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  • Tourism Protests Keep New Luxor Governor Away in Egypt

    LUXOR A hardline Islamist appointed governor of Luxor stayed away from his new office on Wednesday as protesters barred access and demanded Egypt's president revoke a nomination they fear will hurt local tourism. Adel Mohamed al-Khayat, appointed by President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood, is a member of al-Gamaa al-Islamiya, the movement accused of killing 58 foreign tourists ...

  • Schools out but free lunches still available for Las Vegas kids

    Emma Cole, 10, talks with friends during Summer Food Service Program lunch at the Heinrich YMCA in Las Vegas on Wednesday, June 19, 2013. The Summer Food Service Program is a federal nutrition program designed to feed children free, nutritious meals and snacks during the months of June, July, and August when school is ...

  • Everyday Carnival How EDC has shaped Vegas nightlife

    In the wee hours of the morning on a hot Las Vegas night, a crowd of about 5,000 dance-music fans gathers around a cavernous 15,000-square-foot stage, its half-dome amplifying their shrieks as the night's headlining DJ takes the stage. When the bass drops, the space transforms into an otherworldly celebration, where dancers in tutus and LED-lined bikinis prowl the audience and the pulsing ...

  • Counting Crows frontman on live albums cover songs and crazy concerts at Mandalay Bay Beach

    The Counting Crows and The Wallflowers perform at Mandalay Bay Beach on Thursday, July 20. The concert starts at 9 p.m. Tickets start at $47.50. /inline-content --> Tonight marks a night for the '90s at Mandalay Bay Beach with a concert featuring the Counting Crows and special guests The Wallflowers. What's more, ticket purchasers also get a free download of Counting Crows' ...

  • Stockton airport passengers can soon grab a sub on their way to Vegas

    STOCKTON - Two eateries appear to be on the way to Stockton Metropolitan Airport, bringing much-needed revenue to the county-owned and operated airport and providing food and drinks to airline passengers and neighbors in the south-city industrial area. For the first time, passengers will be able to buy a sandwich after passing through security ...


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Movie Review

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

For the past few months, the trailer has promised us that, In the year 2003, Uma Thurman will Kill Bill. It turns out that wont be the case because, as is now widely known, Kill Bill, Quentin Tarantinos expansive, ambitious grindhouse homage, his first film in six years, has been split into two parts, Volume 1 and Volume 2, the latter of which wont bow in theaters until next ... ...

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  • Rizzo adjusts to life of love behind bars

    "Mob Wives" star Ramona Rizzo's fiance is in jail, and he is a "reputed Gambino family soldier." Isn't prison going to make it a weird relationship? "Already, it is. You know what I mean?" says Rizzo, who celebrates her bachelorette party Saturday at Crazy Horse III strip club. "It is what it is, right now. I get to visit him once a week for one hour. ...

  • North Las Vegas approves plan to use eminent domain to aid underwater homeowners

    North Las Vegas City Council members threw a controversial lifeline to underwater homeowners Wednesday, picking up a complex, amended plan aimed at keeping thousands of upside down borrowers in their homes. The proposal passed on a 4-1 vote, with Ward 4 Councilman Wade Wagner against it. Under it, the city entered into an advisory services agreement with Mortgage Resolution Partners, or MRP, the ...

  • Firefighters put out blaze in wood pile

    Burning piles of wood caused extensive smoke near Bonanza Road and Rancho Drive Wednesday afternoon. Firefighters responded to a call of a barn on fire shortly before 2:30 p.m., said Las Vegas Fire Department spokesman Tim Szymanski. They found two large piles of burning wood. The fire appeared to have started in the surrounding grass and wind pushed the flames towards to wood, Szymanski said. ...

  • Woman killed in North Las Vegas car crash

    Wednesday, June 19, 2013 | 10:35 p.m. One woman died and two people were injured in a car collision on Wednesday in North Las Vegas. North Las Vegas Police responded to the crash involving two vehicles about 8:30 p.m. on Camino Al Norte near Ann Road. Preliminary investigation indicates that a man driving a Cadillac sedan was speeding north on Camino Al Norte, when it collided with a Toyota ...

  • Diseased bighorn sheep might have to be killed in Mojave National Preserve

    A ram is shown at Old Dad Mountain in the Mojave National Preserve in this photo taken with a camera equipped with a motion detector. Wildlife officials might kill desert bighorn sheep in that region's largest herd to prevent the virus from ...

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