485,000 in funding to regulate an operator of four youth residential mental health facilities in Las Vegas.
Donald Trump’s handpicked board voted on Thursday to rename Washington’s leading performing arts center as the Trump-Kennedy Center, the White House said.
The switch would move marijuana away from its current classification as a Schedule I drug, alongside heroin and LSD.
Greg Biffle has died at the age of 55 following a plane crash on Thursday, Dec. 18, according to Rep. Richard Hudson, a North Carolina congressman and a family friend of the Biffles.
There was no winner in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing. The jackpot has grown to $1.5 billion for Saturday, one of the largest in the game’s history.
President Donald Trump said he was sending a $1,776 bonus check to U.S. troops for Christmas, indicating that tariffs were funding the payments.
Nick Reiner’s arraignment was postponed until Jan. 7 at his attorney’s request. He spoke only to say “yes, your honor” to agree to the date. He is being held without bail.
Nevada and dozens of other states announced a settlement with Hyundai and Kia for the car manufacturers’ sale of vehicles without anti-theft technology, the same day as two men received life sentences for a killing that followed a 2023 car-stealing spree in the northwest Las Vegas Valley.
The departure comes as FBI leadership has been buffeted by criticism over Director Kash Patel’s use of a government plane for personal purposes and social media posts about active investigations.
