Новости за 16.08.2016

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. intends to have a fully driverless vehicle — no steering wheel, no pedals — on the road within five years. The car will initially be used for commercial ride-hailing or ride-sharing services; sales to consumers will come later. Ford CEO Mark Fields announced the new goal Tuesday at the company’s

A health care worker at the UW Medical Center and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance has tested positive for tuberculosis and health officials are checking now to see if the caregiver may have spread the disease to others.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington police chief Cathy Lanier, the first woman to lead the department and one of the nation's longest-serving and most popular big-city police chiefs, announced Tuesday that she is stepping down to become head of security for the National Football League. Lanier, 49, started her career with the Metropolitan Police Department as a patrol officer and rose through the ranks. Lanier said at a news conference that she has rejected numerous offers to lead other big-city police departments... Читать дальше...

The board decision said Ismael Ali Faraj Ali Bakush “played a significant role in al-Qaida operations,” was an explosives expert and trainer and had no plans for life after Guantanamo. It essentially declared him too dangerous to go.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos are preparing for 2016 without their starting defensive end while anticipating the return of one of their most important defenders.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos are preparing for 2016 without their starting defensive end while anticipating the return of one of their most important defenders.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos are preparing for 2016 without their starting defensive end while anticipating the return of one of their most important defenders.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos are preparing for 2016 without their starting defensive end while anticipating the return of one of their most important defenders.

Peter Lee, University of Portsmouth
The Syrian and Russian governments have been accused of using thermobaric bombs against rebel forces.

The history of the premium sedan is one of national values on display.

A website accused of peddling K2 went on a court-ordered hiatus Tuesday after the Attorney General filed a lawsuit seeking to shut it down.

Did Safaree Samuels mean it when he said he’d be friends with Nicki Minaj again? It’s something that the Brooklyn rapper stated on Friday in a tweet. “You think you and Nicki Minaj could ever be friends?” one of his followers asked. “If she put her pride to the side, yes,” answered Samuels.

An accounting of the crimes Trump has laid at the feet of President Obama and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

A supporter of the Romanian outfit was having the time of his/her life at the controls of the social network by making fun of the Argentine forward as well as his club...

Apple CEO Tim Cook, in a meeting with senior Chinese government officials, pledged to increase investment in China, including creating Apple’s first research center in the country.

Ben Hooper
TIANJIN, China, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Emergency responders in China cut through concrete to rescue an 8-year-old girl whose head became trapped between two sections of a barrier.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):

The defense giant has given investors solid long-term returns, and its share price is getting expensive. Could another Lockheed Martin stock split be in the works?

Thomson Reuters

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is a CEO who knows a thing or two about building a billion-dollar company. And he thinks a lot of people in Silicon Valley are doing it backwards by focusing on building a company before knowing what they want to do.

"So I always think that this is kind of a perverse think about Silicon Valley in a way, which is that people decide often that they want to start a company before they even decide what they want to do, and that just feels really... Читать дальше...

'It was a hot reaction and I realise it was wrong. Sorry to everyone.'

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Liz Cambage cried. Penny Taylor, whose long career is over when the WNBA season ends, stood with her hands on her head staring into space in stunned disbelief.