HOUSTON—Police in Houston are investigating the death of an 8-year-old girl whose body was found inside a large pipe for a lazy river at a Houston hotel where she’d been swimming with her family. Aliyah Jaico’s death on Saturday was ruled an accidental drowning by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences. It said she […]
Handwritten lyrics to songs from the 1976 multi-platinum selling album “Hotel California,” the fifth studio album from the classic rock band the Eagles, are at the center of a peculiar criminal case that got underway in a New York courtroom on Wednesday. The three defendants—rare-books dealer Glenn Horowitz, former Rock & Roll Hall of Fame […]
The Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) said on Aug. 24 that it was investigating cases of Legionnaires’ disease—a severe form of pneumonia—among guests who stayed in two Las Vegas hotels between Aug. 1 and Aug. 23. Two guests who stayed at Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino and one guest who stayed at The Orleans Hotel […]
Parental rights and LGBT groups clashed in downtown Los Angeles. The dueling rallies sparked over transgender-related policies in schools. Los Angeles plans to turn a hotel into housing for the city’s homeless. But critics say the move lacks accountability. Thieves targeted six taco trucks across Los Angeles. Police have arrested one suspect so far. San […]
Workers who picketed 19 major Southern California hotels over the long holiday weekend were back on the job Wednesday. But their union warned that more walkouts could come at any time. No progress was reported in negotiations between employers and Unite Here Local 11, which represents bellhops, front desk agents, room attendants, cooks, servers, and […]
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 26 dismissed an appeal over a long-running dispute between former president Donald Trump and congressional Democrats over the former Trump International Hotel in the nation’s capital. The dispute focused on documents related to the lease of the government property in downtown Washington that housed the hotel. Democrats claimed Trump […]
BOSTON—Participants in a Department of Defense training exercise at a Boston hotel entered the wrong room Tuesday and mistakenly detained a guest instead of the person assigned the role of the person to be detained, according to the FBI. The mistake happened about 10 p.m. with the Boston Division of the FBI helping the U.S. […]
A Miami hotel might be stripped of its alcohol license for hosting a Christmas-themed drag event despite a warning from the Florida government. In December 2022, the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) demanded that Hyatt Regency Miami prevent children from attending the sexually explicit show but the hotel did anyway, Florida Gov. […]
Dozens of illegal immigrants camped for a second night in the street outside Manhattan’s Watson Hotel since Sunday, protesting their relocation to a new shelter at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. New York City Hall said the removal of the male adults is to make space for immigrant families. But some of those who had been […]
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—A massive fire at a Cambodian hotel-casino that lasted more than 12 hours killed at least 19 people and injured more than 60, while other victims were apparently not yet accounted for Thursday. Neighboring Thailand sent firetrucks and emergency workers to help cope with the crisis in the bustling border town of Poipet. […]
Owners of bunny rabbits in the Chicago area now have a new and unique option when they need to go on vacation. The Hare BnB Rescue, Spa & Boutique, is a first-of-its-kind luxury hotel that officially opened just two weeks ago.
The number of illegal immigrants seeking asylum in New York City has waned in recent weeks. However, Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday the nation’s largest city is still getting enough to open yet another relief center. The third Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center will soon open 175 rooms at the Hotel Wolcott in Midtown […]
DEARBORN, Mich.—A man accused of killing a suburban Detroit hotel employee and barricading himself in a room for hours was charged Sunday with murder and other crimes. Reichsrd Williams-Lewis, 37, was denied bond during an appearance in court. He is accused of fatally shooting a 55-year-old employee on the third floor of a Hampton Inn […]
DEARBORN, Mich.—A man accused of fatally shooting a hotel clerk in suburban Detroit during a dispute over money then barricading himself inside a room has surrendered to police, authorities said. The gunman’s surrender at the Hampton Inn in Dearborn occurred shortly before 9 p.m. EDT Thursday, or nearly seven hours after the standoff began. Businesses […]
MOGADISHU—At least 12 people have been killed in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu after al Qaeda-linked terrorists attacked a hotel, seizing hostages that authorities were battling to free nearly 20 hours later, an intelligence officer said on Saturday. The attackers blasted their way into the Hayat Hotel on Friday evening with two car bombs before opening fire. […]
A shooting in a Las Vegas hotel room Thursday night left one man dead and two women in critical condition, police said. Around 8:30 p.m. local time, police responded to a 911 call about a shooting in a room at the Mirage Casino and Hotel, where they found a man had already died and two […]
Two fast-talking insurance salesmen meet Mary, who is running away from her wealthy mother, and they agree to help her run a hotel that she owns. When they find out that the hotel is run down and nearly abandoned, they launch a phony PR campaign that presents the hotel as a resort favored by the […]
