Новости за 24.03.2016

NEW YORK (AP) — Starboard Value LP nominated an entirely new board at Yahoo on Thursday, setting up a fight for control of the faded Internet company.

In a series of military provocations, North Korea has been testing a variety of missiles over the last few years, some of which appear capable of reaching several thousand miles. Here's a look at the country's short- and long-range ballistic weapons. Illustration: Heather Seidel for The Wall Street Journal

A “concerned” Canadian mom released a transphobic rap saying new LGBT inclusive legislation makes “reality skewed” and “identity confused.”

ELLSWORTH — A body believed to be that of a missing pilot has been recovered from the wreckage of a small plane in northwest Nebraska.

BRADFORD, England - Former England soccer international Adam Johnson has been jailed for six years for child sex offenses.

BRADFORD, England (AP) — Former England soccer international Adam Johnson has been jailed for six years for child sex offenses.

BRADFORD, England (AP) — Former England soccer international Adam Johnson has been jailed for six years for child sex offenses.

Daniel J. Graeber
NEW YORK, March 24 (UPI) -- A build in U.S. crude oil inventories, coupled with a short-term rise in unemployment, added to negative pressure building on oil prices in Thursday trading.

US President Barack Obama will host Chinese President Xi Jinping on March 31 for a bilateral meeting during Nuclear Security Summit. The White House said the meeting would provide an opportunity for the two nations to advance cooperation on a range of issues as well as address areas of disagreement.

US President Barack Obama will host Chinese President Xi Jinping on March 31 for a bilateral meeting during Nuclear Security Summit. The White House said the meeting would provide an opportunity for the two nations to advance cooperation on a range of issues as well as address areas of disagreement.

James Hasik

Security,

A wider array of USAF and USMC operating fields around the world could make battlegroups less essential.

On Monday, the American Hellenic Institute hosted a luncheon with Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos on the occasion of the rollout of a paper by Dan Gouré's of the Lexington Institute on “Souda Bay: NATO’s Military Gem in the Eastern Mediterranean.” I appreciated the free lunch, and some of the discussion that followed. Loren Thompson reminded his colleague... Читать дальше...

Former US Republican presidential candidate Lindsey Graham stated that Republican party is likely to fail in the 2016 race for the White House.

OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — An Oshkosh defense contractor has picked up about $676 million in federal contracts to build and update military vehicles.

Rams coach Jeff Fisher is scoffing at a report that he drafted Michael Sam, the NFL’s first openly gay player, two years ago in a quid pro quo with the NFL to keep his team off Hard Knocks. Asked about the report this morning on Mike & Mike, Fisher said there was never any such discussion…

Johannesburg model agency boss Dawie De Villiers denied sexually assaulting and defrauding a 16-year-old model.

An alleged drug mule, who had travelled through two countries where drug trafficking carries a death sentence, was arrested at OR Tambo with tik worth over R1 million.

Pandora Media Inc.'s stock surged 10% in active trade Thursday, as the addition of a long-time media executive to the music streaming services board of directors fueled merger speculation. The company said late Wednesday that it expanded the size of its board to 10 members from nine, with the addition of Anthony J. Vinciquerra, who Pandora said has three decades of media industry experience, and has been a senior advisor to private equity firm Texas Pacific Group in the technology, media and telecom sectors since 2011. Читать дальше...

Dutch legend was one of the most influential figures in the game. Here's a look back at his story.

NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Murray has turned up everywhere from bachelor parties to baseball games, but his latest surprise has a more literary side: He shares some favorite poems in the April issue of O, The Oprah Magazine, which…

NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Murray has turned up everywhere from bachelor parties to baseball games, but his latest surprise has a more literary side: He shares some favorite poems in the April issue of O, The Oprah Magazine, which…

Natural-gas futures turned modestly higher on Thursday after the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported that supplies of the commodity rose by 15 billion cubic feet for the week ended March 18. That was below with the rise of between 18 billion and 22 billion cubic feet expected by analysts polled by Platts. The weekly climb, however, is the first one of the year, marking an end to the heating season. Total stocks now stand at 2.493 trillion cubic feet, up 1.02 trillion cubic feet from... Читать дальше...

The death of four KZN young people has prompted calls for more to be done to warn youngsters against illegal “club drugs” which sometimes include lethal toxins such as Rattex.

'Shocking approach.'

ELLSWORTH, Neb. (AP) — A body believed to be that of a missing pilot has been recovered from the wreckage of a small plane in northwest Nebraska.