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Miss Utah latest beauty queen to botch answer
Miss Utah Marissa Powell is the latest beauty queen to trip on national television, not over her gown, but during the interview segment. Asked about income inequality at the Miss USA pageant in Las Vegas Sunday night, the 21-year-old Salt Lake City resident gave a rambling, awkwardly-worded answer that included ...
Miss Connecticut wins Miss USA contest in Vegas
A 25-year-old accountant from Connecticut with a secret glamorous side is the new Miss USA. Erin Brady of South Glastonbury, Conn., won the beauty pageant Sunday night after strutting in a white sparkly gown and answering a question about the U.S. Supreme Court's decision upholding widespread DNA tests. She beat ...
No injuries in Reno plane collision at air races
One of two Czech-built military training jets that collided in midair while practicing for this fall's National Championship Air Races in Reno had to make a belly landing on the runway with no wheels, but neither pilot was hurt at the airport where 11 people were killed during the finals ...
Passengers, JetBlue settle suit over pilot rampage
A lawsuit accusing JetBlue of negligence after a pilot had a meltdown on a New York-to-Las Vegas flight has been quietly settled. Airline spokeswoman Jenny Dervin says the lawsuit was settled in late April. Terms were not disclosed. A spokeswoman for the attorney representing 34 passengers confirmed Wednesday the lawsuit ...
Republican vs. Republican on covering uninsured
It's Republican versus Republican in the latest round of political battles over health care. Conservative Republican legislators in major states are trying to block efforts by more pragmatic governors of their own party to accept health insurance for more low-income residents under President Barack Obama's health care law. Unlike their ...
Signed contracts to buy US homes at 3-year high
The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes ticked up in April to the highest level in three years. The increase points to growth in home sales in the coming months. The National Association of Realtors said Thursday that its seasonally adjusted index for pending home sales rose ...
Obama administration energy official stepping down
The head of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is resigning. A spokesman says FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff submitted his resignation letter to President Barack Obama on late Tuesday. Wellinghoff will remain at the commission until a replacement is nominated and confirmed by the Senate. He will continue as chairman and ...
Marines: Human error to blame for deadly accident
A military investigation has determined human error was to blame for a March mortar explosion that killed seven U.S. Marines during a live-fire training exercise in Nevada. 1st Lt. Oliver David, a spokesman at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, said in a press release Wednesday that a Marine operating a ...
Raw: O.J. Simpson Back in Las Vegas Court
O.J. Simpson is back in a Las Vegas courtroom to ask for a new trial in the case that sent him to prison in 2008. He and a new set of lawyers hope to convince a judge that trial lawyer Yale Galanter shouldn't have handled Simpson's armed ca...
US Casinos Bet on New Legalized Online Gambling
With legal gambling set to move this year beyond the casinos and onto the Internet, the industry is bracing for the most far-reaching changes in its history. (April 30)
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