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Television’s most energetic sports broadcaster has added one more assignment.

The Los Angeles City Council approved paying nearly $6.9 million Wednesday in a lawsuit brought by a man who was shot by police while fleeing a drive-by shooting -- a hotly contested case that city attorneys had unsuccessfully appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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LONDON (Reuters) - European planemaker Airbus unveiled a new cabin brand on Wednesday designed to help cost-conscious airlines carry more passengers on long-haul flights while avoiding additional discomfort.

The move reflects the rivalry between major planemakers to jazz up interiors and give airlines more flexibility on cabins as the industry struggles to capture more traffic without angering passengers.

Airbus said the "Airspace by Airbus" brand would debut on its upgraded A330... Читать дальше...

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Democratic and a Republican congressmen have asked the National Security Agency to halt a reported plan to share more raw intelligence data with other federal agencies, warning the policy shift would be “unconstitutional and dangerous,” according to a letter seen by Reuters.

U.S. Representatives Ted Lieu and Blake Farenthold, who sit on the House Oversight Committee, said in a letter dated March 21 to NSA Director Michael Rogers that the... Читать дальше...

Aegean Airlines has cancelled flights to and from Brussels for two days.

Alarm clock problem, apparently.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says more than 8,000 violent fugitives were arrested across the U.S. during a six-week operation.

It was the biggest air and sea search in U.S. history — at least until Amelia Earhart vanished in 1937.

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Earlier this month, Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts introduced the cleverly named "Forbidding Airlines from Imposing Ridiculous (FAIR) Fees Act." This proposed legislation would essentially regulate airline fees to ensure that each fee is commensurate with the cost of whatever service it covers.

The senators lament that airlines -- led by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Continental -- have introduced or increased numerous fees since 2009. Читать дальше...

New Lions General Manager Bob Quinn spent his entire NFL career in the Patriots’ front office before Detroit hired him this year. But that doesn’t mean Quinn is doing things the “Patriot way.” In an interview with ESPN, Quinn said he learned plenty in New England, but he can’t just do everything the same way…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pittsburgh anchorwoman has apologized for comments she posted on Facebook about a mass shooting at a cookout that left five people dead in a nearby town.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pittsburgh anchorwoman has apologized for comments she posted on Facebook about a mass shooting at a cookout that left five people dead in a nearby town.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A University of California committee agreed Wednesday to single out anti-Semitism as a form of intolerance that campus leaders should challenge but rejected a more far-reaching denouncement of arguments against Israel's right to exist.

The damage done to public health by the British ex-physician Andrew Wakefield, who was stripped of his license for falsifying a study linking the MMR vaccine (for measles, mumps and rubella) to autism, has been incalculable. Wakefield's claims have been conclusively discredited everywhere but in...

Engineer renowned for vacuum cleaners and hand-dryers to vie with Silicon Valley behemoths

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lawmakers in the Iowa Legislature have approved legislation that would increase K-12 education spending for the upcoming fiscal year. A special committee tasked with reaching a funding agreement announced a deal Tuesday, but it needed formal approval in the chambers.

Justin Bieber takes a putt while playing a game of mini-golf at Castle Park on Wednesday morning (March 23) in Sherman Oaks, Calif. The 22-year-old singer and some friends, including Alfredo Flores, enjoyed the early morning game before Justin‘s final LA show at the Staples Center that evening. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of [...]

There is no shortage of competition for a place in the Three Lions midfield, but the Leicester man is confident of nailing a spot for Euro 2016

The young and firebrand director Francis de Tuem, is raring to release his fourth tiatr titled 'Question Mark?' on Sunday at two places in the state; Sanquelim in the east and Mashem-Canacona in the south.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina legislators decided to rein in local governments by approving a bill Wednesday that prevents cities and counties from passing their own anti-discrimination rules. The legislation, if enacted, would deal a blow to the LGBT…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina legislators decided to rein in local governments by approving a bill Wednesday that prevents cities and counties from passing their own anti-discrimination rules. The legislation, if enacted, would deal a blow to the LGBT…

Keeping up its drumbeat of colorfully worded threats, North Korea warned Wednesday that it may launch an "ultra-precision strike" to "scorch" the South Korean president's office.

WAUWATOSA, Wis. (AP) — Ohio Gov. John Kasich says he's reached out to fellow Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker about an endorsement, but he has "no clue" what he'll do.

BOSTON (AP) — Boston's top law enforcement official says the attacks in Belgium have added a sense of urgency to securing next month's Boston Marathon.

ATLANTA (AP) — A flurry of chalk scrawls supporting Donald Trump on the Emory University campus sparked a demonstration by students who demanded and were granted a meeting with the president, saying the messages made them feel concerned and frightened.…