Новости за 16.05.2016

From Obama's commencement speech to Prince's memorial.

ST. LOUIS — The San Jose Sharks’ road to the Western Conference finals saw them take down two of the league’s best goalies in Jonathan Quick and Pekka Rinne. Elliott stopped 32 shots as the St. Louis Blues opened the Western Conference finals with a 2-1 victory over the visiting Sharks in Game 1 at Scottrade Center. The Blues, who needed seven games each to beat the Chicago Blackhawks and Dallas Stars to advance to the conference finals for the first time since 2001, entered Sunday’s game 3-4 at home and 5-2 on the road this postseason. Читать дальше...

Alibaba Group Holding and SoftBank said they will form a joint venture to launch cloud-computing services in Japan, the latest step for the international expansion of AliCloud.

It's a safe bet that many more people have read James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man than have made their way through his magnum opus Ulysses, which makes it all the more curious that the relatively slim Portrait took much longer to write.

Warning: The recap for “Yes,“ the Season 1 finale episode of Quantico contains storyline and character spoilers. Liam has been playing the long game with hatching his massive plan to ruin the FBI. All the way back in July 2015, he met with Miranda and told her he’d been fired, with no pension, as he was being blamed by the FBI for what happened in Chicago. She feels sorry for him and offers him a job at Quantico.

LUOYANG, China (AP) — Fifty years after Mao Zedong unleashed the decade-long Cultural Revolution to reassert his authority and revive his radical communist agenda, the spirit of modern China's founder still exerts a powerful pull.

LUOYANG, China (AP) — Fifty years after Mao Zedong unleashed the decade-long Cultural Revolution to reassert his authority and revive his radical communist agenda, the spirit of modern China's founder still exerts a powerful pull.

♫ A dream is a wish your heart makes ♫

SPOILER ALERT! Don’t continue reading if you don’t want to know what happened on tonight’s Game of Thrones. The latest episode of Game of Thrones wrapped up on HBO just a few minutes ago and Sophie Turner is speaking about that emotional Stark reunion between Sansa and Jon Snow (Kit Harington). If you didn’t know, [...]

A WA fishermen is being investigated by the Department of Fisheries after reeling in a 4.2 metre protected tiger shark from an Albany beach last week.

In the last year, Minneapolis has landed two grants, totaling about $3.8 million, that officials attribute to the federal designation

We’re coming for you. That’s the Obama administration’s ominous message to Central American women and children who may be in the United States illegally. On Thursday, Reuters reported that the government soon plans to start a 30-day “surge” of immigration raids, to remove families that the administration says did not show up for their court […]

Ever had an old flame that was a bit secretive? Could it be she was infiltrating?

From left, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Matt Walsh and Tony Hale in “Veep.”

Racists can be hard to spot when they mimic the same range of human interactions as anti-racists, writes Eusebius McKaiser.

Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened. This is the 235th installment in the series.

There's no shortage of drama in Beverly Hills. Newcomer Bianca Espada finds herself in the center of a feud on Sunday's brand-new episode of #RichKids of Beverly Hills after...

He won't say what, but Albert Pujols insists he found something in his swing three weeks ago, upon the Angels' return from a 10-game trip.

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Mike & Molly This sitcom starring Melissa McCarty and Billy Gardell ends its six-season run with a pair of new episodes. 8 and 8:30 p.m. CBS

Those in need of health care but who struggle to pay for it now have a new option in Lincoln.

Six people were injured when a vehicle carrying 15 people crashed into a Texas naval air station while being followed by Border Patrol agents, officials said. Naval Air Station Kingsville spokesman Kevin Clarke said the vehicle ran through the entry gate then collided with the base’s “final denial barrier” Saturday evening. The father and son accused of luring a woman and her four teenage daughters to a Utah house and tying them up were both in custody Sunday in Wyoming. Late Saturday, a manhunt... Читать дальше...

1 Yemen bombing: A suicide bomber on Sunday detonated his explosives among police officers standing outside a police base in the southern city of Mukalla, killing 25, officials said. The Islamic State group has been trying to gain a foothold in Yemen, where a war pitting the country’s Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, against President Abed Rabbo Mansour’s government, which is backed by a Saudi-led coalition, has left a security vacuum. 2 Bangladesh arrest: A suspected Muslim militant has been arrested... Читать дальше...

Shaun Livingston once lay in a Los Angeles hospital bed, his future mobility spinning in doubt. Livingston tried not to contemplate the grim possibilities, which included the end of his promising NBA career. [...] at 30, Livingston is an indispensable player on the best basketball team on the planet. Head coach Steve Kerr called Livingston an “inspiring human being.” Livingston often hears similar sentiments from fans on social media, praising his perseverance in overcoming such a horrific injury... Читать дальше...

Bishop's injury not serious but status for Game 2 uncertain Ben Bishop’s mind raced as the Tampa Bay Lightning goalie writhed in pain on the ice after awkwardly twisting his left leg in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Friday night. The internal “what ifs” ran the gamut. What if the leg was broken? “I think the guys in the room, I know myself, we have full confidence in him,” Bishop said. Though Bishop’s initial fears were allayed when tests came back negative, it’s still uncertain when... Читать дальше...