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With No Champagne or Celine, Vegas Casino Opens and Closes in 1 Day

LAS VEGAS -- The last time a casino opened around here, the champagne flowed freely, the women wore jewels, "Nightline" taped a segment and Brandon Flowers jammed in the lobby bar. This time, a guy named Walter Jones unlocked the door, then headed back to his car because the 6 a.m. desert air can be nippy and the fellow...

Conspiracy Theory: Why, Really, Did Nevada Remove Geocaches?

RACHEL, Nev. -- This lonely stretch of road in central Nevada draws conspiracy buffs from the world over who ponder such unknowables as whether aliens have landed on Earth and what the feds really do at nearby Area 51. But lately there's been another mystery among locals: Why did the Nevada Department of Transportation...

Obama's Deficit Plans Run Into Economic Reality

LOS ANGELES -- President Barack Obama headed west to sell his big picture deficit-reduction plan. But many people are waiting for a quick fix to their own economic problems caused chiefly by persistent unemployment and the crippled housing market. Audiences in California and Nevada understood why it's important to get a...

King Trumps 5 as Card Flip Settles an Election Tie in North Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS -- The cards were unsealed, jokers removed. The deck was spread out on a green felt table for inspection. The man overseeing the proceedings even made an amateur flub, telling the women to draw cards a little too soon. After some laughter, the deck was shuffled and cut. The first woman drew a five of diamonds,...

For Romney, 2012 Strategy Runs Through NH, Nevada

LAS VEGAS - In his first presidential run in 2008, Mitt Romney sought back-to-back victories in Iowa and New Hampshire to propel him to GOP nomination. He won neither, the two-state sprint failed and so did his candidacy. This time his strategy is more of a multi-state marathon, with economically suffering Nevada an...