WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI says the number of police officers killed in the line of duty decreased in 2015 from the year before. In an annual report released Tuesday, the FBI said 41 officers died last year as a result of criminal acts.
Movie Ticket Prices Rise 3 Percent in Q3 Compared to 2015 Average ticket prices are up 3.2 percent this quarter over last year’s the third quarter, according to the exhibition lobbying firm the National Association of Theatre Owners. Ticket prices rose to the highest point ever at $8.73 as of this year’s second quarter, NATO reported in July. [...] Read: 5 Reasons Why China Buys Way More Online Movie Tickets Than US Ticket prices made a much higher jump in the first quarter this year — by 5.7 percent compared to 2015’s first quarter... Читать дальше...
Several angry Volkswagen owners told a federal judge on Tuesday that a $10 billion settlement does not adequately compensate them for the automaker’s emissions cheating scandal, part of a vocal minority who objected to the deal after hundreds of thousands of others signed up for payments. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer will determine whether the settlement is fair to consumers and should receive final approval. The settlement calls for the German automaker to spend up to $10 billion to buy... Читать дальше...
Residents of Canberra's southern suburbs should not be alarmed to see smoke emanating from Lanyon High School in Conder, with a controlled burn under way this morning.
(AP) — A lawmaker who helped write Mississippi's current education funding formula is questioning whether a private firm hired to rewrite it can accomplish the task in a short period of time. [...] it has been fully funded only two years and the continuous shortfalls have made lawmakers the target of sharp criticism from public education advocates. Costs for transportation, special education, gifted programs, vocational programs and alternative schools are calculated separately from the MAEP formula... Читать дальше...
Standard & Poor's late Tuesday revised its outlook on Wells Fargo & Co. to negative, from stable, saying risks for "the magnitude of the reputational damage" have increased in the wake of the unauthorized accounts scandal and the potential for ongoing legal and regulatory investigations. Moreover, Wells Fargo's leadership is in transition, S&P's said. The credit-ratings agency kept its debt rating on Wells Fargo at A/A-1, based on the bank's "extensive nationwide franchise, good asset quality... Читать дальше...
Several families filed a class-action lawsuit Tuesday against the state of Michigan and the Flint school district, saying more needs to be done to help students whose academic performance and behavior have worsened because ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities say the wife of former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has completed her prison sentence for filing false income tax returns.
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Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman John Podesta included Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Apple CEO Tim Cook in a list of possible vice presidential candidates, according to an email released Tuesday by WikiLeaks.
Podesta said in the March 2016 email that he organized the possible candidates into "food groups." The candidates with careers in politics—the bigger portion of the group—were largely grouped by their ethnicities, but the tech executives were among a group... Читать дальше...
While both Premier League sides in action on Tuesday took points away from their UEFA Champions League matches, there were several other intriguing fixtures elsewhere in Europe’s top competition. [ MORE: Mahrez keeps Foxes unbeaten against Copenhagen ] Leicester City earned a key win to remain perfect in three matches, while Tottenham fought endlessly to […]
– Justice John Inyang Okoro denied receiving bribe from anyone – The judge claimed Rotimi Amaechi caused his DSS arrest – He said he refused to co-operate with what APC asked him to do Justice John Inyang Okoro has written a letter to the chief justice of the federation, Mahmud Mohammed claiming the raid on […]
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English rugby will avoid a club-versus-country row despite recent tensions, Wasps director of rugby Dai Young says.
– A 24-year-old female teacher was arrested for allegedly having sex with five students – The woman reportedly seduced five 17-year-old boys in 2014 – The school’s principal reported her to police and investigation was launched Marquita Alston has been accused of performing sexual acts on the 17-year-old boys while working as a teacher at Pearl Cohn High School […]
Читать дальше...Three young orphaned bobcats have come together at the Wildcat Sanctuary with the hopes that they might become family.
SUNNYVALE (ANP/BLOOMBERG) - Internetbedrijf Yahoo is nog steeds ,,bezig'' met het voorbereiden van de integratie van de onderneming binnen telecomconcern Verizon. Dat meldde topvrouw Marissa Mayer dinsdag in een toelichting op de kwartaalresultaten.
FAIRFIELD, Maine — The autopsy of a Maine woman found dead behind her in-laws’ home shows she was buried along with a bag of potato chips, a bottle of perfume and a note that took “an apologetic tone.” The Morning Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/2eif3kY ) the body of 34-year-old Valerie Tieman was found partially buried in
Protests demanding the constitution of Cauvery Management Board (CMB) continued into the second day, as more than 500 protesters from DMK, PWF and Makkal Athikaram staged a road roko in the city.
On her 23rd birthday this past September, Kelsea Ballerini got the news that her latest single, "Peter Pan," had gone...
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Hugo Lloris has admitted Tottenham "struggled" to cope with Bayer Leverkusen's high press in tonight's 0-0 draw at the BayArena.
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Instead of chasing performance, investors might want to consider these jilted darlings, says Phil van Doorn.
Some say that in 1940, a secretive coven used a ritual to keep Hitler out of the UK.
President weighs in on Republican nominee's constant complaints that the election is rigged