Новости за 15.11.2016

GENEVA (AP) — A pair of pear-shaped diamond earrings has sold at a Christie's auction for 17.57 million Swiss francs ($17.6 million), well short of the pre-sale estimate of 20 million to 30 million Swiss francs.

US Congressman Paul Ryan said that the time is ripe for implementing an ambitious Republican agenda.

The billionaire real-estate developer is rocking markets around the globe. Few believed he had a chance at beating Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in a head-to-head race for the Oval Office—and that is a black swan event.

The billionaire real-estate developer is rocking markets around the globe. Few believed he had a chance at beating Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in a head-to-head race for the Oval Office—and that is a black swan event.

A throwback to an earlier era, pitchmen are still plugging away.

President-elect Donald Trump has already begun selecting a transition team to help his move into the White House. And would you believe that some of his choices seem less than reasonable?

After the announcement that legendary New York DJ and Loft founder David Mancuso had passed away at 72, the dance music community took...

At least one person was shot Tuesday afternoon at the Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma, according to the Oklahoma City Police Department. The airport was closed, and police advised anyone inside the facility to “shelter in place,” a tweet on the department’s verified account said. Shots were fired in a parking lot, Capt. Paco […]

Retiring Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer, who was an outspoken supporter of Hillary Clinton during the 2016 election, is set to introduce a Senate bill that aims to end the Electoral College. Boxer announced in a statement on Tuesday that the bill, which she planned to introduce later Tuesday afternoon, would determine the winner of presidential […]

The 28-year-old opened the scoring but had to be substituted shortly after following a challenge from Thiago Alcantara, with Theo Walcott replacing the in-form winger

Project Blue is an effort by a group of scientists, engineers, and space organizations to launch a small telescope into space with the singular goal of directly imaging in visible light (i.e. the light we see with our own eyes) an Earth-like planet.

Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez — a native of Mexico, an American citizen and a supporter of immigration reform — was elected vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on Tuesday.

L.A. Auto Show 2016 live updates: The Honda Uni-Cub, commanding cars with Amazon Echo and a 'mobility revolution' Nov. 15, 2016, 1 p.m. The Los Angeles Auto Show opens to the public Friday and ends Nov. 27. Take a look through our coverage from the four days of press previews and keynotes, known...

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Nissan is adding a Sentra to its collection of NISMO cars, the ones that get the company’s highest-performing engines, best steering and suspension, and wildest owners.

First National Bank of Omaha on Tuesday announced more than $1.1 million in community development grants to 51 organizations in Nebraska, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, South Dakota and Texas.

Unlikely Heroes Friday hosted its 4th annual Recognizing Heroes Charity Benefit presented bySumits Yoga Colleyville and sponsored by iHeart Media and KIIS-FM, Los Angeles. Host Nikki Reed arrived hand in hand with husband Ian Somerhalder and wore a gorgeous Tadashi Shoji Resort 2017 black floral chiffon and lace crochet off-the-shoulder dress and carrying an Emm Kuo "Bernandins" minaudière clutch with mother-of-pearl and backlip cracking.

You might think you know the plot of classic fairy tale Beauty and the Beast but there’s a hilarious new theory about the film’s true meaning. In a parody video from The Onion, film critic Peter K. Rosenthal explains that the film is actually a statement on gay culture of the early 90s. He goes [...]

The Minnesota Zoo and Como Zoo tweeted back and forth with animal photos Tuesday for “Give to the Max Day."

Twitter said it would let users block notifications of tweets that include specific words, the latest step by social-media companies struggling with how to address complaints about misinformation and hate speech on their sites.

A new Niger Delta group under the aegis of the Niger Delta Peoples Congress (NDPC) has made a fresh set of demands from President Muhammadu Buhari. This is coming barely weeks after a group of Niger Delta Stakeholders under the umbrella of Pan Niger Delta Forum led by Amayanabo of Twon Brass Bayelsa state, King Alfred […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Dodgeville school administrator and former employee of the state Department of Public Instruction is running for state superintendent of schools in Wisconsin.