Reports: Russian nightclub death toll reaches 131; many others still in critical condition
Reports: Russian nightclub fire toll rises to 131 Officials: death toll in Russian nightclub fire reaches 112
Russian nightclub fire death toll reaches 112 Russian news reports: More than 100 killed in nightclub in blast caused by pyrotechnics
Reports: Russia club blast kills more than 100 Police plan charges against bouncers at NJ club owned by Jay Z after beating is taped
Taped beating outside NJ club probed by police Bye-Bye Bargirl: Mexico’s legendary dance-for-peso cabarets buried by onslaught of strip clubs
Mexico City’s famed dance-for-peso halls fading Newspaper: Embattled Pennsylvania swim club accused of discrimination to declare bankruptcy
Pa. swim club accused of bias to file bankruptcy US Supreme Court reinstates death penalty in Ohio death of man met in gay bar in 1985
Supreme Court reinstates death penalty of Ohioan Irish Supreme Court rules Dublin golf club can keep barring women from membership
Irish Supreme Court upholds men-only golf club Health officials, advocates to seek smoking ban in bars and restaurants in Oklahoma
Health officials to seek smoking ban in Oklahoma In this dismal economy, more and more warehouse clubs are accepting food stamps
More and more warehouse clubs accept food stamps Russian gays denounce closure of Moscow’s oldest gay clubMOSCOW — Russian gay rights activists are denouncing the planned closure of Moscow’s oldest gay club. Michigan negotiators approve K-12 schools budget with $165 cut per studentLANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Legislature voted late Thursday to cut public school funding by the equivalent of $165 per student in the current academic year. Arizonans with concealed weapons permits allowed to bring guns in bars starting WednesdayPHOENIX — Bartender Randy Shields was serving British brews and Arizona ambers as usual at Shady’s bar in east Phoenix when he saw a customer walk in with a hunting knife strapped to his hip. AP Exclusive: Texas liquor board agents rarely disciplined, experts say probes are flawedDALLAS — The Texas alcohol agency under fire for its raid at a gay bar rarely punishes its officers for misconduct, and officers’ supervisors are usually the ones who conduct disciplinary investigations. Experts say that method increases the likelihood of flawed probes. Disney takes page from Comic-Con; hopes to boost enthusiasm by romancing fans at expoLOS ANGELES — Taking a page from the wildly popular Comic-Con, Disney is wishing upon a four-day expo this weekend to draw more enthusiasm from its loyal and well-wired fan base. Study: 1 in 10 binge drinkers get behind the wheel, many come from bars, clubs and restaurantsATLANTA — One in 10 binge drinkers got behind the wheel the last time they drank heavily. And half of those drivers left from a bar, restaurant or nightclub after downing five or more drinks, a new study has found. German media company Bertelsmann makes 1H net loss of €368 million as spending fallsFRANKFURT — German media company Bertelsmann said Monday it lost money in the first half of the year on declines in advertising revenue and consumer spending. German media company Bertelsmann makes 1H net loss of euro368 million as spending fallsFRANKFURT — German media company Bertelsmann said Monday it lost money in the first half of the year on declines in advertising revenue and consumer spending. Texas liquor board fires 2 agents, 1 supervisor over raid at gay bar that injured customerFORT WORTH, Texas — Texas’ liquor board fired two agents and a supervisor, disciplined two other supervisors and changed several policies in the wake of a raid at a gay bar that left a customer seriously injured and led to protests, officials announced Friday. Qwest cutting big allowances for top execs; Money used to pay club dues, financial counselingDENVER — Qwest Communications will no longer give five top executives tens of thousands of dollars a year to pay for expenses. Meat in your drink? Carnivorous cocktails mean a nice cold glass of baconALEXANDRIA, Va. — First you cook the bacon, remove the fat and tear it into pieces. It sounds like the start of a nice breakfast, but it’s actually the first part of mixologist Adam Seger’s Baconcello recipe. The next step is steeping the bacon in vodka for 72 hours. Fort Worth police chief says he’s revising bar inspection policies in wake of gay bar raidFORT WORTH, Texas — The Fort Worth police chief said Tuesday that he is revising bar inspection policies in the wake of a raid on a gay bar that left one customer seriously injured and several officers facing allegations of wrongdoing. China punishes 60 people including vice mayor for disco fire in ShenzhenGUANGZHOU, China — China has punished 60 people deemed responsible for a blaze at the “King of the Dancers” disco that killed 44 people in the southern boomtown of Shenzhen. Bars, discos steadily closing in Algeria as Islamic rules tightenALGIERS, Algeria —All through the 1990s, when Islamic militants waged a ferocious war on the Algerian state and nightlife died in the city that once called itself “The Paris of Africa,” the Hanani bar and restaurant stayed open. It was “an act of resistance,” says owner Achour Ait Oussaid. Texas liquor board says 2 agents, supervisor violated procedures in raid on gay barFORT WORTH, Texas — Two Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission agents who took part in a June police raid on a gay bar failed to report they used force when arresting a patron or that he suffered a serious head injury, according to a report released Thursday. Texas liquor board says 3 agents violated procedures during Fort Worth gay bar raidFORT WORTH, Texas — A Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission report says two agents who took part in a June raid on a gay bar failed to report that they used force when arresting a patron or that he suffered a serious head injury. Israelis rally in Tel Aviv after 2 murdered in the country’s worst attack against homosexualsTEL AVIV, Israel — Reeling from the worst attack ever aimed at homosexuals in Israel, members of the country’s gay community and their supporters rallied Sunday in the heart of Tel Aviv a day after a masked gunman killed two people at a center for gay youth and escaped. Police in manhunt for shooter who killed 2 in Tel Aviv gay youth clubTEL AVIV, Israel — Hundreds of police officers scoured the streets of Tel Aviv on Sunday in a manhunt for a gunman who shot and killed two people at a youth club in the worst ever attack on homosexuals in Israel. Gunman enters gay club in central Tel Aviv, kills 3 people and injures 11 othersJERUSALEM — Israeli police say a gunman entered a youth club for gay teens in central Tel Aviv on Saturday night and sprayed the interior with automatic rifle fire, killing three people and injuring 11. Gunman shoots up gay club in Tel Aviv, killing 3JERUSALEM — Israeli police say a gunman entered a youth club for gay teens in central Tel Aviv on Saturday night and sprayed the interior with automatic rifle fire, killing three people and injuring 11. |