One of the thoughts that came into my mind after MGM Mirage salvaged CityCenter by making a $200 million payment was this: Maybe the calls worked. The calls, that is, that Harry Ensign made to banks to help loosen up funding for the state’s largest employer. It seems unlikely — Sens. Harry Reid and John Ensign could not have had ...

Gruel -- the miserable dish slopped out to Oliver Twist in Charles Dickens' 19th century novel -- made a comeback Tuesday, bringing the cuisine of Victorian poverty to credit crunch-hit Britain. The Royal Society of Chemistry consulted the 1838 book "Oliver Twist" and historical sources in order to cook up a version of the dreaded, bland gloop of oats, milk and water ...

Britain's Royal Society of Chemistry says it has perfected the recipe for Oliver Twist's most famous meal — workhouse gruel. Members of the society consulted historical sources and Charles Dickens' beloved novel to recreate the porridge, which is made from water, oats, milk and an ...