CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Latest on flooding that has devastated parts of West Virginia (all times local): 6 p.m. Golfer Bubba Watson says he’s dealt with hurricanes from his years of living in Florida. But he’s never seen the type of destruction around his home like the recent floods in West Virginia. Watson is participating
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The Federal Reserve has failed Deutsche Bank Trust Corp. and Santander Holdings under the mandated Dodd-Frank stress tests.
Morgan Stanley received a conditional non-objection and must resubmit its plan. The bank has until December 29 to do so.
The test measures the ability to respond to an event similar to the financial crisis, and examines 33 financial institutions with more than $50 billion in assets in the US.
Both European-based banks passed the quantitative section of the test... Читать дальше...
The MTA is rolling over disabled people's rights by failing to make newly renovated stations wheelchair accessible, a new lawsuit charges.
Take note, would-be pop stars: this is how you command an audience. Singer and middle school assistant principal G. Star Swain made onlookers swoon with her powerful rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the Lincoln Memorial earlier this month. Swain was initially nervous to tackle the notoriously difficult anthem, but ended up performing anyway — something for which we should all be grateful. And, hey, those Lincoln Memorial acoustics aren't bad either. May we all love something as much... Читать дальше...
The Oklahoma City Thunder will play two preseason games in Spain as part of the NBA Global Games Europe 2016.
A special performance of the play Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme has been staged at the site of the 1916 battle.
NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Wednesday: Nike Inc., up $2.04 to $55.13 The athletic apparel maker’s fiscal fourth-quarter profit was greater than analysts expected. Tesaro Inc., up $40.19 to $77.40 The company’s drug niraparib slowed the progress of ovarian cancer in a late-stage study. PrivateBancorp Inc., up $8.36 to
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Global Governance, Middle East
Our military efforts abroad have increased, not decreased, the terror threat to the homeland.
In the aftermath of the Orlando massacre two weeks ago, there were renewed calls by members of congress, former government officials and security experts for increasing our resolve to fight terrorists “over there” so the U.S. homeland would be safe from any future such attacks “over here.” As seductive and reassuring as these statements might be to some... Читать дальше...
To hear European Union officials talk, the freedom of workers to move wherever they wish within the 28-member union is a fundamental principle—one they won’t alter even though discontent with free immigration was a major issue in Britain’s vote last week to leave the EU.
Читать дальше...Companies that take part in an anti-Israel boycott campaign may find themselves boycotted by New York’s pension fund.
You scream, I scream, we all scream for ice cream!
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Pro-EU supporters attend a demonstration against the EU referendum decision outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.
If US Republican candidate Donald Trump is elected president it would be a dangerous result and "complicate" relations between Europe and the United States, French President Francois Hollande has warned.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Matt Kenseth received warnings during the weekend at Sonoma.
In this "Face the Nation" Web Extra, Sen. Marco Rubio predicts potential ISIS activity in Turkey days before the deadly bombings at Istanbul's Ataturk airport
Saskatchewan's chief coroner says he will review the circumstances in the 2015 death of an Indigenous woman, Nadine Machiskinic, at a Regina hotel.
The athletic apparel maker's fiscal fourth-quarter profit was greater than analysts expected. The company's drug niraparib slowed the progress of ovarian cancer in a late-stage study. Financing unit GE Capital is no longer deemed too big to fail, limiting regulatory oversight.
GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Pavel Buchnevich is ready to play for the New York Rangers.
GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Pavel Buchnevich is ready to play for the New York Rangers.
GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Pavel Buchnevich is ready to play for the New York Rangers.
Updates on film academy's huge 2016 class: Total minority representation goes from 8% to 11% June 29, 2016, 2:22 p.m. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science has revealed the names of the filmmakers and craftspeople it is inviting to join its ranks. Forty-one percent of the enormous new...
Religious liberty is a key concern for many evangelical voters. But in the current political climate, there's some debate among Christian conservatives about how that applies to other faiths.
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Swimmer Mary Al-Atrash is gearing up for the Rio Olympics. But unlike other athletes, the 22-year-old swimmer is limited by a lack of resources and training in her native Palestine.
Here's what it's like to train for the Olympics in Palestine.
Mary Al-Atrash may not have an Olympic-sized pool to train in...
Ammar Awad/Reuters...but she does have Olympic-sized dreams.
Ammar Awad/ReutersThe 22-year-old swimmer is one of six Palestinian... Читать дальше...
