Новости за 18.05.2016

The Corvallis-OSU Symphony closes its 110th season Tuesday night by showcasing Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 7, a sprawling 80- to 85-minute work that will be performed without intermission.

It's the economy, stupid--all over again. With Hillary Clinton saying that her husband would be charged with "revitalizing the economy,"

Jaime King is red hot while attending her The Final Chapter event on Sunday (May 15) at The Evil Rock N Roll Cat in Hollywood. The former Hart of Dixie actress and her collaborator Kris Kidd wrote the final chapter of their upcoming poetry book live in front of the audience using suggestions from the [...]

Senator Cory Booker, D-NJ, delivers remarks at the Center for American Progress Action Fund Annual Gala.

The Belgium international's father has revealed that a transfer is close but insists the striker will not be heading to Serie A

US Secretary of State John Kerry said al-Assad government and his supporters could not end the war without a political solution.

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) on Tuesday refused to answer a question about reports that Donald Trump has a history of mistreating women.

WASHINGTON — African Americans are doing about the same as they have in previous years as the nation rises out of recession, and much better than they did when its first “State of Black America” report came out 40 years ago, the National Urban League said Tuesday. Education, Jobs & Justice, looks at how blacks and Hispanics have been doing in the United States over the last few years and how they were doing in 1976, the year the National Urban League began issuing its annual report. The Urban... Читать дальше...

Two Los Angeles Sheriff’s deputies have been found guilty of beating a mentally ill inmate and then lying in their reports to cover up their brutal attack.

The Obama administration took another step toward easing economic sanctions on Myanmar, including on its financial system, but stopped short of broader action because of lingering concerns about the country’s transition to democracy.

This smells of spin, but it could be legit.

The agency is "trying to figure out what the root cause" was.

Genetically modified crops are as safe to eat as their conventional counterparts and have not been proven to negatively impact the environment, according to a highly anticipated report.

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts environmental advocacy group is suing ExxonMobil for what it calls "a decades-long campaign to discredit climate change."

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts environmental advocacy group is suing ExxonMobil for what it calls "a decades-long campaign to discredit climate change."

The number of people in their 80s or older who are relied on as carers has rocketed in the last seven years, according to a charity.

Alibaba announced the move Tuesday after last week’s suspension of the company’s membership in the International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition, a small but influential group that lobbies U.S. officials and testifies before Congress. According to an investigation by the Associated Press, Barchiesi had stock in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., had close ties to an Alibaba executive and had used family members to help run the coalition. The group’s website listed Ma scheduled to talk Thursday about the... Читать дальше...

The lawyer for Dennis Thomas Murphy Jr. convinced a judge to let his client "have a glass of wine once in a while."

Prins William is alvast aan het uitkijken naar een basisschool voor zijn zoon prins George, die over een paar maanden drie jaar wordt.

he U.S. Senate unanimously backed President Barack Obama's nomination of Eric Fanning as secretary of the Army on Tuesday, making him the first openly gay leader of a U.S. military service branch. Fanning previously worked as undersecretary of the Air Force and chief of staff to Defense Secretary Ash Carter.

A publicity rights bill backed by relatives of legendary former Arkansas football coach Frank Broyles is getting a new chance as lawmakers meet for a special session this week.

Obsessing over desegregation formulas has been going on for decades, with little to show for producing better-educated students. Maybe inner-city charter schools are onto something.

A new study in the British Medical Journal has found an association between potato consumption and hypertension in a large group of men and women in the U.S. But studying dietary patterns may be more useful than focusing on just one food, says an accompanying editorial.

International law enforcement agencies say smuggling networks cashing in on the huge flow of refugees into Europe had an estimated turnover last year of up to $6 billion. A summary released at The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday of a joint Europol and Interpol report also warned “there is an increased risk that foreign terrorist fighters may use migratory flows” to sneak into Europe. 3 Libya fighting: A Libyan militia spokesman says militias from the western city of Misrata are battling Islamic State... Читать дальше...