Новости за 21.04.2016

• Chrissy Teigen posted the first photo of her adorable baby daughter, Luna.

In a curious move, the House Oversight Committee calls for having administrative, professional, and technical employees to fill the Secret Service staffing gap.

In the third case of its kind in a month, the US Border Patrol arrested members of a gang that had constructed a roughly half-mile-long subterranean passageway between Mexico and the US equipped for drug trafficking.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — If women have to wait 24 hours in South Carolina to get an abortion, men should have to do the same before they can get Viagra or other drugs to help them have sex, according to a tongue-in-cheek proposal discussed Wednesday. Lawmakers cracked jokes about the bill — which also requires a sworn statement from a partner detailing their man's problems — but sponsor Rep. Mia McLeod said it isn't a laughing matter. McLeod's bill would require a 24-hour waiting period before an... Читать дальше...

PARIS - Crisis-ridden Marseille will get the chance to salvage its season against bitter rival Paris Saint-Germain in the French Cup final after beating Sochaux 1-0 on Wednesday.

Kentucky’s junior senator is one of 12 who voted no

Kentucky is the nation’s third-leading coal producer

Senate voted down Paul amendment on Tuesday

Meghan Trainor looks super cute in a military-inspired jacket while making an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, airing Wednesday (April 20). The 22-year-old pop star may have won her first Grammy in February, but she still hadn’t received the actual award in the mail! “They’re building it I guess from scratch!” Meghan joked. But [...]

It is a war of perception, you repeatedly hear: that the perception the Taliban are winning means the Taliban are winning. There is some logic to this thesis, which I often heard from government and other Afghanistan officials in Kabul, in that those on the fence head to the winning side of the insurgency. Yet […]

Sports legends Tom Brady and Serena Williams are worried about the next generation of athletes. They joined some of the industry’s most prominent names for a panel Wednesday night looking to draw attention to what was called a “financial crisis” facing youth sports programs in America. According to a study from the non-profit Up2Us, more […]

Researchers have determined that male elk whistle through their throats to produce their signature high-pitched calls.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said it would transform its board, with four members retiring and a grandson of founder Sam Walton being nominated for election, as part of a plan to "strengthen the board for the future."

The warrant relates to a lawsuit brought by an investor who claims the indicted De Pere businessman defrauded him.

FLINT, Michigan - The Flint water crisis became a criminal case Wednesday when two state regulators and a city employee were charged with official misconduct, evidence-tampering and other offenses over the lead contamination that alarmed the country and brought cries of racism.

Jim Cramer is seeing signs of improvement in the global landscape, especially for black gold.

BOSTON - Plans to build a $3.3 billion natural gas pipeline from New York into New England through western Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire have been suspended.

NEW YORK (AP) — Comcast says later this year you won't need a cable box to watch cable as the company follows its rivals in offering TV-watching apps.

Volkswagen and US officials have reached a framework deal under which the automaker would offer to buy back almost 500,000 diesel cars.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — When a powerful pair of cholesterol-lowering drugs first hit the market last summer, initial excitement in the medical community quickly turned to panic. Some experts predicted a doomsday scenario in which the two injectable drugs, Repatha and Praluent, would add a staggering $100 billion to the U.S. drug bill as doctors signed up millions of patients with elevated cholesterol. DETROIT (AP) — Volkswagen, the U.S. government and private lawyers have reached a deal for the automaker... Читать дальше...

If you think you're ready to buy a home in Seattle -- or anywhere -- better think twice. You've got some saving to do.

Preet Bharara wrote that his office had “opened a criminal investigation regarding matters to which the Panama Papers are relevant.”

Hillary Clinton talks police reform with mother of Sandra Bland April 20 2016, 5:05 PM Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump secure wins in New York's primaries and take a stronger stance in the race for the nomination.Hillary Clinton discusses police violence in Philadelphia Ted Cruz brushes off his...