Новости за 26.02.2016

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Six months after a graduate of an elite New Hampshire prep school was convicted on charges of sexual assault and using a computer to lure a 15-year-old girl for sex, the s…

A 40-footer buzzer-beater in Miami one night. A 45-footer to beat the clock in Orlando the very next night. In both cases, the thousands of fans who came to watch the brightest star in today's…

CLEVELAND (AP) — An appeals court has ruled that a male Cleveland police officer fired for sending thousands of sexually explicit texts to female crime victims should get his job back.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations special envoy for Syria was expected Friday to announce a date for the resumption of peace talks, as a United States-Russia negotiated "cessation of ho…

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — The Latest on lead-contaminated water in Flint, Michigan (all times local):

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The U.S. Africa Command has asked Washington to send a small group of military advisers to Nigeria to assist its military's fight against the Islamic insurgency Boko Hara…

Longview Police Street Crimes Unit agents busted six people for alleged drug offenses at a residence on 16th Avenue Thursday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is sticking to his new explanation for why he can't yet release copies of his recent tax returns: The IRS is auditing him, a…

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A group of Muslims is meeting with Oklahoma lawmakers and discussing civic engagement while pro- and anti-Muslim groups bicker outside the state Capitol.

NEW YORK (AP) — The government says Zika infections have been confirmed in nine pregnant women in the United States.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Monarch butterflies have made a big comeback in their wintering grounds in Mexico, after suffering serious declines, investigators said Friday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The deadly shooting rampage in Kalamazoo, Michigan, raises anew a question that has dogged Uber and other taxi competitors: Their rides may be cheaper and more convenient th…

MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) — Dow Chemical said Friday it will pay $835 million to settle a long-standing class action lawsuit, after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia decreased its chances of preva…

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Latest on the flow of migrants into Europe (all times local):

WASHINGTON (AP) — District of Columbia regulators on Friday rejected for a second time a proposed $6.8 billion merger between power companies Exelon and Pepco, but said the deal could still go…

MILAN (AP) — The Italian fashion industry is deeply tied to its manufacturing base, with the textile mills that populate northern Italy key to helping designers realize their particular vision…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Global stock markets have been turbulent and fairly scary this year. Following a rally this week, the U.S. market is down about 4 percent since the start of the year. Bank st…

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — It was supposed to be a U.S.-led naval training maneuver off the coast of West Africa when real-life drama intervened, with pirates taking over an oil tanker and turning …

FRIDAY, Feb. 26, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Disturbing images on cigarette pack warning labels activate brain regions crucial in quitting smoking, a new study suggests.

FRIDAY, Feb. 26, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Half the teens seen in a U.S. hospital emergency rooms reported being victims of violence or cyberbullying, and a quarter reported symptoms akin to po…

FRIDAY, Feb. 26, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- More Americans are putting their backsides to the front of the line when it comes to plastic surgery, a new report finds.

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — A Palestinian militant wanted for a 1986 killing in Israel plunged to his death Friday from the Palestinian Embassy in Bulgaria, where he had been holed up for two month…

YAKUTIA, Russia (AP) — Come what may at the Academy Awards, Leonardo DiCaprio will have an Oscar — or at least a close replica of the coveted statue.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Movie buffs in Mexico are abuzz with the possibility native son Alejandro G. Inarritu could snag this year's directing Oscar for "The Revenant," which would be an unpreceden…

SALEM, Oregon (AP) — When four-legged landscapers made an appearance in Oregon's capitol, the move was popular with park visitors. But officials are giving them the boot.