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3 Dead, 3 Hurt in Vegas Strip Shooting

5 cars in accident, as taxi burns 'like fireball'

(Newser) - A shootout and resulting multicar accident in the early hours on the Las Vegas Strip has killed three people and injured at least three more, reports KTNV News . The gunfight was first reported at 4:20am, as people in a Maserati and an SUV exchanged fire, before the Maserati ran...

Heart Attack Grill Megafan Dies of ... Heart Attack

Restaurant owner shaken, but will not change high-calorie menu

(Newser) - The Heart Attack Grill's owner has no plans to change his menu, even in the face of the death of a man the Las Vegas Sun is calling the restaurant's "unofficial spokesman"—to an apparent heart attack. John Alleman, 52, didn't actually work for the...

Here's Samsung's 'Ultra HD' TV for ... $20K

It's a 'statement piece,' says company

(Newser) - Samsung has revealed a TV to make your HDTV look old-hat. At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the tech giant is displaying its 85-inch Ultra HD TV, which analysts expect will run you a mere $20,000 when it ships later this year. Ultra HD—likely the future...

Police Say Casino Worker Killed Girl, 10

Family friend also accused of slashing Bellagio co-worker

(Newser) - Police suspect that a casino worker killed a 10-year-old girl before going to a Las Vegas resort and allegedly slashing the face of a co-worker with razor blades. The search for young Jade Morris ended yesterday afternoon when officials confirmed that it was her body that was found a day...

Miss USA Wins Miss Universe
 Miss USA Wins Miss Universe 
Dec 20, 2012 5:29 AM CST

Miss USA Wins Miss Universe

Olivia Culpo's win is first for US in 15 years

(Newser) - For the first time since 1997, Miss USA has won the Miss Universe pageant. Rhode Island's Olivia Culpo, 20, ended last night's competition in Las Vegas ahead of 88 other contestants. "It's such an honor to be representing the USA in an international beauty contest in...

Romney to Pacquiao: Hello, Manny, I Ran for Prez, I Lost

So did Pacquiao in knockout stunner

(Newser) - Mitt Romney continued his post-election re-entry last night by taking in the fourth fight between boxer Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez in Las Vegas, and the AP notes that the candidate dropped by Pacquiao's dressing room beforehand with this strange greeting: "Hello Manny. I ran for president....

Coming Soon: California-to-Vegas Party Train

'Nightclub on wheels' will ferry gamblers to Sin City

(Newser) - What happens in Vegas starts in California? Maybe, if a party-minded Nevada entrepreneur has his way. The "X Train" is one step closer to reality, reports the AP . Thanks to a newly inked deal with the Union Pacific Railroad, Las Vegas Railway Express CEO Michael Barron hopes his $100...

Harry Reid Suffers Rib, Hip Bruises in Car Crash

Senate majority leader hurt in 6-vehicle Vegas accident

(Newser) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was discharged from the hospital less than three hours after an apparent rear-end crash today on a Las Vegas freeway, a hospital spokeswoman said. Reid suffered rib and hip contusions in the crash that happened this afternoon, staffers said. He was taken to the hospital...

Cops: Students Killed Rare Bird at Vegas Casino

Pair allegedly laughed about beheading bird

(Newser) - What happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas if you do something as stupid as decapitating an exotic bird—inside a casino. Two University of California, Berkeley, law students have been arrested for allegedly killing the helmeted guinea fowl inside the Flamingo Hotel and Casino’s wildlife habitat, which...

Cabbie Returns Passenger's $222K

Vegas gambler pays him $2,000

(Newser) - Say you find $222,000 in your cab. What do you do? You get it back to the passenger who left it, right? That's what cabbie Adam Woldemariam did when he found a laptop case stuffed with the cash in his taxi last month. Woldemariam, 42, described as a...

Green Day Singer in Rehab After Meltdown

Billie Joe Armstrong checks himself in for substance abuse

(Newser) - Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong is checking himself into rehab after a rant mentioning Justin Bieber last week in Vegas. Armstrong ended the band's performance at the iHeart Radio Festival after an obscenity-laced tirade, smashing his guitar, then storming off stage . "I'm not effing Justin Bieber,...

Car Plows Into Vegas Bus Stop, Kills 4

Eight others injured; driver suspected to have been drunk

(Newser) - Police suspect a driver was drunk and speeding when his vehicle went airborne and hit a Las Vegas bus stop, killing four people and injuring eight others. Las Vegas police say several people were in the vehicle and had to be extricated following the crash a little before 6:30...

Prince Harry Shows His ... Face

And tells boy, 6, not to mention Vegas at charity gig

(Newser) - Prince Harry was finally allowed out of the royal doghouse to attend a charity event after his infamous birthday suit show in a Las Vegas hotel suite. His royal handlers (ie, grandma) yanked him off an earlier planned appearance at the Paralympics in London last week. But he was a...

Harry's Vegas Girl: He Was Naked When I Got There

Carrie Reichert spills more than you wanted to know about Harry and air guitar

(Newser) - What happened in Vegas continues to bludgeon the rest of the world over the head: Seems one of the young ladies who partied with Prince Harry during his now-regrettable boozy weekend in Sin City has given an interview, with British-born Carrie Reichert telling the Daily Mirror that she was among...

Harry Upset With Royal Self
 Harry Upset With Royal Self 
Aug 27, 2012 12:53 AM CDT

Harry Upset With Royal Self

He's still reeling from Vegas party

(Newser) - The chastisement continues for poor Prince Harry after he was caught buck naked on film. He even "let himself down" when he took off his clothes while playing strip billiards in his Las Vegas suite last week, say friends. "He's very disappointed with the fact that he...

Prince Harry Faces Queen's Wrath After Nude Hijinks

He's likely to get military dressing down as well

(Newser) - Let the royal fallout begin. Prince Harry has flown back to London to an angry queen after the frisky party boy stripped in his Las Vegas hotel suite, and photos ended up in the US press, reports the New York Daily News . The royal family was scrambling yesterday to do...

Royals Confirm: Those Are Nude Photos of Harry

Partying prince got frisky in Vegas VIP suite

(Newser) - TMZ has posted photos of a handsome ginger fellow stripped down to his altogether in Las Vegas—and now Clarence House confirms the nude in question is indeed Prince Harry. The clothes apparently came off during a very important mission: a game of strip billiards with a crew of...

Ryan Doesn't Meet Mitt's Requirement for President

Romney echoed argument for 3 years of business experience

(Newser) - Mitt Romney sets a high bar for anyone seeking the presidency—too high, it seems, for his own running mate to match. At a May speech in Las Vegas, Romney avidly recounted the story of a local businessman who wanted a new Constitutional requirement for presidential candidates: that they have...

Runaway Chimp Escapes Again
 Runaway Chimp Escapes Again 
Aug 13, 2012 12:04 AM CDT

Runaway Chimp Escapes Again

CJ is recaptured in Vegas, moved to a zoo

(Newser) - A runaway chimpanzee whose escapades with her cage mate got her partner killed in Las Vegas last month has slipped out of her enclosure again. A neighbor spotted CJ running free from her northwest Vegas home for the second time in just weeks—but this time cops were more prepared....

Hanging Effigies Rattle Vegas
 Hanging Effigies Rattle Vegas 
Aug 9, 2012 5:00 AM CDT

Hanging Effigies Rattle Vegas

Some drivers feared they were real people

(Newser) - Two surprise billboards featuring hanging effigies nearly knocked Las Vegans off their game yesterday. Mannequins with nooses around their necks hung from both billboards, each on a major highway; they appeared to be some kind of jobless protest. "Dying for a job," said a hand-painted message on one...

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