LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — A Chinese startup unveiled its vision for the automobile of the future Sunday, promising to deliver an “intuitive and intelligent” car to global markets starting next year from around $45,000. The electric-powered concept car shown by Byton at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is touted as a computing device on wheels, equipped with a “digital” lounge featuring a panoramic display acting as a hub for navigation, entertainment […]
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Race for ‘smart’ hits fever pitch at electronics show
by Glenn Chapman, Julie Charpentrat with Rob Lever in Washington Agence France-Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Giving gadgets brains will be a hot theme at the Consumer Electronics Show set to open in Las Vegas, with device makers big and small touting hardware with “smarts.” Whether it’s a doorbell or refrigerator, a TV set or a toothbrush, chances are it will be connected to digital assistants powered by artificial intelligence aiming to anticipate […]
Blake Shelton named People’s 2017 ‘sexiest man alive’
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, United States (Reuters) — Blake Shelton was named Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine, a first for any country singer, prompting “The Voice” judge to shake off his shyness about his looks. “I’ve been ugly my whole life,” Shelton, 41, said in a statement on Tuesday (November 14). “If I can be sexy for a year, I’m taking it!” Oklahoma native Shelton spent a decade in country music before his popularity surged […]
Worst mass shootings in modern United States
WASHINGTON, united States (AFP) — A gunman killed 26 worshippers at a rural Texas church on Sunday. Here are some of the deadliest mass shootings in the United States in the past three decades. Vegas concert: 58 killed A 64-year-old man whose father had been on the FBI’s most wanted list in the late 1960s shoots down from his hotel room at a crowd attending an outdoor country music concert on October 1, 2017, killing […]
Las Vegas killer’s brother arrested for child porn
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) – The brother of the man behind the worst mass shooting in modern US history has been arrested on suspicion of having child pornography, police said on Wednesday. Bruce Paddock — one of Stephen Paddock’s three brothers — was arrested early Wednesday in Los Angeles, officer Norma Eisenman told AFP. She said Paddock, 59, is facing child pornography charges in relation to a probe that began before the shooting in Las Vegas that left 58 […]
Police arrest suspect in double shooting that killed three
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – Police arrested a gunman suspected of killing three people and wounding two Wednesday at a suburban Maryland business park before shooting another man in neighboring Delaware. “The suspect in this incident has been located and is in police custody,” the Wilmington, Delaware police department said of Radee Prince, 37. Wilmington Police Chief Robert Tracy earlier told reporters that Prince “is a dangerous individual. This person shot six people in one day” in […]
Elton John to end Vegas residency
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Elton John, one of the major musical draws to Las Vegas, will end his residency at Caesar’s Palace next year, the casino announced Monday. The British pop legend will on May 19 close “The Million Dollar Piano,” his show since 2011 at the casino’s Colosseum theater in which he performs his hits to an elaborate visual display that includes dozens of video screens. Announcing the close of the residency, […]
Las Vegas Strip dims lights, remembers victims
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (Eagle News) – The city of Las Vegas shines in resilience as it recovers from the horrific event marred as the “deadliest mass shooting in modern US history.” Sunday, October 8th, a week after the tragedy, from 10:05 pm to 10:16 pm, the colorful and radiant iconic marquees along Las Vegas Boulevard dimmed in remembrance of the victims and in honor of the brave first responders’ quick reaction during the horrific event. For […]
In photos: Las Vegas residents look towards unity and healing after tragedy
LAS VEGAS, United States (Eagle News) — Las Vegas residents turn their attention from the unforgettable to the memorable, and to unity and healing, after the worst mass shooting in US history. Numerous Las Vegas residences and establishments, in collaboration with nationwide efforts and contributions, have made this heartbreaking incident a part of what was envisioned from the beginning of time, a truly United States of America. Efforts towards healing and unity began immediately, […]
Las Vegas shooter booked Chicago hotel during Lollapalooza
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock had booked a hotel room in Chicago during the hugely-popular Lollapalooza music festival, it emerged Thursday, raising the prospect he had been planning a large-scale attack for months. The Blackstone hotel, with rooms facing a downtown city park where the festival was held, said a man of the same name had a reservation there in August — just as hundreds of thousands were attending the four-day outdoor concert […]
Trump says US ‘a nation in mourning’ on somber Las Vegas visit
by Cyril Julien Agence France-Presse LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump declared the United States “a nation in mourning” Wednesday, as he traveled to Las Vegas to meet survivors of the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history. Eulogizing parents and spouses who “used their own bodies to protect their loved ones,” from a ballistic onslaught that left 58 dead and more than 500 injured, Trump visited with survivors and first responders. Trump toured […]
Watch: Police body cam footage shows Las Vegas attack panic
Dramatic police body cam footage shows harrowing moments during the October 1, 2017 mass shooting on the Las Vegas strip, which left at least 59 people dead and more than 500 wounded. The video showed a police man and his unit sheltering behind a wall near the Mandalay Bay hotel. He can also be heard asking others to take shelter. (Agence France Presse TV video sourced from Las Vegas Police Department)





