Новости за 17.05.2016

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Picture an 18-wheel truck barreling down the highway with 80,000 pounds of cargo and no one but a robot at the wheel.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Picture an 18-wheel truck barreling down the highway with 80,000 pounds of cargo and no one but a robot at the wheel.

[...] Anthony Levandowski, a robot-loving engineer who helped steer Google's self-driving technology, is convinced autonomous big rigs will be the next big thing on the road to a safer transportation system. Otto is aiming to equip trucks with software, sensors, lasers and cameras so they eventually will be able to navigate the more than 220,000 miles of U.S. highways on their own, while a human driver naps in the back of the cab or handles other tasks. Otto already has assembled a crew of about... Читать дальше...

[...] Anthony Levandowski, a robot-loving engineer who helped steer Google's self-driving technology, is convinced autonomous big rigs will be the next big thing on the road to a safer transportation system. Otto is aiming to equip trucks with software, sensors, lasers and cameras so they eventually will be able to navigate the more than 220,000 miles of U.S. highways on their own, while a human driver naps in the back of the cab or handles other tasks. Otto already has assembled a crew of about... Читать дальше...

Much has been made of Greater Western Sydney's priority access to the Riverina region. But when you consider how many champions the area has produced, it's crystal clear that the region is no football wilderness.

A fourth Oakland police officer has been placed on administrative leave as a result of an ongoing sexual misconduct investigation by the police Internal Affairs Division, according to Oakland Police. Police, who remain tight-lipped about the case, said Wednesday that three police officers were placed on leave as the department’s Internal Affairs Division looked into allegations of sexual misconduct involving officers. [...] on Friday, Police Chief Sean Whent and Mayor Libby Schaaf held a news conference... Читать дальше...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Pick 3 Evening" game were: 3-1-5 (three, one, five) ¶ Top Prize $500

The live telecast will continue round the clock till Antim Sanskar (last rites) takes place at the Nigam Bodh Crematorium at 12.00 noon tomorrow.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — When Gary Lovett was studying the effect of acid rain in New York's Catskill Mountains 20 years ago, he ended the experiment early because so many trees in the test plots were dying — not from…

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — When Gary Lovett was studying the effect of acid rain in New York's Catskill Mountains 20 years ago, he ended the experiment early because so many trees in the test plots were dying — not from…

In a study published this month in the journal Ecological Applications, Lovett and 15 colleagues estimated that 63 percent of U.S. forest land, or about 825 million acres, is at risk of increased damage from established pests, and new pests continue to arrive with cargo shipments from overseas. Lovett and co-authors from Harvard Forest, the U.S. Forest Service, the Nature Conservancy, Dartmouth College, McGill University and Michigan State compiled existing data on the ecological and economic impacts... Читать дальше...

The Australian dollar shot back up above US73¢ on Tuesday after minutes from the May 3 Reserve Bank of Australia board meeting revealed some reluctance by members to cut the cash rate.

The song of the summer may now have the video of the summer! Justin Timberlake surprised fans at the stroke of midnight when he released the official music video for his new single...

Manorama Devi's son Rakesh Ranjan Yadav, alias Rocky, and her husband Bindi Yadav are already in jail over the killing of Aditya Sachdeva

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has named a career diplomat with broad experience in negotiating with rivals South Korea and the United States as its new foreign minister, according to a diplomatic letter from Pyongyang.

Some Seoul analysts say Ri's appointment could be part of a bid to revive long-stalled diplomacy and improve ties with the outside world after Pyongyang's fourth nuclear test in January led to international criticism and tough sanctions. Ri has served as the North's top envoy to long-stalled six-nation disarmament talks on his country's nuclear weapons program and participated in talks with the United States in the 1990s. If Ri Su Yong's promotion is correct, he replaces Kang Sok Ju, a foreign... Читать дальше...

Kim Kardashian has made a promise that we fully believe she'll keep. The brunette beauty, who stirred up some controversy over her bare-bodied and super racy photograph on Instagram...

Indigenous children in Canada are more than twice as likely to live in poverty than non-Indigenous kids, according to new findings released Tuesday by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

Terror attacks such as 9/11 and the mass shooting in San Bernardino were allowed by God because of the gay rights movement and the acceptance of evolution, evangelist Anne Graham Lotz said.

Mehboob, from Gangavathi, had posted the morphed picture on his Facebook account on May 7.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Jurors in Cleveland are expected to continue hearing testimony Tuesday during the penalty phase of a trial that will help determine whether an Ohio man should be put to death for killing three women whose bodies were…

CLEVELAND (AP) — Jurors in Cleveland are expected to continue hearing testimony Tuesday during the penalty phase of a trial that will help determine whether an Ohio man should be put to death for killing three women whose bodies were…

CLEVELAND (AP) — Jurors in Cleveland are expected to continue hearing testimony Tuesday during the penalty phase of a trial that will help determine whether an Ohio man should be put to death for killing three women whose bodies were found wrapped in garbage bags.

The U.S. tested eighth graders on tech and engineering literacy. The results? Girls outperform boys.