Новости за 31.03.2016

(AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a bill that aims to make it easier for some people with criminal records to obtain licenses or certifications for working in various professions. According to Columbia Legal Services, more than 90 vocations such as commercial fishing can currently bar someone with a criminal record.

BROCKWAY – Opportunity. That was the theme at the third graduating class at the Brockway Center for Arts and Technology Wednesday, as 22 students received certifications as Medical Assistant and Pharmacy Technicians. BCAT is a unique collaboration between Pittsburgh-based Mancheste-Bidwell and its founder, Bill Strickland, state Sen. Joe Scarnati and Brockway businessman Peter Varischetti. Manchester-Bidwell’s […]

British Council on Thursday launched two state of the art classrooms for language learners and a young learners’ zone at English language centre in the British Council Library on Mount Road here.

PATERSON, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie has attended the opening of a new 50-bed residential treatment facility for men in the state's drug court program. Christie has made drug treatment a priority, including expanding the use of drug court for non-violent offenders.

Charlize Theron is picture perfect while attending a photo call for her latest film The Huntsman: Winter’s War on Thursday (March 31) in Milan, Italy. That same day, the 40-year-old actress’ co-stars Chris Hemsworth, pregnant Emily Blunt, Rob Brydon, Alexandra Roach, and Nick Frost posed for photographers at their Huntsman photo call held at Claridges [...]

With its acquisition of Japan's Sharp Corp. (6753.T), Foxconn aims to gain access to promising technology for high-end OLED screens likely to be used in future devices from Apple Inc. (AAPL.O), the electronics assembler's biggest customer. But even with Foxconn's backing, Sharp faces a tough challenge to catch up with rivals already looking ahead to more advanced display panels such as "foldables."

The Sprint Cup Series and Camping World Truck Series return to one of the original NASCAR tracks.

Ron Paul, a 2012 Republican presidential candidate, says he won’t vote for Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump, if the Republican and Democratic front-runners become the nominee of their respective parties. “What I’d like to have on all of the ballots is ‘none of the above,’ ” the former Texas congressman told CNN’s Ashleigh Banfield on […]

Seven police officers died and at least 27 more people were wounded by a car bombing close to a bus terminal in southeastern Turkey — the latest such blast to rock the country. The bomb went off as a police vehicle was going past in the Baglar district of Diyarbakir, the capital of its namesake […]

Amid political chaos, Brazil’s economic collapse is worse than its government once believed. In the midst of rising calls to impeach President Dilma Rousseff, Brazil’s central bank announced Thursday that it now expects the country’s economy to shrink 3.5% this year. That’s worse than the central bank’s previous estimate for a 1.9% contraction. The darker […]

Warmer weather and more daylight mean increased opportunities for outdoor activities, like golfing, biking and swimming, that require greater fitness levels than most sedentary winter pastimes. Spring often serves as a wake-up call to get in shape quickly, so we can enjoy the time outside with confidence and comfort. Major League Baseball players report to […]

Earlier this week, a Twitter conversation about the whiteness (and maleness) of the gay media landscape led to the hashtag #GayMediaSoWhite. In between complaints about how queer and genderqueer people of color are too often excluded from portrayals of the gay community, we noticed something intriguing — this teaser for a new literary web series.

Aaaaand, Coca-Cola is the first to say no to a Trump led Republican National Convention. Color of Change, emphasis added:

All the trends designers are now pushing add up to one idea: stop following trends, writes Shibon Kennedy.

Hanging on to your high school or college Spanish—or French, or German, etc—is a challenge once you're no longer enrolled in classes.

Memphis multi-hyphenate K. Michelle celebrated the release of her third album, More Issues Than Vogue, with a full concert on Tuesday night (...

The method used by the FBI to open the iPhone of terrorist Syed Farook is unlikely to help police open hundreds of iPhones that may contain evidence.

Beginning Monday, veteran Bay Area radio talk show host Ronn Owens can hit the snooze button for a change: After 40 years as the master of the morning at KGO-AM, Owens is moving to an afternoon slot on sister station KSFO Hot Talk radio, 560 AM. Over the years, the show has been KGO’s top ratings winner. David Wiegand is an assistant managing editor of the San Francisco Chronicle.

– Chukwumah Ubah denies Ifeanyi Ubah’s slapping allegation – Says the Capital Oil boss only tried to intervene calm a rowdy situation Contrary to reports that Nigerian billionaire Ifeanyi Ubah slapped a player during a Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL), chairman of Ifeanyi Ubah football club Chukwumah Ubah has denied the allegation saying the Oil mogul […]

A resident doctor from Sion Hospital was roughed up by a 70-year-old patient’s relatives after she died late on Wednesday night, hospital officials said on Thursday

Vanguard’s Bogle has long put it simply: Investors need to have some assurance that their broker is putting their interests first.