John Katsilometes | (TNS) Las Vegas Review-Journal LAS VEGAS — A legendary showman who dates to the Strip’s golden era and been the subject of millions of panties-throwing fans, is coming back to Las Vegas. Tom Jones is headlining two shows at Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas on Sept. 28-29. Jones’ shows were confirmed…
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By MARK SHERMAN | Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously ruled against a man who wants to trademark the suggestive phrase “Trump too small.” Related Articles National Politics | Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion medication National Politics | Supreme Court has a lot of work to do…
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Midway through Vampire Weekend‘s night at the Hollywood Bowl on Wednesday, singer-guitarist Ezra Koenig paused to remind, or perhaps inform, fans in the packed amphitheater of the night’s special theme. “Now some of you may be aware, and some of you may not be, but it’s ska night at the Hollywood Bowl,” Koenig said, noting…
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By WILL WEISSERT (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — When Robert De Niro showed up outside a Manhattan courthouse to decry Donald Trump as his New York hush money trial was winding down, it sparked a life-imitates-art screaming match with a nearby group of the former president’s supporters. “You are gangsters!” De Niro, who starred in…
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Dee DePass | (TNS) Star Tribune Six weeks ago, the public relations firm Bellmont Partners reopened its renovated Edina, Minnesota, office with a catch: Not every employee would have a permanent desk. Like an increasing number of employers wrestling with work-from-home trends, Bellmont adopted a musical-chairs-like seating system, albeit more high-tech, commonly called “hoteling.” Only…
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By Lauren Schwahn | NerdWallet The burden of medical debt may soon become much lighter for millions of Americans. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed a rule Tuesday that aims to remove medical bills from credit reports and prevent credit reporting agencies from sharing medical debt information with lenders. The rule would also forbid lenders…
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ORANGE COUNTY BOYS OUTSTANDING COMPETITOR 2023-24 This award recognizes an Orange County athlete who was a standout in multiple sports, a team leader and someone who also excelled in areas outside of sports. Marina High School senior Quinn Hartman, the Orange County Register’s boys competitor of the year, in Huntington Beach, CA, on Wednesday, June…
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ORANGE COUNTY GIRLS OUTSTANDING COMPETITOR 2023-24 This award recognizes an Orange County athlete who was a standout in multiple sports, a team leader and someone who also excelled in areas outside of sports. Orange County girls Competitor of the Year Isis Salazar of Ocean View in Huntington Beach on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Salazar, a…
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Aubrey Whelan | (TNS) The Philadelphia Inquirer Peihua Jiang knows how difficult it can be to convince a child to take a sip of a bitter liquid medication. When they were young, his kids sometimes balked at taking medicines because they didn’t like how they tasted. And as a neurobiologist, Jiang knew the medical issues…
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Government-run schools keep failing. It shouldn’t surprise us. Monopolies rarely serve customers well. People call them “public schools,” but “government-run” is more accurate. After all, charter schools are available to the public. Privately run supermarkets are open to the public for more hours than “public” schools are. International tests show American kids don’t learn as…
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