Новости за 11.03.2016

(AP) — An agent with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives credits Michigan State University veterinarians with saving his K-9 partner's life in late January. Jeff Perryman of DeWitt rushed Ike, a 7-year-old German shepherd, to an after-hours clinic where he underwent surgery for a twisted stomach when he first became ill around Jan. 22 while the two were at the bureau's National Academy in Georgia, Perryman told the Lansing State Journal (http://on.lsj.com/1RSz3II ). ... Читать дальше...

ORLANDO, Florida - Angel Nunez scored 19 points, on 7-of-12 shooting, with 11 rebounds and Chris Perry made 7 of 11 field-goal attempts and finished with 18 points to help ninth-seeded South Florida beat No. 8 seed East Carolina 71-66 in the first round of the American Athletic Conference tournament on Thursday.

(AP) — A Michigan man and his wife will spend the rest of their lives in prison in the death of his 5-year-old daughter who had pneumonia and weighed just 25 pounds when an emergency crew was called to their home last spring. Hilery Maison called 911 on May 26, and responding emergency personnel found her stepdaughter, Mackenzie, unresponsive at their Port Huron home, 60 miles northeast of Detroit. "What puzzles me is how, in a community so dedicated to combating child abuse and neglect, these... Читать дальше...

Efforts to get people to cover up are causing a clash in a longtime nudist colony on Ile du Levant, France.

Federal prosecutors filed new court papers blasting Apple for what they called ‘false’ rhetoric in resisting a court order to help open an iPhone used by one of the terrorists in last year’s massacre in San Bernardino, Calif.

ALLEN PARK, Michigan - The Detroit Lions have signed free agent safety Tavon Wilson.

Sandra Combs, an “educational entrepreneur” in Kapaa, Kauai, spent two hours at the caucus location in her neighborhood Tuesday night.

HOUSTON - Chace Franklin scored 15 points and third-seeded Jackson State topped No. 6 seed Prairie View 69-51 in a Southwestern Athletic Conference quarterfinal game Thursday.

What happened? Bolstered by a growing fleet of planes, upstart airline Virgin America has reported several big improvements in its core metrics.

In a Senate floor speech, Sen. Elizabeth Warren warned Republican senators who are concerned about a potential extremist GOP nominee that they can stand up to the extremism by doing their job in the Senate and stopping obstruction against Pres. Obama.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico's power company on Thursday cut off electricity to a hospital over nearly $4 million in unpaid bills, part of a stepped-up effort by the heavily indebted agency to collect money amid the island's economic crisis.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico's power company on Thursday cut off electricity to a hospital over nearly $4 million in unpaid bills, part of a stepped-up effort by the heavily indebted agency to collect money amid the island's economic crisis. The power company is $9 billion in debt and has been pursuing people and businesses that owe it money, joining other government agencies in a similar crackdown.

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Bulgarian authorities have arrested a Bulgarian man on charges of market manipulation in U.S. stocks including Avon Products. Nedko Nedev was charged with insider trading on an offer by a Bulgarian firm, Euroins Insurance, for Tower Group International, and for making sham offers for Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory and Avon Products . The U.S. said it will seek extradition of Nedev. The Securities and Exchange Commissionhad previously laid out charges against Nedev.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has underscored the need for a high-speed rail link to be operating to Sydney's new second airport as soon as possible after the first commercial flight takes off in 2025.

Big mortgages and high rents be damned. British Columbians are shopping their hearts out. The Business Council of B.C. highlighted the shopping spree recently, noting the total value of annual retail sales in B.C. has surpassed the $70-billion mark, reflecting a 6.8-per-cent surge last year.

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LOS ANGELES — At hospitals across California, administrators are pushing doctors to perform fewer cesarean deliveries, hiring birth coaches and asking pregnant women to stay in labor longer. In the era of the Affordable Care Act and its emphasis on low-cost medical care, C-sections — which cost more than vaginal deliveries — have become a sticking point for hospitals and a target for the people paying the bills. Childbirth is the most common reason for hospitalization in the U.S., said Katy Kozhimannil... Читать дальше...

'We have a common outlook on the world, and I have to say I have never seen so many Americans excited about the visit of a Canadian prime minister,' Obama said earlier

The severing of trade ties with South Korea is a futile effort by North Korea to reverse recent sanctions imposed by the United States and UN for Pyongyang’s recent nuclear activities, US Defense Trade Advisory Group member Lawrence Ward told Sputnik.

Entertainment career-training program ARTTEC is partnering with founders of Third Eye Blind to host an ARTTEC Friendraiser at the Foundation Room at 7 p.m. Friday, March 25, at Mandalay Bay.

Bulgarian authorities have arrested a Bulgarian man on charges of market manipulation in U.S. stocks including Avon Products.

The Indian American Dean of University of California, Berkeley, law school, Sujit Choudhry, will step down after facing sexual harassment charges made by his former executive assistant Tyann Sorell.

The Indian American Dean of University of California, Berkeley, law school, Sujit Choudhry, will step down after facing sexual harassment charges made by his former executive assistant Tyann Sorell.

EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey - Free-agent prizes Olivier Vernon, Janoris Jenkins, and Damon Harrison are ready to get down to the business of rebuilding the Giants' defense.

It's taken some years, but Alexander Payne's most ambitious movie to date is finally happening. "Downsizing" has been in the works for long, long time, attracting big name talent, but never quite managing to get all the pieces in place to get it made. It's not the project that presents the most obvious green light, but thanks to a little help from Megan Ellison's Annapurna Pictures, the wheels are in motion, with another big name joining the ensemble. READ MORE: Matt Damon To Star In Alexander Payne's Long-Gestating... Читать дальше...