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N.J. Casino to Fire Weightier Waitstaff

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa (search) has told cocktail servers if they pack on too many pounds, they’ll get an unpaid suspension to lose the weight — or be fired. The policy will apply to anyone gaining more than 7 percent of their body weight; …

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1,500 Return Home After Utah Tanker Blasts

SALT LAKE CITY – About 1,500 people were allowed to return home Thursday, a day after butane (search) fumes from a wrecked tanker truck caused explosions in at least two homes. The driver of a van was hospitalized in serious but stable condition after his vehicle was broadsided by the …

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Networks to Impose Delays on Awards Shows

LOS ANGELES – Last year’s Super Bowl (search) is still fresh on the minds of people who are televising the Oscars (search) and Grammys (search). CBS said Thursday that it would impose a video and audio delay of between five and 10 seconds on its Grammy telecast Sunday night, while …

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