Venezuela acknowledges inflation at historic high
Inflation over 140 percent in South American country
DATE: Jan 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
HANNAH DREIER
McDonald’s runs out of french fries in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela – Forget the french fries. How about a side of yuca with that Big Mac?
Venezuela’s more than 100 McDonald’s franchises have run out of potatoes and are now serv...
DATE: Jan 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Food
Vegas casinos draw tourists with holiday exhibits
LAS VEGAS – Las Vegas has mostly shelved its attempt to rebrand itself as a family-friendly wonderland. But there’s one exception: the dreaded holiday season, when visitor numbers crater and...
DATE: Dec 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment
Online poker thriller ‘Runner’ quickly politicized
LAS VEGAS – The thriller “Runner Runner” starring Justin Timberlake and Ben Affleck hasn’t even opened yet, but it’s already in the center of the fight over online gambling regulation.” ...
DATE: Oct 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming
Classic video games to hit casino industry
New offerings targeted at middle-aged gamblers
DATE: Sep 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Colo. flood towns may lose diversity during recovery
LYONS – The storms that raged through the Rocky Mountain foothills instantly remade the landscape and disrupted thousands of lives. They may also have changed the character of the funky moun...
DATE: Sep 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Canals at Vegas’ Venetian run dry
LAS VEGAS – It’s not often you can use the word “dry” to describe a Las Vegas landmark, but tourists hoping to cruise along the Venetian hotel-casino’s indoor canals are finding them tapped ...
DATE: Sep 19, 2013 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment
Anxious await word of missing friends, family
LYONS – Gerald Guntle dials his sister’s home multiple times a day, desperate to find out if she survived the widespread flooding that shattered the Rocky Mountain foothill town of Lyons, bu...
DATE: Sep 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Support generated for desert tortoises
Las Vegas center plans to put down suffering animals
DATE: Sep 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Good Earth
When the refuge becomes the threat
Hundreds of protected desert tortoises could fall victim to federal funding woes
DATE: Aug 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Good Earth
Sin City turns into Club City
LAS VEGAS – To step into club XS at the Wynn Las Vegas is to enter the dreamscape of a modern artist with fetishes for gold and bronze and bodies in motion.
A golden-plated f...
DATE: May 6, 2013 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment
