NEW YORK -- The Hollywood stage became a little less crowded Thursday as "American Idol" cut its contestant pool from 24 to a lucky 13 finalists. Ten of the finalists made it to the next round through online and phone votes from viewers. In a new twist, judges Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler picked the last three out for a wild-card competition.
An actor whose credits include HBO’s hit “The Sopranos,” as well as the films “J. Edgar” and “The Prestige,” has been indicted on charges related to a road rage incident, during which he shot a woman in the face, police said.
The Clark County Commission praised the local government’s top executive and voted to award him a 4 percent bonus during a year-end performance review.
An internal CBS News battle over a “60 Minutes” story critical of the Trump administration has exploded publicly, with a correspondent charging it was kept off the air for political reasons and news chief Bari Weiss saying Monday the story did not “advance the ball.”
A college student who was deported while trying to visit family for Thanksgiving said an immigration officer told her it wouldn’t matter if she spoke to a lawyer, she was going to be removed from the country anyway.
Several U.S. airports have begun rolling out “guest pass” programs, which allow non-ticketed visitors to enter post-security areas of airport terminals.
Under reclassification, state-legal cannabis businesses would be able to deduct expenses with the Internal Revenue Service, “the same as any other company would do,” according to a report.
As 2025 comes to an end, Santa won’t be the only thing coming to town as the Las Vegas Valley readies to host holiday and New Year’s Eve celebrations over the next two weeks.
While Nevada’s food stamps benefits were paused due to the federal government shutdown, a local nonprofit helped feed about 65,000 people, enough to fill Allegiant Stadium.
A Las Vegas gun range provided a man a Soviet-era submachine gun that exploded after a malfunction, which left him with “severe and debilitating injuries,” according to a lawsuit.
The Powerball jackpot has jumped to an eye-popping $1.7 billion, after the 46th drawing passed without a big winner.
