Updated: 2:04 PM A long-awaited bill revamping Nevada's live entertainment tax has been introduced by Assembly Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick.

Posted: 1:08 PM CNN is planning an unscripted series about Chicago that will be executive-produced by Robert Redford.

Posted: 1:06 PM A dancer who worked with Michael Jackson says she expressed concerns about the singer's health as he prepared for a series of planned comeback concerts.

Posted: 11:49 AM CBS says soap opera star Jeanne Cooper has died. She was 84.

Updated: 1:09 PM Disney Enterprises has dropped an effort to trademark "Dia de los Muertos," the name of the traditional "Day of the Dead" holiday celebrated by millions in Mexico and the U.S.

Updated: 10:41 AM The singer of Grammy-nominated heavy metal band As I Lay Dying has been arrested in Southern California after authorities say he tried to hire an undercover detective to kill his estranged wife.

Updated: 3:43 PM A cameo by actor Nicolas Cage added pizazz to a hearing on a bill proposing tax incentives to entice filmmakers to produce in the Silver State.

Posted: 2:50 PM A production company owned by television psychologist Dr. Phil has filed a federal lawsuit in Texas claiming improper use of an interview he conducted with the man who perpetrated a hoax on former Notre Dame football star Manti Te'o.

Posted: 2:26 PM Michael Jackson spent his life breaking music industry records. Four years after his death, the pop star's estate has delivered another first: Jackson is now the only person, place or thing to have inspired two Cirque du Soleil shows.

Posted: 2:19 PM Ray Harryhausen, a master of movie special effects whose work was beloved by fantasy film lovers and influenced industry heavyweights such as "Star Wars" creator George Lucas, has died. He was 92.

Posted: 2:17 PM PepsiCo Inc. officials will meet Wednesday with members of Emmett Till's family and the Rev. Al Sharpton.

Posted: 1:11 PM A Las Vegas judge has scheduled a September trial for entertainer Flavor Flav on felony charges he chased and threatened his longtime girlfriend's 17-year-old son with a butcher knife.

Posted: 9:47 PM Prosecutors say "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis has been convicted of misdemeanor assault and false imprisonment stemming from a dispute after a 2009 night out in Hollywood.

Updated: 3:23 PM Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill is facing sentencing Monday in New Jersey on federal tax charges.

Posted: 3:22 PM Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill has been sentenced to three months in prison for failing to pay about $1 million in taxes.

Updated: 2:52 PM Shamrock Communications Reno has started broadcasting its 4th and final new radio station.

Posted: 1:01 PM It's a diplomatic failure at the highest level: Bill Clinton couldn't get Led Zeppelin to reunite.

Posted: 12:58 PM ABBA wants to be remembered for more than just catchy hits.

Posted: 8:48 AM Shania Twain is announcing a new set of show dates this fall to round out the first year of her two-year Las Vegas Strip residency.

Posted: 6:48 AM Megastar singer Justin Bieber is known for his slick dance moves onstage. But spinning away from a mash-up between security guards and a rogue fan has become the hit of his concert in Dubai.

Posted: 9:50 AM Iron Man is a bigger golden boy than ever with a $175.3 million opening weekend at the domestic box office for the superhero's latest sequel.

Posted: 11:48 AM The Rolling Stones must have passed through a time machine before taking the Staples Center stage to kick off their "50 and Counting" tour

Posted: 11:13 AM Sunshine and blue skies were a welcome sight at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.

Posted: 11:08 AM Cedric Brooks, a Jamaican saxophone player and influential roots reggae musician, has died. He was 70.

Posted: 7:01 AM A New York City playground where the late Beastie Boy Adam Yauch learned to ride a bike as a child has been renamed in his honor.