Новости за 16.07.2016

An extended caravan of 40- to 95-year-old cars scaled two bridges, dodged a storm and at least tied its participation record July 9.

Two suspects are being charged with murder and a host of other crimes after allegedly breaking into a North Charleston home, attempting to rob the people inside, and killing a 38-year-old man during a struggle.

YOKOSUKA, Japan — Self-driving cars may be all the rage, but when it’s a real product, coming soon from Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co., the technology gets toned down.

I recently took a cross-country trip, and drove on many different types of roads, from switchbacks in national parks to five- and six-lane highways. Those multilane highways were the scariest. Are there any guidelines out there for how to drive safely on these monsters? Is the topic covered in the newer drivers’ manuals, or is it...

• Mopar clubs weekly "Meet & Greets" will be 7-11 p.m. at Sonic Drive-Ins, 660 College Park Road in Goose Creek and 9101 University Blvd. in North Charleston. Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, AMC and related cars and trucks are welcome. Another meet-and-greet this month will be July 29.

The globetrotting curator's new group exhibition opens in the mountains of Colorado this weekend. Here are his picks for where to go when you get there.

Only five people were present during the first 20 minutes of the Black Lives Matter Charleston’s assembly Saturday at Marion Square.

Thirteen-year-old Anna LaPorte’s interest in birds started in elementary school and has expanded to her whole family. The LaPorte’s yard is filled with feeders.

CLEMSON — Ah, summer. The season of soaring mercury levels and road construction delays, pollen counts and clichés spouted by college football coaches.

Emails sent to Gov. Nikki Haley during last year’s Confederate flag debate reflect the pent-up anger Donald Trump has tapped into during his presidential bid.

It’s the time of year when yellownecked caterpillars will soon engulf unprotected river birch trees. These pests also feed on blueberry, hickory, maple and oaks, but I have only seen them on river birch.

Christoph Eschenbach dirigiert die experimentellen Sinfonien von Schubert und Bruckner - zum Auftakt des ARD Radiofestivals.

COLUMBIA — Steve Spurrier made more appearances at SEC Media Days than any other head coach, 23 times in his stints at South Carolina and Florida combined. And goodness, how the annual preseason gabfest in metro Birmingham could have used him this year.

NEW YORK — Donald Trump introduced Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate on Saturday, calling him "my partner in this campaign" and his first and best choice to join him on a winning Republican presidential ticket.

July 27-28: Hurricane Junior Golf Tour’s Charleston Junior Shootout, Coosaw Creek Country Club, open to golfers ages 8-18, registration $195 for HJGT members and $245 for non-members, registration deadline July 17, call 904-379-2697 or visit hjgt.org.

Although the overall deer harvest in South Carolina may have been down slightly in 2015, the number of antlers that met state record requirements was up substantially over the previous year.

Ankara, Turkey — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan battled to regain control over Turkey yesterday after a coup bid by discontented soldiers, as signs grew that the most serious challenge to his 13 years of dominant rule was faltering.

Former singer-actress now Tacloban Mayor Cristina Gonzales-Romualdez may have won the elections but she still has a “rival” in the hearts of Taclobanons: Her daughter Sofia.

It was because of a leftover bibingka that Richard Sanz got the brilliant idea of making the Filipino rice cake smaller, the perfect serving size. That simple idea sparked the growth of a flourishing business.

To mark Louie’s 78th birthday, Mellie and their son Jun Jun laid out a feast for the eyes and the appetite, what Louie called a living, moving museum—a barrio fiesta that he equates with “cultural heritage in motion.”

Passion is so underrated, it seems—particularly for the young ones who will desperately search for love and “forever,” brood over bouts of existential crisis (over memes and Snaps and maybe alcohol)

Davao City — Peter Lim, a Cebu-businessman tagged by police as a “drug lord” in the Visayas, surrendered to President Duterte at the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) office here shortly before midnight Friday supposedly to clear his name following threats to his life.

Despite incessant rains, a number of Internet sensations visited the country recently to conquer the Smart Araneta via the aptly-tilted concert “Own It!” As expected, most of the attendees were young ones who don’t know a world without social media, the same platform that gave rise to these new stars.

Hong Kong — For HK$588, Filipino expats and foreign guests in Hong Kong got a taste of Filipino cuisine at the first Cross Cultures event held in the city July 13 and 14. The brainchild of lifestyle journalist Cheryl Tiu, Cross Cultures is an events platform that aims to introduce a country by way of its cuisine. Held at the Filipino-owned restaurant 42nd Davis in the bustling Kennedy Town area, the wildly successful dining event featured gustatory delights whipped up by Filipino chefs based in this city. Читать дальше...

When 22-year-old dyslexic and high school dropout Richard Branson started a small record label called Virgin in 1972, the prospect of running a global multibillion-dollar brand empire must have been just a twinkle in his eye.