A Wynn employee’s lawsuit, accusing the resort of creating an unsafe work environment due to second-hand smoke, can go forward and seek class-action status, an attorney for the Wynn dealer announced Wednesday.
Former hard-money lender Connie Farris tricked investors into giving her money for five nonexistent loans, a prosecutor told a jury in opening statements Wednesday as Farris’ trial got under way.
Jamar Holman, an 18-year-old student at Mojave High School, was arrested today for possession of a loaded gun on school grounds.
FBI agents today raided three Las Vegas companies suspected of being involved in telemarketing scams that promise to help struggling businesses obtain federal funding, including stimulus grants. Agents began executing search warrants in the morning at Silver State Holding Co., SBA Consulting Services, and Foundation Research Inc. and remained at the companies most of the day.
A joint investigation by every state could force mortgage companies to settle allegations that they used flawed documents to foreclose on hundreds of thousands of homeowners. Lenders could be forced to accept an independent monitor to ensure they follow state laws and pay some people whose foreclosures were improperly handled.
NEW YORK — Michael Jackson’s complete library of videos is being restored and rereleased, as well as a never-released clip for his song “One More Chance.” The “Michael Jackson’s Vision” boxed set is due out on Nov. 22 and includes 4 1/2 hours worth of material, including the full version of “Black or White,” which was cut short after its initial release due to violent imagery and Jackson’s gyrations.
Raising almost $517.4 million through a stock sale may not seem like a huge amount when you face a debt of $13 billion. But Wall Street was quick to point out Wednesday that MGM Resorts International has other means at its disposal to reduce the company’s leverage.
AUSTIN, Texas — A Mexican police commander investigating the reported shooting of an American tourist on a border lake plagued by pirates has been decapitated and his head was found in a suitcase. The death of Rolando Flores, commander of state investigators in Ciudad Miguel Aleman, was a message from gangsters for investigators to “stay out of their territory,” Texas Gov. Rick Perry said. Flores was part of a group investigating the reported shooting of David Hartley.
When United Football League commissioner Michael Huyghue was in Las Vegas last month, he predicted as many as 20,000 fans could attend the Locomotives’ 2010 season opener at Sam Boyd Stadium.
