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Bahamas native and Vegas resident has new album, ongoing gig with Neil Diamond. Percussionist King Errisson tried Òfour wallingÓ at a downtown Las Vegas casino a few years ago and lost $40,000 in four weeks.

Local iconÕs last season to hold new thrill: Helping sonÕs team in game on national TV. IF YOU GO

The time is right for the nationÕs public schools to add more instructional hours. Educators in the United States have long discussed increasing the instructional time offered in public schools, either by shortening summer vacation, offering classes on Saturday mornings, adding time to the school day ? or by a combination of the three.

Public option remains one of the best ways to repair failed health insurance marketplace. The Senate Finance Committee defied common sense Tuesday by rejecting a government-supported public option to buy health insurance. Far removed from the Òsocialistic government takeoverÓ that Republican fear mongers have cried in a deliberate attempt to mislead Americans, this public option would simply be designed to spur competition, resulting in privately owned insurers lowering premium costs.

Federal Reserve Board should give consumers option to avoid costly overdraft fees. One of the banking industryÕs dirty little secrets is the massive amount of money it makes each year in fees from customers who have overdrawn their accounts. The Center for Responsible Lending, a nonprofit consumer advocacy group in Durham, N.C., estimates that banks rake in $17.5Êbillion annually in overdraft fees, much of it from the use of debit cards.

Expert says sharp drop in Õ09 land lease sales a Ôleveling outÕ of market. When the Bureau of Land Management released results of the 2009 Nevada geothermal energy land lease auction in mid-August, it looked like the industryÕs balloon had burst.

CompaniesÕ tax returns may have been millions off. CARSON CITY ? The state might have lost $93Êmillion to $163Êmillion in tax revenue over the past seven years by not checking the accuracy of insurance companiesÕ tax returns, according to a state audit.

State GOP says senator hasnÕt brought enough pork; national complains of Nevada favoritism. WASHINGTON As Republicans ramp up their campaign against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, the partys Nevada and Washington operations cant seem to get their stories straight on a line of attack.

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Elected officials were alarmed enough this week when they learned that each month 100 more sexual predators are registering in Clark County and filing their DNA.

Created by University of Texas basketball strength and conditioning coach Todd Wright, the Vertical Core Training System specifically conditions players like Kevin Durant for the movements that his sport requires. Here are a few principles of the program.

In the November 2009 issue of Men's Fitness, we feature exclusive excerpts from Hulk Hogan's new autobiography My Life Outside The Ring. In this exclusive, web-only selection, the kid classmates used to call "Fat Head" describes the revelation he experienced during his first ever visit to the gym.

Vida was born in Cuba and raised in New Jersey. This hot-blooded latina was once named AskMen.com's #1 Hip-Hop Honey. She also ranked 26 on their list of the Top 99 Women. Check out her hot gallery below to see why.

Israel on Friday received the first footage showing soldier Gilad Shalit looking healthy after more than three years of Gaza captivity, in a swap under which it freed 19 Palestinian women prisoners.

Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Relaxnews announced the US launch on Thursday of the newswire dedicated to leisure and lifestyle news.

Lamplight Farms is recalling about 720,000 flame guards for Clear-Vu torch fuel containers. The flame guards can malfunction and cause the containers to melt while the torch is in use, posing a fire hazard.

Halcyon Manufacturing INc. is recalling about 20,000 sets of diving gear. The over pressure valves (OPVs) in the diving equipment could fail allowing the buoyancy compensator devices (BCDs) and the diver lift inflatable devices to leak, posing a drowning.

Light at the end of the tunnel?. While the economy is not yet creating jobs, the number of jobs being lost is on the decline.

FANTASYLAND Her full name is Estafanita Stephanie Dianna Sanchez Rubin Jordan, but sheÕs known as Stephanie Dianna. For nine years, she has fronted the adult revue ÒFantasyÓ at Luxor. With hardly any fanfare, Dianna is leaving the production tonight. Her next project: a CD about her life in Vegas titled ÒSmall Town Girl. Ó Read more in ÒThe Kats ReportÓ at lasvegassun.com/kats.

Company allegedly ignored repeated warnings to register with state. California Attorney General Jerry Brown has sued two California businessmen -- Todd Swick and Michael Sardo, owners of Los Angeles based Executive Financial Credit Services -- for ignoring "repeated warnings" to register with his office and post a $100,000 bond with the Secretary of State.

Actor, playwright based his work on an act of real violence. IF YOU GO

Record highs in composite ratio, home equity loans and lines, and bank cards. Continued job losses, shorter work weeks and falling incomes are being cited as major factors in another record rate of consumer delinquencies in the second quarter of 2009.

Dennis McBride knew about a collection of photographs given to the Nevada State Museum, but only recently did the curator of history and collections realize the richness of the supply left behind by photographer Jay Florian Mitchell.

Read more about the showÕs finale and AfroBorikeÕs post-show plans at lasvegassun.com/ae.

Statistics paint a confusing picture. Consumers and investors alike have spent the last several weeks trying to get an accurate read on the economy. The stock market has enjoyed a huge rally since March, with stocks posting their best quarterly performance in the third quarter in a number of years.

RIVALRY GAME UNLV coach Mike Sanford isnÕt fooled by

Sports book odds say no ? the Lakers or another leading team wonÕt top last seasonÕs best win total. The Cavaliers and the Lakers were the class of the NBA during the 2008-09 regular season, with Cleveland winning 66 of its 82 games and L.A. winning 65.

Shulman hopes uncommon move gives edge in main event. Poker pro Jeff Shulman couldnÕt shake the idea.

Famed director should come back to America and take responsibility for his actions in rape case. The arrest of renowned film director Roman Polanski, who was taken into custody by Swiss officials on Saturday, is long overdue.

High-tech train systemÕs planners vow to go forward, despite competing system. A proposal for moving passengers between Las Vegas and Anaheim, Calif., features a maglev train that would flow powerfully, cleanly and silently ? no friction, no moving parts ? on a cushion of air at 300 mph.

Tragic homicide involving Chicago teen sheds light on issue that merits national response. The beating death in Chicago of 16-year-old honor student Derrion Albert by other teens, a shocking incident caught on video by a cell phone user, has brought national attention to the soaring youth violence that is gripping the city.

Mr. Sun, I just visited Las Vegas and stayed at the Luxor. The first thing I noticed when I walked in was that the Egyptian theme was gone and was replaced with modern decor. The same thing is happening with places such as Treasure Island, Monte Carlo, Excalibur, Mirage and, of course, the Luxor. The question is why.

Data on phenomenon is thin, but factors are well-known. September has seen three murder-suicides in Clark County, and two homicides with failed suicides a rash almost anybody would agree is unusual.

CNN and a federal agency director looked west for input on a burgeoning segment of U.S. population. Two very different gatherings happened within 24 hours last week in Las Vegas, each at high levels in their respective worlds, each involving Hispanics.

A Postal Service cost-cutting tactic will move the processing of some Las Vegas mail to Phoenix.. Mail for Las Vegas residents who have moved and filed forwarding addresses will soon be trucked eight hours to Phoenix for additional processing and then returned here, under a new U.S. Postal Service cost-cutting plan that will delay mail delivery by a day or longer.

So goes EnsignÕs opposition, stated in Senate panel debate. WASHINGTON Republican Sen. John Ensign delivered one of the more curious arguments against a government-run, public health care option during a long and lofty Senate committee debate Tuesday.

Israel freed 19 Palestinian women prisoners on Friday in a swap for footage showing soldier Gilad Shalit looking healthy after more than three years in captivity at the hands of Gaza militants.

Israel freed 19 Palestinian women prisoners on Friday in a swap for footage showing soldier Gilad Shalit looking healthy after more than three years in captivity at the hands of Gaza militants.

Israel freed 19 Palestinian women prisoners on Friday in a swap for footage showing soldier Gilad Shalit looking healthy after more than three years in captivity at the hands of Gaza militants.

Nineteen Palestinian women prisoners were freed on Friday in a breakthrough swap for a video of soldier Gilad Shalit, who has been held by Gaza militants since 2006.

More than half of the babies born today in rich countries will live to 100 years if current trends of life expectancy continue, a study appearing in the medical journal The Lancet said on Friday.

More than half of the babies born today in rich countries will live to 100 years if current trends of life expectancy continue, a study appearing in the medical journal The Lancet said on Friday.

Dozens of distraught parents were waiting on Friday to know if their children were among the victims of a paedophile nursery worker and her two accomplices.

The bitter, heavyweight battle to host the 2016 Olympics concludes here Friday with President Barack Obama hoping to land the knockout blow which delivers the world's sporting showpiece to Chicago.

Chicago, Rio, Tokyo and Madrid, the four cities hoping to host the 2016 Olympics, indulged in a hectic final day of lobbying Thursday, one day ahead of the International Olympic Committee vote.

Myanmar pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is bracing for a verdict on her appeal against her extended house arrest, a case that could affect improving ties between Washington and the ruling junta.

Myanmar pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is bracing for a verdict on her appeal against her extended house arrest, a case that could affect improving ties between Washington and the ruling junta.

Chicago, Rio, Tokyo and Madrid, the four cities hoping to host the 2016 Olympics, indulged in a hectic final day of lobbying Thursday, one day ahead of the International Olympic Committee vote.

The US Senate on Thursday rejected an attempt by Republican Senator John McCain to have the top US commander in Afghanistan testify before President Barack Obama announces his decision on a new Afghan war strategy.