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  • Probe begins after Connecticut commuter trains crash

    FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Two commuter trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in a crash that sent about 70 people to the hospital, severely damaged the tracks and threatened to snarl travel in the congested Northeast Corridor. Three patients remained in critical condition Saturday morning, with two of those stable, according to officials at two Bridgeport hospitals. The crash happened Friday ...

  • Expect Thompsons memoir to be classy

    Linda Thompson is finally writing a memoir detailing her long romances with Elvis Presley, Bruce Jenner and David Foster. But it's not a dirty tell-all. It's the kind of well-tempered book we would expect from this Oscar-nominated lyricist and mother of Brody and Brandon Jenner. "I got offers right away to write books -- big money offers" after Elvis died, Thompson tells me ...

  • O.J. Simpson asked pals to bring guns to Vegas memorabilia confrontation former lawyer

    O.J. Simpson not only lied about knowing that two of his pals were packing heat during a confrontation with memorabilia dealers - he was the one who asked them to bring the guns, his former lawyer testified yesterday.Miami attorney Yale Galanter’s revelation contradicted much of what The Juice told a Las Vegas court about the 2007 criminal stint that landed him in prison, landing a heavy ...

  • Nevadans help California fuel $600 million Powerball jackpot

    Robert Constantion, of Las Vegas, right, is almost at the ticket counter after a nearly four-hour wait at the Lotto Store just inside the California border at Primm, Friday, May 17, 2013. The Powerball jackpot will be worth more than $600 million by the Saturday evening ...

  • Las Vegas is fine just the way it is

    "Clean up the Strip," come on. Las Vegas is and always will be an adult entertainment town. No one is forcing you to take the "smut" books and fliers. How many times do we see mom and dad taking their kids in casinos, and making the kids stand aside while the parents play? If you want clean, family fun, take them to Disneyland. Leave Vegas as it is, and should be. We like ...


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Movie Review

Grease 2 [DVD]

Grease 2 [DVD]

There was a time when I might have tried to mount a vigorous defense for Grease 2, arguing that it is not nearly as bad as it is often made out to be. Following the original Grease, a Broadway hit and the most successful movie musical of all time, how could Grease 2 be anything but a disappointment? It lacked the star power of then-red-hot John Travolta, the chance to exploit ... ...

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  • Museum informs entertains thousands

    Touring the Discovery Children's Museum with a group of first-graders from Givens Elementary School seemed like a smart idea. I could follow them around, watch their reactions, see what they liked best. It would be a reality-based column. The reality was Thursday, there were eight schools at the new museum, about 950 elementary students. I lost the first-graders (or they lost me) soon after ...

  • PHOTOS Whisker winners are bearded wonders

    Winners in the Whiskerino contest Friday at Helldorado Days downtown included, from left, Jason Crawford for best mustache, Robert Borbour for longest beard, Kevin Fitzpatrick who won the audience favorite vote and Jim Barfield for best ...

  • Las Vegas Attorney Pleads Guilty to Mortgage Fraud Crimes www.priateofficer.com

    --Las Vegas attorney Stanley A. Walton, 54, has pleaded guilty to a charge brought against him in February 2011 that he participated in a scheme to obtain mortgage loans from financial institutions using straw buyers and false loan applications, announced Daniel G. Bogden, United States Attorney for the District of Nevada. Walton pleaded guilty on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, to one count of ...

  • Chef Oliviers excellent Vegas Uncorkd adventure

    Chef Olivier and "Iron Chef" Masaharu Morimoto at the Vegas Uncork'd Grand Tasting, the premiere event of the star-studded gourmet weekend. Culinary rock stars -- from Guy Savoy to Joel Robuchon, Michel Richard to Bobby Flay, Todd English and Gordon Ramsay -- all cooked, schmoozed and sometimes got as star struck by the sheer wattage of the other celebrity chefs as the ...

  • Conn. commuter trains collide 60 go to hospitals

    FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday's evening rush hour, sending 60 people to the hospital, including five critically injured and one very critically injured, Gov. Dannel Malloy said. There were no reports of ...

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