Studios value the approach because it allows them to reward devoted fans while building early buzz for their films

The doctor convicted of involuntarily killing Michael Jackson appeared to be on trial again Wednesday as a lawyer for Jackson's mother tried to show the physician's desperate financial situation drove him to extremes in his treatment of the superstar.

The shortage of homes is occurring just as ordinary Americans want to buy again. More of them feel confident about their job and retirement account. Mortgage rates are near historic lows. And prices are rising again.

Poker devotees will soon be able to skip the smoky casino and legally gamble their dollars away on the couch — at least in the state of Nevada.

Samsung said January-March net profit surged 42 percent to 7.2 trillion won ($6.5 billion) from 5 trillion won a year earlier.

French prosecutors have placed the publisher and photographer of unauthorized topless snaps of Prince William's wife, Kate, under formal criminal investigation, they said Thursday.

California lawmakers have rejected a bill that would have permitted bartenders to serve drinks until 4 a.m., two hours later than the current last call for alcohol.

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval responded Tuesday to allegations that the state is dumping psychiatric patients in other states after they're discharged, denying systematic wrongdoing but saying Nevada officials had taken steps to avoid future errors.

MGM Resorts International announced Thursday that it will sink $100 million into building a park and public promenade outside of its New York-New York and Monte Carlo casinos.

Nevada officials are responding to complaints that mental health patients have been dumped across the nation, including Bakersfield. One analysis found eight mentally ill people ended up in Kern County, after being released from Nevada's main...