Новости за 21.04.2016

HOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on flooding in the Houston area and other parts of Texas (all times local):

Harris County Judge Ed Emmett says he's hopeful the worst is over for the flood-ravaged area that includes Houston and says the focus should move to getting the recovery right and providing people with the help they need as soon as possible. Emmett, the county's chief administrator, says he knows people's nerves are on edge and that some subdivisions still are threatened with flooding that began with heavy rains Sunday night. Two areas of concern are reservoirs on the county's west side that continue... Читать дальше...

Ale’s well that ends well as the Livermore Shakespeare Festival celebrates William Shakespeare’s legacy with ShakesBeer at Eight Bridges Brewing Co. The all-ages affair includes local beers, food, kids’ games and “Drunken Shakespeare,” Lisa A. Tromovitch’s sketch comedy adaptation of Shakespeare’s boozy scenes in which his blotto characters take center stage. ShakesBeer is a free event with a portion of food and drink sales going to LSF’s education program and Livermore public schools. [...] the... Читать дальше...

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - It was nothing but clear, blue skies as the sleek, jet-powered plane approached the runway at Spaceport America in southern New Mexico, only to briefly touch down and then thrust off again.

Over and over again, Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo was put through the paces as the pilots, ground crew and mission control specialists checked off some of the numerous ground and air exercises scheduled this week as the team prepares for future commercial space flights. A special cargo plane of sorts, the aircraft is designed to carry the company's rocket ship — called SpaceShipTwo — to high altitudes where it will detach and take paying tourists the rest of the way to the edge of space. After years of development... Читать дальше...

Over and over again, Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo was put through the paces as the pilots, ground crew and mission control specialists checked off some of the numerous ground and air exercises scheduled this week as the team prepares for future commercial space flights. A special cargo plane of sorts, the aircraft is designed to carry the company's rocket ship — called SpaceShipTwo — to high altitudes where it will detach and take paying tourists the rest of the way to the edge of space. After years of development... Читать дальше...

As the Timberwolves close in on a deal to make Tom Thibodeau their new head coach and president of basketball operations, here are five questions (and answers) about him: 1) Does he deserve his reputation for overworking players? This is a big one since it was an oft-repeated critique toward the end of his successful five-year stint in Chicago. While the numbers can’t tell us how Thibodeau ran practices or how hard he was on players, they can tell us how many minutes his best players logged. And... Читать дальше...

LONDON - Manchester United's pursuit of Champions League qualification gathered pace on Wednesday with a 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace that put the team in a strong position to exploit any slip-ups by Arsenal or Manchester City.

The Staten Island ninja burglar has been unmasked as a rapist who broke into over 100 properties, authorities announced Wednesday.

Shoppers will notice some changes in a store that’s been away from downtown Minneapolis for 15 months.

Uganda’s High Court this week overturned a 10-year prison sentence imposed on the former manager of the Ugandan national soccer team for sodomy and freed him from prison.But the ruling did not indicate any acceptance of homosexuality in a country where penalties for such acts are severe. Instead the man’s conviction was overturned on the grounds that medical evidence did not support it.Justice Masalu Musene ruled Tuesday that Chris Mubiru ...

Washington University in St. Louis lifted an emergency order for students, faculty and staff about 90 minutes after a shooting that injured at least one person Wednesday on the school's main campus. An alert issued just before 3 p.m. advised that "the campus emergency is over" and told ...

As Microsoft’s stock approaches its record, Thursday’s earnings report could help the rally maintain its momentum.

On Wednesday, the Treasury Department announced that a portrait of Harriet Tubman will grace future $20 bills starting in 2030. It's a fitting, and long overdue tribute to a genuine hero of American history who helped end the gravest evil this nation ever perpetrated.

The company’s longest-serving board member aside from founding family members André and Paul Desmarais will not stand for re-election

ATLANTA - The Latest on the sentencing of a man who created malware used to drain bank accounts (all times local):

"Lyin' Ted" is back.

Over the past two weeks, Colin Kaepernick has been on the 49ers’ practice field, in their quarterbacks meeting room and his image has remained on a banner outside Levi’s Stadium. Given his displeasure with the organization, who would have expected Kaepernick to still be sporting red and gold at this point of the offseason? “I’ve maintained from day one, as has the head coach, that I’d like to get him out there and work within this system with this coaching staff,” Baalke said. Kaepernick, of course... Читать дальше...

Las Vegas Sands Corp. reported first-quarter results below Wall Street expectations, as the Macau market remained challenging.

NEW YORK - Fox News personality John Stossel says he is being treated for lung cancer.

LURAY, Va. (AP) — A fire in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia has burned through more than 5,600 acres and closed a portion of the Appalachian Trail.

LURAY, Virginia - A fire in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia has burned through more than 5,600 acres and closed a portion of the Appalachian Trail.

LURAY, Va. (AP) — A fire in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia has burned through more than 5,600 acres and closed a portion of the Appalachian Trail.

LURAY, Va. (AP) — A fire in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia has burned through more than 5,600 acres and closed a portion of the Appalachian Trail.

Stocks closed modestly higher Wednesday, led by gains in financial and energy companies. The latest gains came as the price of oil recovered from an early slide and gave the stock market its third higher close in three days.