Новости за 29.08.2016

An appeals court in Rio de Janeiro ordered the release from jail of the suspended head of the Olympic Council of Ireland, who was arrested earlier in August for involvement in an alleged scheme to sell tickets to Olympic events at inflated prices.

Christian charity World Vision investigated and dismissed allegations of financial impropriety of an employee just months before Israeli authorities arrested the same person for allegedly diverting the group’s funds to Hamas’s military operations.

With nationwide rules in place for routine flights of small commercial drones, federal regulators said their next big challenge will be evaluating industry waiver requests while balancing innovation and safety.

A federal appeals court threw out a government lawsuit against AT&T that alleged the company misled wireless subscribers by selling unlimited data plans and then slowing down service if they consumed high amounts.

Italian naval ships and vessels from nongovernment groups rescued migrants off the Libyan coast, the latest surge in desperate attempts to flee to Europe driven by war, poverty and human traffickers.

Fitness band maker has much cheaper multiple as it updates flagship devices.

More than 3,000 migrants and refugees, mostly from Eritrea, were rescued Monday from the Mediterranean Sea by members of two NGOs and the Italian navy. Photo: AP

Drew Altman: But recent talk of "Obamacare failing" seems to conflate the marketplaces with the ACA overall. It's hard to call the entire law, which covered 20 million more people and reformed insurance rules, a failure.

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The longstanding dictionary is turning to a new medium to interject life in a number of regional words

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A definitive bilateral cease-fire went into effect Monday in Colombia as a rebel group that accorded a peace pact began the process of congregating its forces while notifying the United Nations and the government of their locations.

Dan Schnur: Donald Trump can insult and attack and offend. But it appears that he cannot spin.

President Barack Obama will meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan next week for the first time since the attempted coup in Turkey in July, the White House said.

Mike Pence says Donald Trump's immigration policy has not changed, could a President Trump count on Republicans to pass his agenda and Belgians are hunting books, instead of Pokemon.

A ruling by a federal appeals court in New York could make it easier for employers to face liability in discrimination cases where the firing was caused by company negligence.

Retired pharmaceutical executive John Q. Adams Sr. is selling a 350-acre slice of his ranch including a contemporary home, a horse barn and frontage on the Elk River.

Ade Irmayanti used to view the local 7-Eleven as just a teenage hangout. Then, she and dozens of other mothers began visiting there three nights a week to learn HTML, Java script and other coding skills.

Apple is planning to host a media event Sept. 7, at which the company is expected to unveil the latest iPhone amid softening sales of its flagship product.

Frank Ocean has made a big splash on the charts—hitting No. 1 for the first time with a self-released album that has music executives talking.

Zika is a virus that is transmitted primarily through mosquito bites, though it can also be sexually transmitted. It makes most people only mildly ill, or produces no symptoms at all. But it can be very dangerous for pregnant women because it can cause severe birth defects. Here is what women of childbearing age and their partners need to know.

Infants whose mothers ate more fruit were smarter one year after birth, a preliminary study shows.

As part of Donald Trump's declared outreach to black voters, the Republican presidential nominee has painted a dire picture of American "inner cities" rife with crime. But while crime has indeed ticked up recently, it remains near historic lows.

A prostate cancer survivor exercises daily to stay physically and mentally fit; “when he gets in the pool, he’s in the zone.”