Eva Longoria, perhaps best known for her role in the TV show “Desperate Housewives,” has parlayed small-screen fame into a multipronged career.
Monthly Archives: September 2021
Unions split on vaccine mandates, complicating Biden push
The National Nurses Union applauded President Joe Biden’s proposal to require that companies with more than 100 employees vaccinate their work force.
82% of the Nevada’s intensive care beds are full, officials say
In Idaho, the fourth-least vaccinated state in the nation, hospitals have been overrun with COVID patients and are running out of space to care for the sick and dying. Doctors and nurses are being forced to make difficult decisions about who will get …
Sisolak ‘honored’ to visit firefighters as crews continue to battle Caldor Fire
Gov. Steve Sisolak on Friday joined Nevada officials and local liters to visit fire crews battling the Caldor Fire, his office said.
Disney backs theatrical releases for remaining 2021 films
After endless disruption due to the pandemic and the super-charged growth of streaming services, moviegoing may be going back to something a little like normal.
Biden’s vaccine rules to set off barrage of legal challenges
President Joe Biden’s sweeping new vaccine requirements have Republican governors threatening lawsuits. His unapologetic response: “Have at it.”
‘I’ll do it my way’: Las Vegas landlord lowers rents to keep tenants
For tenant Bill Donly, a disabled Vietnam War veteran, his landlord’s generosity has resulted in an unexpected decline in rent over the years. When he moved in, Donly was paying $1,200 a month for the 1,600-square-foot property. The next year, the ren…
LaQuan Smith throws a fashion party at Empire State Building
Where the party girls at? On Thursday night, some were on top of the Empire State Building walking LaQuan Smith’s New York Fashion Week runway in slinky blue and white sequin minis, barely there one pieces and shiny body hugging pants.
Post-Ida recovery in New Orleans: Beer and beignets are back
Supply trucks are once again delivering beer on Bourbon Street and the landmark Cafe Du Monde is serving beignets, fried pastries covered with white sugar, even though there aren’t many tourists or locals around to partake of either.
Time, misinfo complicate teaching 9/11 to kids born after it
Nagla Bedir didn’t discuss Sept. 11 with her New Jersey high school students last year. Mid-pandemic, with remote learning, it wasn’t a conversation she wanted to have via computer screen.