Новости за 13.08.2016

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ruby Wilson, the blues, soul and gospel singer known as "The Queen of Beale Street," died Friday, her manager said. She was 68.

RIO DE JANEIRO — After struggling for much of his Olympic singles quarterfinal against a Brazilian opponent backed by a raucous home crowd, Rafael Nadal finally seized control by using a big backhand to set up an easy putaway at the net for a third-set service break. Perhaps wary of drawing the ire of all

[...] the flat reading for overall retail sales suggested that the economy might not rebound as quickly from a slump that struck early this year as economists had been expecting. [...] a separate report Friday that producer prices last month registered their sharpest drop since September was a reminder that inflation remains lower than the Federal Reserve wants it to be. July’s retail sales figures “won’t inspire much confidence in the economic momentum at this point,” Michael Dolega, senior economist at TD Bank, said in a research note. Читать дальше...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Defending Olympic champion Rosie MacLennan opted for her easier routine during women’s trampoline finals on Friday, a rare moment of caution in a sport that thrives on daring. “I was a lot more confident in it,” MacLennan said. “The other one was a little more shaky. I knew it would be

A top Islamic State group leader in Afghanistan was killed in a U.S. drone strike last month, the Pentagon confirmed Friday, saying his death will affect the group's recruiting and operations in the region.

Metro Police and volunteers will go door to door Saturday in a northeast valley neighborhood in an effort to generate new leads in an unsolved fatal shooting. Heriberto Diaz-Marcial, 60, of Las Vegas was shot to death ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Colin Kaepernick did not throw the football for a second straight day at practice for the San Francisco 49ers as he deals with tightness in his throwing shoulder.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Colin Kaepernick did not throw the football for a second straight day at practice for the San Francisco 49ers as he deals with tightness in his throwing shoulder.

In the french resort town of Cannes, France, Muslim women are now banned from wearing burkinis as officials cite terrorism concerns.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa boards overseeing doctors and psychologists considered Friday whether to adopt a policy that would ban state-licensed professionals from counseling gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender children to change their sexual orientation in a practice known as conversion therapy. The Iowa Board of Psychology on Friday voted to deny a petition that

Direxion has brought to NYSE Arca an exchange-traded fund offering inverse exposure to European financial institutions.

Clinton`s running mate, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia, along with his wife, Anne Holton, released 10 years of tax returns.

NRG Energy is making a big move in solar, and earnings tell us a lot about what the future might look like.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Defending Olympic champion Rosie MacLennan opted for her easier routine during women's trampoline finals on Friday, a rare moment of caution in a sport that thrives on daring.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have claimed linebacker Amarlo Herrera off waivers from the Indianapolis Colts.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have claimed linebacker Amarlo Herrera off waivers from the Indianapolis Colts.

PARIS — An anti-terrorism judge on Friday handed preliminary charges to a man who met with two extremists shortly before they killed a priest at Mass, a judicial official said. The 21-year-old, from Toulouse in southwest France, was arrested last week. The judicial official said the man, whose name was not given, was charged with

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa boards overseeing doctors and psychologists considered Friday whether to adopt a policy that would ban state-licensed professionals from counseling gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender children to change their sexual orientation in a practice known…

A US federal judge overturns the murder conviction of Brendan Dassey, whose case was examined in Netflix's popular Making a Murderer documentary.

Illinois officials have confirmed a third new case of Legionnaires’ disease at a veterans’ home in Quincy since an outbreak there last year killed 12 people and sickened 54. Pitzer College, a small liberal arts college near Los Angeles, has denounced a Facebook post made by a black student who was seeking a non-white roommate. The Claremont Independent reported student Kare Urena asked in the post that only people of color apply to live in her off-campus residence, adding that she didn’t “want... Читать дальше...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Baanrenner Jeffrey Hoogland uit Nijverdal heeft zich vrijdag bij de Olympische Spelen in Rio als achtste geplaatst voor de eerste ronde van het onderdeel sprint. Hoogland, met hoge verwachtingen naar Brazilië afgereisd, realiseerde over 200 meter met vliegende start een tijd van 9,837.

PARIS (AP) — An anti-terrorism judge on Friday handed preliminary charges to a man who met with two extremists shortly before they killed a priest at Mass, a judicial official said.

CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs are on a roll, and even their depth players are going deep to keep them streaking. Matt Szczur hit two home runs and the Cubs won their 11th straight game, backing Jake Arrieta and battering Adam Wainwright to rout the St. Louis Cardinals 13-2 Friday. Willson Contreras launched a three-run