Новости за 21.06.2015

I was hesitant to respond to the June 13 column by Ted Stoney, wondering if it was a joke.

A recent letter to the editor suggested the City of Charleston purchase the Sgt. Jasper property from the Beach Company and turn it in to a public park. I fully support this idea.

WASHINGTON — Now come Greeks bearing the gift of confirmation that Margaret Thatcher was right about socialist governments: "They always run out of other people’s money." Greece, from whose ancient playwrights Western drama descends, is in an absurdist melodrama about securing yet another cash infusion from...

Antonio Rojas Rodriguez, a Stratford High School graduate, wants to study business at the College of Charleston and could become the first in his family to graduate from college.

WASHINGTON — Unspeakable, unimaginable, incomprehensible and unthinkable are the words we’ve heard and used to describe the horrific murders of nine African-Americans as they prayed in a Charleston, South Carolina, church, shot by a hate-filled racist on a genocidal purge.

Millions of people visit Charleston every year, and more than a few stick around. But residents new and old face an increasingly competitive — and potentially unsustainable — housing market.

The heinous shooting of nine people at a Bible study Wednesday night has raised questions about South Carolina’s gun laws. As it should.

The transactions listed below include properties sold for $200,000 or more and recorded between May 18-22.

NEW YORK — If you haven’t visited New York City recently, you’ve got some catching up to do, from the observatory at One World Trade, to the new Whitney Museum, to happening neighborhoods far from Manhattan. Here’s a look.

WASHINGTON — The State Department said recently it has been forced to suspend the issuance of U.S. passports and visas at its overseas diplomatic missions due to a glitch that has hit one of its computer databases.

"Hey Ridgerunner," someone shouted at me from the relatively safety of Mashipacong Shelter. "There’s a bear! Over near the bear box!"

The Metropolitan Ballet of Tacoma’s newest ballet, "Imagination Lives Inside of You," is an original adaptation of Lowcountry author Clay Rice’s bestselling children’s book "The Stick." The ballet company is located in Washington state.

FINDERS KEEPERS. By Stephen King. Scribner.448 pages. $30.

Just as the kitchen is at the heart of family life, so it is in the Pereza, right smack dab in the middle of everything.

DEAD WAKE: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania. By Erik Larson. Crown Publishers. 429 pages. $28.

THE CURIOUS MISTER CATESBY: A "Truly Ingenious" Naturalist Explores New Worlds. Edited for the Catesby Commemorative Trust by E. Charles Nelson and David J. Elliott. The University of Georgia Press. 456 pages. $49.95.

LOS ANGELES — Melissa Rivers is taking her late mother’s place as co-host of the TV series "Fashion Police."

LOS ANGELES — Grammy winners Imagine Dragons launched their second headlining arena tour earlier this month, but they remember the days when they opened up for anyone, including a mime.

NEW YORK — The magic super group "The Illusionists" will — poof! — reappear on Broadway this fall.

NEW YORK — Shonda Rhimes’ first book will have a positive message.

NEW YORK — James Taylor is OK with the booming streaming music business, but he believes artists deserve 50 percent of the profits.

For years, lighting manufacturers have labored to make LED lights mimic the warm feel of incandescent bulbs. But what they offered in features and quality, they could not match in price.

NEW YORK — The burger chain that put "supersize" into the American vernacular is slimming down: For the first time in more than 40 years, and perhaps ever, McDonald’s says the number of U.S. restaurants it has is shrinking. McDonald’s plans to close more restaurants in the U.S. than...

NEW YORK — New credit and debit cards with computer chips may mean big expense for small businesses.

Teaching and demonstrating a love for the outdoors is an important bonding tool between a father and his children or grandchildren, and I hope I’ve lived up to that obligation.