Новости за 13.08.2016

The once prestigous, "I’ve made it" move of buying a new car eludes many motorists today, considering the average cost of a just-out-of-the-factory model rolls in at $33,560, according to Kelley Blue Book auto researcher.

GRANDVILLE, Mich. — A 91-year-old man in hospice care in Michigan isn’t letting his failing health stop him from knitting winter caps for the homeless.

It is a bittersweet wedding story a decade in the making: Nearly 10 years after Jeni Stepien’s father was killed, the man who received her father’s donated heart traveled from New Jersey to Pennsylvania to walk her down the aisle.

Two weeks ago, I began a series to highlight four essential elements of faith: worship, gratitude, prayer and afterlife. This week, we examine the simplest of the four: prayer.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Showtime is in talks with Stephen Colbert to host a live election-night comedy special, the channel’s chief executive said.

DETROIT — The daughter of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy and one of its biggest stars, Diana Ross, told young Detroiters they should learn about their city’s rich artistic legacy — then forge their own path with a new beat.

NEW YORK — Thomas Gibson has been dismissed from the long-running CBS drama "Criminal Minds."

ATWATER, J. Cofield, 71, of Charleston, a planner with the Naval Weapons Station and husband of Carol Atwater, died Thursday. Arrangements by Simplicity Lowcountry Cremation and Burial Services of North Charleston.

ALMAS, Hildegard, Goose Creek

GREENVILLE — Charleston RiverDogs pitchers allowed just four hits in a dominant showing as the RiverDogs snapped out of a three-game losing streak to blank the Greenville Drive, 4-0, on Friday night at Fluor Field in South Atlantic League baseball.

US health authorities on Friday declared a public health emergency in Puerto Rico due to the outbreak of Zika, which has now infected more than 10,000 people.

Coastal Carolina Flea Market visitors enjoyed a break from heat, humidity and downpours Aug. 6, during 2016’s third quarterly Lowcountry Shine & Swapp to benefit Camp Happy Days.

It takes a lot of courage to pursue love, but ending one requires a different kind of bravery altogether. Just like what Neil Sedaka once said, breaking up is, indeed, hard to do.

Thais and tourists headed warily into the main part of a big holiday weekend Saturday as authorities looked for suspects and a motive behind a series of blasts that struck tourist resort towns across southern Thailand in some of the worst violence since a military coup two years ago. Police said at least four people were killed and dozens wounded, including 11 foreigners.

After the attack, another 20 cattle were missing.

Shatner, reprising his “Star Trek” role as Capt. James Tiberius Kirk, is in town for this weekend’s Boston Comic Con. His Friday evening appearance as the Red Sox take on the Arizona Diamondbacks is one of a series of events marking the 50th anniversary of the airing of the first “Star Trek” episode in 1966.

Governor Mujiv Hataman of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) on Saturday reaffirmed the regional leadership’s commitment to the Mindanao peace process under the Duterte administration.

The recall involves the Toyota RAV4 SUV from the 2006-2011 model years and the Lexus HS250h sedan from the 2010 model year.

The most decorated athlete in Olympic history couldn't pull off one of his patented comebacks in the 100-meter butterfly, easily held off by a swimmer a decade younger.

The Philippine Government and MILF have agreed to discuss the initial stages towards the implementation of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro

The Pentagon doesn't like Pikachu.

• 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. Other meet and greets this month will be Aug. 19 and 26.

A week after the State Ports Authority received two new cranes capable of handling the world’s largest ships, the maritime agency on Friday sold two of its oldest — and least useful — cranes, making the official end of cargo container traffic at the Columbus Street Terminal.

NEW YORK — The deep-fried Twinkie is jumping from the state fair to the home freezer.

A former Goose Creek High School assistant principal was sentenced to one year in the Berkeley County jail after he pleaded guilty to having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old female student.