Новости за 24.06.2015

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Having agreed to consider removing the Confederate flag from South Carolina's Statehouse, lawmakers are now saying goodbye to a beloved black colleague whose slaying in a…

TOKYO (AP) — Global shares rose Wednesday, and Japan's benchmark hit an 18-year high, amid optimism about a bailout deal between Greece and its creditors.

BERLIN (AP) — A closely-watched survey shows German businesses are getting a little less confident.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's top leader has hardened his stance in nuclear negotiations with world powers as a deadline for a final deal rapidly approach, saying he rejects a long-term freeze on…

PARIS (AP) — French President Francois Hollande is holding an emergency meeting with the country's top security officials to respond to WikiLeaks documents saying that the U.S. National Securi…

Editor’s note: Today’s editorial appeared originally in The Baltimore Sun. Editorial content from other publications is provided to give readers a sampling of regional and national opinion and…

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — For most of his 20s, all Badr al-Enezi could think about was becoming a jihadi fighter. After getting in touch with former Guantanamo Bay prisoners who had returned…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is preparing to hand President Barack Obama a major victory with final passage of "fast track" authority to negotiate trade deals.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — This scrappy Virginia team with patchwork pitching and a late-to-start offense finds itself one win away from its first national title.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A U.S. appeals court panel has ruled that certain provisions in the Affordable Care Act dealing with birth control don't violate the religious rights of faith-based groups u…

June 24 Letters to the Editor

Wildfires are tearing through some hot, drought-stricken areas of the West, including a massive blaze in Northern California. A look at the latest hotspots and what crews are doing to control them:

WASHINGTON (AP) — TPA, TAA, TPP — It's an alphabetical mix on trade that requires an explanation. The bottom line is President Barack Obama's trade agenda, a top priority of his last two years…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Thousands of South Korean investors are backing an American hedge fund's bid to thwart a business combination between Samsung companies that they argue will only enri…

NEW YORK (AP) — After a 10-hour hearing, Tom Brady now must wait to find out if his appeal of a four-game suspension carried any weight with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.

BRUSSELS (AP) — From top-level decisions like how NATO orders its troops into action to the very granular, like repainting an airfield near the Baltic Sea coast, the U.S.-led alliance is retoo…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch retailer Royal Ahold NV, which operates U.S. supermarket chains Stop & Shop and Giant, has agreed to merge with its Belgian counterpart Delhaize Group, …

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — John Calipari and his Kentucky pipeline to the NBA will have yet another major impact on the league's annual draft.

A look at what's happening all around the major leagues today:

Brittney Griner is eager to make her season debut this weekend in Minnesota after being entangled in a series of troubling off-court episodes.

Although it would start out like just another other Saturday evening, June 13 is a day Cody Stephens and Tanner Crouse won’t soon forget.

BOSTON (AP) — More than 30 victims of the Boston Marathon bombing and their family members are expected to describe the attack's impact on their lives before a judge formally sentences bomber …

Cowlitz PUD’s top executive Don McMaster will soon retire from his position as general manager, after three years in the position and nine years total at the agency.

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Closing arguments are expected in the trial of a Jersey City nonprofit that was sued for claiming it could turn gays into heterosexuals.

HONOLULU (AP) — Scientists hoping to build a telescope that will allow them to see 13 billion light years away, giving them a look into the early years of the universe, are facing opposition f…