Las Vegas massacre survivors focus on hope and healing 5 years later: 'We are forever family'

Katie Reul editor Three-time Tony winner Patti LuPone isn’t leaving Broadway. Despite her recent move to give up her Actor’s Equity card, which fans took as a sign of her impending retirement, she says she’s just taking a break. “I just gave up my equity card, but that doesn’t mean that I can’t perform on-stage,” LuPone told Variety at Netflix’s “The School for Good and Evil” premiere Tuesday. “It’s 50 years that I’ve been a member of Actors Equity, and I think I need a break from the stage.” LuPone clarified that provisions in her former membership allow her to still make guest appearances on stage in the meantime, but without being a part of the labor union, she won’t be taking any major roles on Broadway any time soon.

Issa Rae got a special treat at Usher’s show.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large BET is bringing the “Soul Train Awards” back to Las Vegas.  The channel is set to announce on Thursday that the annual event’s 2022 edition will tape on Sunday, November 13, in Sin City. The awards show aims to recognize the year’s top soul, R&B and hip hop. “Soul Train Awards” nominees, selected by a voting academy of music industry insiders, performers, and presenters, will be announced at a later date. BET also said it will adhere to local COVID-19 protocols in cooperation with Las Vegas county officials. Last year’s “Soul Train Awards”were held in New York, at Harlem’s Apollo Theatre, co-hosted by Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold returned as co-hosts. Ashantiwas given the “Lady of Soul” award, Maxwell was presented with the “Legend” award and Ciara and Russell WilsonandMarley Diasreceived the “Souls of Justice” award.

The suspect accused of fatally stabbing two people on the Las Vegas strip and injuring six others appears to have been caught on camera by a news outlet in Los Angeles two days before the attack.  "He was asking for help," ​Telemundo 52 cameraman Jorge López said, according to a news article from the outlet. "He kept telling me: 'I just want a chance, I just want to start from scratch.'" López was on assignment in downtown Los Angeles outside city hall last Tuesday when he was approached by a man who identified himself as Yoni Barrios.

A Nevada man delighted fast food patrons by bringing a rescue camel to an In-N-Out restaurant in Las Vegas last week. Fergie, a dromedary camel, stood calmly as she was surrounded by cars in the restaurant's drive-thru on October 4.  Video shows the camel slowly moving through the drive-thru at the West Coast fast food chain while onlookers laughed and admired the animal from afar. After securing her meal, the camel walked with her handler to the parking lot area where she was surrounded by people who watched her enjoy her food.  Rescue camel Fergie was filmed standing patiently in an In-N-Out drive-thru before getting her French fries.

A group of pro-life students is suing their Las Vegas high school and the surrounding school district, alleging discrimination against their campus club. One of the plaintiffs, recent ECTA graduate Felipe Avila, who founded the Students for Life chapter at East Career and Technical Academy (ECTA) in 2019, told local news he sensed "animosity" from administrators who "did not like" his group's message.

The suspect believed to have carried out a deadly stabbing rampage in Las Vegas was arrested Thursday night hours after the attack, according to the Las Vegas Police Department. Yoni Barrios, 32, was taken into custody and booked into the Clark County Detention Center on two counts of open murder with a deadly weapon after police said he stabbed eight people on Las Vegas Boulevard Thursday morning. He was also charged with six counts of attempted murder with a deadly weapon.

The suspect believed to have carried out a deadly stabbing rampage in Las Vegas was arrested Thursday night hours after the attack, according to the Las Vegas Police Department. Yoni Barrios, 32, was taken into custody and booked into the Clark County Detention Center on two counts of open murder with a deadly weapon after police said he stabbed eight people on Las Vegas Boulevard Thursday morning. He was also charged with six counts of attempted murder with a deadly weapon.

A Las Vegas man accused of falsely claiming to be a Harvard Business School graduate and combat veteran to defraud dozens of investors out of millions of dollars was arrested in San Diego on Tuesday evening, the FBI announced.  Justin Costello, 42, was indicted on 25 counts of wire fraud and securities fraud last week for the years-long scheme, in which he allegedly orchestrated a pump-and-dump over social media and used his investors' money to pay for his own wedding.  "Mr. Costello allegedly told many tall tales to convince victims to invest millions of dollars – money he then used for his own benefit," Nick Brown, U.S.

Paris and Tyson Fury are proud parents to six children and as the eldest of their brood turned 13, they celebrated in style. Never one to let her Instagram followers feel like they’ve missed out on the big day, Paris, 32, took to the social media website to share plenty of images of what went down during the fabulous day.The party, which took place at a venue near the family’s home of Morecambe, was very much Las Vegas themed and under a “Welcome to Vegas” sign, the family had written: “Welcome to Fabulous Venezuela's 13th birthday party.” Venezuela looked the part too as she dressed in a one-shouldered gold mini dress featuring a dramatic red feather trimmed drape.

? On October 1, Behati Prinsloo joined her husband Adam Levine at a charity event in Las Vegas just a couple of weeks after Instagram model Sumner Stroh with intimate DMs from the Maroon 5 frontman.According to , Prinsloo was in the audience during her husband's seven-song set at benefiting . People reports that Levine did not mention the alleged affair but seemed to sing part of his song "Sunday Morning" in his wife's direction. Prinsloo was also featured in the 2018 music video for "Girls Like You," which played in the background during the band's performance of the song.  and married in 2014 and have two daughters: , born in 2016, and , born in 2018.

Celine Dion has shared her heartbreak over the passing of her dear friend Franco Dragone.MORE: Celine Dion's $1.2m Vegas home where she's recovering from debilitating health conditionThe singer took to social media to share the news of his death and praise his "imaginative creativity, his professionalism, and his ingenious ability to bring people together and make them believe".WATCH: Celine Dion's health battle explainedFranco was an Italian-born Belgian theater director who specialized in large-scale shows and worked with Cirque du Soleil and Celine on her first Las Vegas residency, A New Day, which became the highest-grossing residency of all time in 2007 when it closed."It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of my dear friend and collaborator Franco Dragone. Franco and I shared so many incredible and beautiful moments together throughout our “A New Day…” adventure," Celine shared with fans.MORE: Celine Dion pays moving tribute to husband on the anniversary of his deathMORE: When will Celine Dion return to the stage - all we know"Franco’s imaginative creativity, his professionalism, and his ingenious ability to bring people together and make them believe will transcend generations.

EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate’s highly-anticipated film centered on Dennis Rodman’s 48 hours in Vegas during the 1998 NBA finals may have zeroed in on the actor who will portray the infamous basketball star. Sources tell deadline, that Jonathan Majors is in early talks to play Rodman aka “the Worm” in 48 Hours in Vegas. While a deal isn’t closed, sources say Majors is very much on board and negotiations are headed in the right direction. Lionsgate won the rights to the spec in a highly competitive auction last August with Phil Lord, Chris Miller and Aditya Sood producing the film. Ari Lubet, Will Allegra and Rodman will executive produce. The screenplay will be written by Jordan VanDina.

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Despite Adam Levine being involved in a cheating scandal, he and wife Behati Prinsloo were spotted traveling together ahead of the "Maroon 5" singer’s Las Vegas residency.  The couple arrived at an air strip in Santa Barbara, California before boarding a private jet to Sin City.  Levine, 43, and Prinsloo, 34, showed a united front as they apparently headed to a romantic getaway together before his charity performance on October 1 for Shaquille O’ Neil’s foundation.  The "Sugar" singer sported a casual look with a black Sublime band t-shirt and ripped denim jeans while wearing bright green Nike sneakers. Levine topped off his look with a brown Calirosa trucker hat – which is his and Behati’s tequila label – black sunglasses and a silver chain with a cross.  Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo jet out of Santa Barbara for a couple's getaway as Maroon 5 announce Vegas residency.

reported PEOPLE.“All of us are heartbroken over this tragic loss, especially our amazing animal health and care teams who love and care for our animals on a daily basis,” wrote Kallao. “K2 was very vocal, energetic, loved his toys and was a joy to be around. He always made us smile.”Many of the Mirage’s staff had been working with K2 since his birth and “watched him grow” into an adult, Kallao said.An exact cause of death has yet to be determined however, the casino is working with several pathologists and veterinarians to ensure the well-being of the remaining animals.