Новости за 19.05.2016

Abdel Fattah Sisi ordered the military and civil authorities on Thursday to expedite the search for the EgyptAir MS804 passenger plane.

California is seeing a surge of voter registrations among Latinos, including a number of voters who have become American citizens specifically to vote. Some have attributed this trend to Donald Trump's run for president.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson of Georgia about the need for congressional funding to prevent the Zika virus from spreading in the U.S. The Florida delegation sees this as a national emergency.

After months of negotiation, Republicans and Democrats in Congress have agreed on a plan to help Puerto Rico deal with its crushing $70 billion debt. It sets up a control board to investigate the U.S. territory's murky financial picture and restructure its debt payments to creditors.

Egyptian officials are urging the world to await facts before concluding what brought down a Cairo-bound airliner. But families and the public clamor for news about another Egyptian aviation incident.

Bernie Sanders has vowed to stay in the Democratic race until the last votes are cast, even though Hillary Clinton is beating him in the delegate count and votes. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Jeff Weaver, Sanders' campaign manager, about the state of the Sanders' race against Clinton, and whether these divisions within the race will continue to deepen and ultimately damage the party in the long run.

The odds are stacked against any minor league basketball player trying to make the NBA. But one remarkable, contested shot helped pave the way for a player named John Holland.

Longtime CBS News correspondent Morley Safer has died at age 84, just days after his official retirement from the flagship program, 60 Minutes.

Investigators caution it is too soon to jump to conclusions about what brought down an EgyptAir flight over the Mediterranean Wednesday night. But there are early indications terrorism played a role.

The Obama administration gathered feedback from students about what they want to see in STEM programs. This came after 9-year-old Jacob Leggette encouraged President Obama to ask students about their opinions at a White House science fair.

The pianist and composer, a force on the jazz scene for 50 years, celebrated her 80th birthday with a gala concert and new album — and she has another album on the way.

The extended debate in Congress over emergency funding for a response to the Zika virus is forcing public health departments to cut existing prevention and treatment programs.

Latur, with its ravaged farmland and thirsty families, has become the unfortunate poster child for the blistering drought that is hurting tens of millions of people across 13 Indian states. With the monsoon rains still at least a month away, the water train, which started running in April, is a desperate measure to ease a desperate situation. Crops have failed, cattle are wasting away and long, scorching walks in search of drinking water have resulted in dozens of deaths. Sitting with her two young children... Читать дальше...

Hear highlights from the annual gathering in the North Carolina mountains, captured over the years.

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Maryland Circuit Judge Barry Williams said on Thursday that he planned to deliver a verdict on Monday in the trial of Edward Nero, The Baltimore Sun reports.

Nero was one of the arresting officers of Freddie Gray, a Baltimore man who died after suffering spinal injuries he is believed to have sustained in a police van following his arrest in April of last year.

Gray's death came amid a series of high-profile killings of black men by police officers in the US. Читать дальше...

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As the ship keeps sinking, Theranos hasn’t stopped shuffling the deck chairs.

The Silicon Valley company that promised to revolutionize blood testing has had so many setbacks lately that it’s getting hard to keep track. Theranos is under criminal and civil investigation. Federal regulators are considering revoking the license of its California lab and banning its chief executive from the industry for two years. Just this week, news broke that it had voided two years... Читать дальше...

Only 15% of Americans have used a ride-hailing app and 11% have used a home-sharing site, according to a Pew study.

Only 15% of Americans have used a ride-hailing app and 11% have used a home-sharing site, according to a Pew study.

NEW YORK (AP) — Gap Inc. says it will shutter 75 Old Navy and Banana Republic stores outside North America as the struggling company looks to focus on regions where it sees it has the greatest potential for success.

A series of training films featuring comic actors from the past 40 years is to be preserved by the BFI.

Great America PAC, a super PAC backing presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump, is stacking its donor ranks, rolling out a new list of wealthy backers as it seeks to solidify its status as the primary outside group backing the New York businessman.

Panera Bread Co. said Thursday that its board has approved a new three-year share repurchase program of up to $600 million. The new program will replace the old one, which was scheduled to expire on June 4, 2017. Panera shares are inactive in after-hours trading, but are up 6.4% for the year so far. The S&P 500 is down 0.2% for the year to date.

Panera Bread Co. said Thursday that its board has approved a new three-year share repurchase program of up to $600 million.

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A verdict saying a Colorado movie theater could not have safeguarded against a shooting that left 12 people dead likely prevented a major shift in how people go to the movies by keeping the onus on…

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A verdict saying a Colorado movie theater could not have safeguarded against a shooting that left 12 people dead likely prevented a major shift in how people go to the movies by keeping the onus on…