A remake of cult 1980 horror movie "Friday the 13th" sliced up its rivals at the North American box office over the four-day holiday weekend, final figures showed Tuesday.

Conference at UNLV will cover religion, law, ethics in digital communities. People unfamiliar with virtual worlds such as Second Life might be surprised by how developed virtual communities are.

Need for transmission lines, financing amid a recession has cast doubt on renewable future. Nevada?s desert valleys and windswept peaks have significant wind energy potential. But if the state cannot attract federal dollars for massive transmission expansion, the state?s wind dreams could peter out.

They might as well shut down Carson City. No need for another 106 days of wrangling. Thanks to the federal government and a $1.5 billion state stimulus package, budget problem solved.

How did we get stuck talking about Yucca Mountain again,

Assemblyman should withdraw absurd resolution to store nuke waste at Yucca Mountain. Asking the Energy Department to guarantee the safety of nuclear waste storage would be like asking a bank robber to guarantee that he won?t touch the neat stacks of $100 bills in the vault.

Under new administration, it could mean renewable energy as well as drilling. In response to the Republicans? answer last year to high gas prices, capsulized at their national convention by the chant, ?Drill, baby, drill,? Congress ended a 1981 ban on oil and gas exploration and drilling that extended to 85 percent of the country?s coastal waters.

On a tight deadline, Legislature doesn?t always take a close look at bills, makes mistakes. This year the Legislature is expected to revisit a law that passed in the last days of the 2007 session and has since raised the concern of the Nevada attorney general?s office.

Whatever happened in the dust-up between the county and the neighbors who were upset about the potential noise from the long-planned Clark County Shooting Park?

In nearly unanimous opposition to stimulus, a way back to prominence?. WASHINGTON ? Just steps from the Capitol complex?s House office buildings stands the grand Republican Party headquarters, a stately structure bathed in clean white that anchors a prominent corner in the circa-1880 neighborhood.

Suddenly, lawmakers have gone all statesman- and stateswoman-like. CARSON CITY ? Sen. Bill Raggio didn?t just blast the unsolicited advice from a hard-right sophomore assemblyman last week. He questioned the manhood of Assemblyman Ed Goedhart, R-Amargosa Valley, for putting his suggestions, allegedly ghost written, on a blog instead of talking directly to the senior senator from Reno.

CARSON CITY ? The Nevada Supreme Court has agreed to accelerate the resolution of a dispute between state Sen. Warren Hardy and the Nevada Ethics Commission.

FRAGILE TALKS, LATE-NIGHT INTRIGUE, PARTISAN SNIPING .. Nevada?s sen harry reid played key role in bridging house-senate differences. Washington

The Adam Walsh Act was an instant controversy in Nevada. As soon as state lawmakers adopted the federal sex offender legislation in 2007, lawyers drew up lawsuits that have kept it tied up in court to this day.

Politicking, rhetoric and endless cable squawking won?t help us out of crisis. Stupid is as stupid does.

Obama?s remark hits nerve among groups that say Vegas is meeting-friendly. If Las Vegas tourism officials and elected leaders overreacted to President Barack Obamas remarks last week about corporate execs inappropriately taking trips here, it reflects how precious they hold business travel as a crucial variable in the citys tourism equation.

Stations must ensure public access channels are available. Although the official date for the nationwide switch from analog broadcast TV to digital has been pushed back from February 17 to June 12, many stations and regional markets are chomping at the bit to switch early, claiming they are technically prepared to ensure their audiences won't lose their access to local broadcasts.

Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt appealed for calm and restraint on Monday at the funeral of one of his followers who died in clashes at the weekend with members of rival parties.

Israeli aircraft struck smuggling tunnels on Gaza's border with Egypt on Monday, after two rockets were fired from the Palestinian territory, witnesses said.

Gordon Strachan says he doesn't believe the Old Firm clashes will decide the destination of the title after his Celtic side held Rangers to a goalless draw at Parkhead.

R&B singer-songwriter Chris Brown, arrested last week for alleged domestic violence, said Sunday he was "sorry and saddened" by the events and was seeking the counseling of his pastor, family and friends.

For Australia's Yarra Valley winegrowers, the region's recent devastating wildfires were the last straw.

The stress caused by the global economic downturn could reduce men's testosterone levels, a British doctor warned Monday.

"Nighthawks" armed with metal detectors are illegally raiding England's most sensitive heritage sites and plundering the booty, a report said Monday.

Japan's economy shrank at an annualised pace of 12.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008 -- its worst performance since 1974 -- as the recession deepened, official figures showed Monday.

Australian police called for calm Monday as a suspected arsonist was named in court after a swarm of wildfires killed more than 180 people and destroyed hundreds of homes.

North Korea will go ahead with a missile launch but this would be part of a space programme and not an act of military provocation, official media said Monday.

North Korea will go ahead with a missile launch but this would be part of a space programme and not an act of military provocation, official media said Monday.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton left for Asia on Sunday for her maiden mission as the chief US diplomat after pledging to strengthen US ties with the region.

A commuter plane that crashed near the northern US city of Buffalo, killing 50 people, was on autopilot as it descended to earth, in violation of federal safety recommendations, a federal investigator said Sunday.

Venezuela was on edge Sunday as voting closed in a referendum which, if passed, would open the way for President Hugo Chavez to seek a third term in office in 2012.

Two prisoners, described as armed and dangerous, used explosives to blast their way out of a prison in central France on Sunday, briefly taking two of their guards hostage, local officials said.

Skipper Andrew Strauss's 15th Test hundred helped England bury the double misery of their Jamaica humiliation and the abandoned second Test on the opening day of the third Test on Sunday.

Australian police called for calm Monday as a suspected arsonist was due in court on charges of lighting one of a swarm of wildfires that killed more than 180 people and destroyed hundreds of homes.

Outgoing top US nuclear envoy Christopher Hill on Sunday said North Korean disarmament talks had been "pretty tough" amid continuing deadlock in the drive to end Pyongyang's atomic drive.

The one-week countdown to the Oscars gets underway here Sunday with rags-to-riches love story "Slumdog Millionaire" the runaway favorite to dominate the movie industry's biggest night of the year.

The Phoenix Suns are set to sack head coach Terry Porter, according to a report in The Arizona Republic that cast a cloud over the National Basketball Association All-Star festivities here.

Fierce winds and rain wiped out play Sunday at the PGA Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, leaving officials hoping to complete the 6.1 million-dollar tournament on Monday.

Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong's time-trial bike was stolen, along with those of three Astana teammates, after Saturday's prologue of the Tour of California.

Russia's athletics icon Yelena Isinbayeva set a new indoor world pole vault record of five metres at the annual Bubka memorial tournament here on Sunday.

A Chinese court on Sunday jailed 20 people in what is thought to be the country's biggest ever online gambling case, state media reported.

Seven-time champions Lyon romped to a 3-1 win over rock-bottom Le Havre on Sunday, but the match was marred by racial insults hurled at the home side's Ghanaian defender John Mensah.

Real Madrid coach Juande Ramos paid tribute to captain Raul after the former Spain international scored twice in Real's 4-0 win over Sporting Gijon to become the club's all-time leading scorer with 309 goals.

Inter Milan defeated bitter local rivals AC Milan 2-1 in a thrilling derby at the San Siro on Sunday to close in on a fourth straight title.

Inter Milan defeated bitter local rivals AC Milan 2-1 in a thrilling derby at the San Siro on Sunday to close in on a fourth straight title.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she had not ruled out nationalising the troubled Hypo Real Estate (HRE) bank as a last resort, during a television interview Sunday.

Skipper Andrew Strauss's 15th Test hundred helped England bury the double misery of their Jamaica humiliation and the abandoned second Test on the opening day of the third Test on Sunday.

South Asia's biggest airshow ended here Sunday with armament and aviation firms from 25 countries hoping to win multi-billion dollar contracts from India's weapons-hungry military.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il's brother-in-law was the kingmaker behind Kim's decision to name his youngest son as his successor, a report said Sunday.

US automakers came under White House pressure Sunday to make painful choices as a deadline loomed this week for cap-in-hand General Motors and Chrysler to present their recovery plans to the government.