The world-famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir was renamed Friday to drop the word Mormon in a move that follows guidelines issued earlier this year by the church’s president calling on people to stop using substitutes for the full name of the religion: The … Continue reading →
{FD} Garden provides place to mourn Las Vegas shooting victims
An image of Angelica Cervantes’ son donning a black-and-yellow security guard T-shirt is one of dozens of smiling photos tacked to walls in a Las Vegas garden decorated with ribbons, cowboy boots, horseshoes and rubber bracelets. Continue reading →
{FD} Security for stadiums, malls get US approval. But not hotels
Stadiums, corporate buildings and other facilities that draw crowds have strengthened their security since 9/11, and in return, they have earned U.S. protections in the event their efforts fail to prevent a terrorist attack and they are sued. Continue reading →
{FD} Vegas victims’ attorneys criticize MGM’s legal maneuver
Attorneys for a group of victims of the Las Vegas mass shooting harshly criticized MGM Resorts International this week over its legal maneuver seeking to consolidate multiple lawsuits stemming from the massacre. Continue reading →
{FD} Wynn Resorts hearing may include alleged misconduct evidence
Lawyers for the casino mogul’s ex-wife say they have evidence of Steve Wynn’s pattern of reckless behavior and mismanagement of Las Vegas-based Wynn Resorts and will present it during a hearing scheduled to begin Tuesday in state court in Las Vegas. Continue reading →
{FD} Heightened security expected in Las Vegas on New Year’s Eve
An unprecedented number of law enforcement officers and National Guard members will be on duty when tens of thousands of people gather to ring in 2018 on the Las Vegas Boulevard. Continue reading →
{FD} Child abuse on planes can create ‘gray areas’ for airlines
Flight crews can restrain passengers or even divert flights when violent behavior erupts midair, but when the situation involves a parent potentially abusing a child, the decisions are not so clear cut. Continue reading →
Long-mothballed Las Vegas Strip casino-hotel sold for $600M
A long-mothballed, unfinished casino-hotel on the Las Vegas Strip sold for $600 million on Tuesday, eight years after construction halted on the 63-story tower amid the recession. Continue reading →
