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  • Obama defends drone strikes says they arent cure-all

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Thursday defended America's controversial drone attacks as legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an evolving U.S. counterterrorism policy. But he acknowledged the targeted strikes are no "cure-all" and said he is haunted by the civilians unintentionally ...

  • Las Vegas bankruptcy lawyer Goldberg sent to prison

    High-profile Las Vegas bankruptcy attorney Randolph Goldberg will begin serving an 18-month prison term Aug. 21, a federal judge ordered Thursday. Goldberg pleaded guilty in March to one count of tax evasion after striking a deal with federal prosecutors. As part of the deal he agreed to serve the prison term and voluntarily give up his Nevada law license for two years. Goldberg acknowledged he ...

  • Preview Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Michael Jackson One’ opens tonight at Mandalay Bay

    Back in November 2011, it was the glittering gala for "Michael Jackson -- The Immortal World Tour," which has gone on to become the world's largest-grossing tour and this week is en route to Japan, then Australia, followed by China in August. Tonight, it's a different and unique new show, "Michael Jackson One," that opens in its first preview before the splashy June ...

  • Third Calif. law student charged in Vegas bird killing

    Three University of California-Berkeley law school students are accused in the Oct. 2012 killing and decapitation of a helmeted guinea-fowl, like the one seen above, that was part of a Las Vegas resort ...

  • Former As star Jose Canseco accused of sexual assault in Las Vegas

    LAS VEGAS -- Las Vegas police are investigating a woman's allegations that former Oakland A's All-Star Jose Canseco sexually assaulted her. Officer Bill Cassell said Wednesday that the 48-year-old Canseco was named as a suspect in the investigation. Cassell says the investigation isn't complete, no charges have been filed and no arrest has been made. The department spokesman ...


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Movie Review

The Two of Us (Le vieil homme et l'enfant) [DVD]

The Two of Us (Le vieil homme et l'enfant) [DVD]

The beauty of Claude Berri's debut film, The Two of Us (Le vieil homme et l'enfant), is that it doesn't serve up an obvious lesson at the end. It is a sweet, unadorned story about love and bigotry, and were it to be remade in Hollywood (God forbid), it would surely end with o ... ...

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  • Coroner IDs woman 75 found dead in northwest valley

    A 75-year-old woman who was found dead in her home in the northwest part of the valley Tuesday has been identified. Jean Main died from a gunshot wound to the head, according to the Clark County coroner's office said Thursday. She was found in her home in the 8000 block of Green Pasture Avenue near Cimarron and Lone Mountain roads. No suspects have been named, and Las Vegas police homicide ...

  • Modified film tax incentive bill advance in Nevada Senate committee

    CARSON CITY -- A bill that would offer tax credits to companies that film in Nevada won approval Thursday from a Senate committee, but it was amended to make it a four-year pilot program and limit the incentives to $20 million per year. Senate Bill 165, sponsored by Sen. Aaron Ford, D-Las Vegas, would offer a variety of credits, including for employee salaries and benefits. It originally ...

  • Paiute environmental activist Calvin Meyers dies at age 57

    Friends remember Calvin Meyers as an environmental activist and public speaker against plans by the Department of Energy to haul nuclear waste to Yucca Mountain and the Nevada Test Site. The former chairman of the Moapa Band of Paiutes died May 15 of complications from a stroke he suffered last year. He was 57. He was buried Saturday in the Moapa Indian Cemetery following a traditional service. ...

  • Clark County to open eight pools for the season on Saturday

    Eight Clark County public pools and water parks will open Saturday to kick off the start of summer and also help families in need. Donations of new swimsuits for children of all ages will be exchanged for free water bottles commemorating the 50th anniversary of the county's Parks and Recreation Department. "Donating a swimsuit to a child in need is a great way to get the summer off to ...

  • Chorizo blamed for food poisoning at Las Vegas restaurant

    Health officials say they traced a salmonella outbreak that sickened nearly 300 people to cooked chorizo sausage served at a Las Vegas restaurant. A report released Wednesday by the Southern Nevada Health District said the salmonella contamination likely occurred at the Firefly Tapas Kitchen & Bar, not where the sausage was produced, the Las Vegas Sun reported. "[There is] a small ...

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