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MADAME TUSSAUDS UNVEILS MADONNA WAX FIGURE

October 11, 2012 - 6:29 pm

Madame Tussauds (Venetian) unveiled on Thursday a wax figure of superstar Madonna just 48 hours before her two sold-out shows hit the strip. The figure's costume was inspired by the pop star's 2012 Super Bowl performance and headdress was fashioned by famous London designer Philip Treacy, whose work has been worn in “Sex and the City,” the Harry Potter movies and at the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. (Photo courtesy of Darrin Bush/Las Vegas News Bureau)

FILE - Guitarist, songwriter and record producer Steve Cropper poses Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, i ...

Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records’ Booker T and the M.G.’s, dies at 84

By Adrian Sainz The Associated Press

December 3, 2025 - 3:04 pm

Rolling Stone magazine ranked him 39th on its 100 Greatest Guitarists list, calling him “the secret ingredient in some of the greatest rock and soul songs.”

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds during their performance during the Aviation Nation at Nellis A ...

Thunderbird pilot ejected during training exercise in California, Air Force says

By Casey Harrison / RJ

December 3, 2025 - 2:38 pm

The pilot, who was not identified, was “safely ejected” from a F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft at about 10:45 a.m., the Air Force spokesperson said in a statement.

FILE - WWII veteran Charles Shay, 97 pays tribute to soldiers during a D-Day commemoration cere ...

D-Day veteran Charles Shay, who saved lives on Omaha Beach, dies at 101 in France

By Sylvie Corbet and Jeffrey Schaeffer The Associated Press

December 3, 2025 - 8:38 am

He was awarded the Silver Star for repeatedly plunging into the sea and carrying critically wounded soldiers to relative safety, saving them from drowning.

Visitors view the Grand Canyon from Mather Point on the South Rim at Grand Canyon National Park ...

Water crisis forcing another closure of Grand Canyon hotels

By Mark Davis / RJ

December 2, 2025 - 7:00 pm

All hotels along the South Rim inside Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona are closing due to severe water restrictions.

President Donald Trump listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 20 ...

SAUNDERS: Yes, The New York Times wrote a story on social services fraud by immigrants

By Debra J. Saunders / RJ

December 2, 2025 - 6:28 pm

The Minnesota Somali community is accused of stealing more than $1 billion through bogus nonprofits. They’ve made themselves easy targets for Trump.

The Capitol Christmas tree, a 53-foot red fir from the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in Neva ...

Capitol Christmas tree, 1st from Nevada, lights up Washington — PHOTOS

By Kristen DeSilva / RJ

December 2, 2025 - 5:16 pm

The Capitol Christmas tree lighting ceremony welcomed Nevada’s first tree to the national tradition, alongside the state’s congressional delegation.

Attorney Leslie Mark Stovall answers questions from the media regarding his client Kathryn Mayo ...

Attorney suspended, faces disbarment after misconduct finding in Cristiano Ronaldo case

By Noble Brigham / RJ

December 3, 2025 - 11:08 am

A Las Vegas attorney found to have committed misconduct in a case against Cristiano Ronaldo has been temporarily suspended and faces disbarment, court records show.

Shoppers exit El Super supermarket, on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, in North Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Te ...

Mexican grocery chains hit with EPA fine for selling illegal disinfectants

By Alan Halaly / RJ

December 2, 2025 - 10:45 pm

A Mexican company that owns two popular grocery chains with stores in Las Vegas will pay the Environmental Protection Agency a penalty for the illegal sale of disinfectants.

FILE - Honduras' President Juan Orlando Hernandez speaks during the opening ceremony of th ...

Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández freed after Trump pardon

By Christopher Sherman and Mike Catalini The Associated Press

December 2, 2025 - 12:40 pm

Prosecutors argued Hernández protected drug traffickers who moved hundreds of tons of cocaine through the country.

Shopping carts are lined up in front of a Costco store on Feb. 25, 2021, in Inglewood, Californ ...

Costco joins companies suing for refunds if Trump’s tariffs fall

Zoe Tillman and Jaewon Kang, Bloomberg News

December 2, 2025 - 9:40 am

Costco Wholesale Corp. joined a fast-growing list of businesses suing the Trump administration to ensure eligibility for refunds if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down the president’s signature global tariffs policy.