Новости за 21.08.2016

I write this letter in support of the upcoming bond referendum for parks and libraries in Dorchester County. The Summerville library on Trolley Road was built in 1979 to provide lower Dorchester County with a public library. Prior to that we were served by the bookmobile.

The Post and Courier carried a report that Ford’s CEO expects the company by 2021 to have a self-driving car with no steering wheel or foot pedals.

WASHINGTON — When my syndicate editor told me a few clients had been asking, Don’t you have anyone over there who can write something positive about Donald Trump?, I thought, well, that could be fun.

Failed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s days in the Miraflores presidential palace are numbered. The only questions now are when he will be leaving and who will replace him.

Billy Fairey turns 87 next month.

THE GIRL WITH THE LOWER BACK TATTOO. By Amy Schumer. Gallery Books. 336 pages. $28.

WAR PORN. By Roy Scranton. Soho Press. 343 pages. $26.

BLACK DEUTSCHLAND. By Darryl Pinckney. FSG. 294 pages. $26.

POND. By Claire-Louise Bennett. Riverhead. 195 pages. $26.

LOS ANGELES — Hiring of minorities and women for stepping-stone TV directing jobs is lagging, according to a Directors Guild of America study.

Emily Remington, has made a mark larger than most on Charleston’s music scene. Remington turns 100 today, and her friends, family and colleagues are celebrating the occasion with a party at Franke at Seaside, where Remington resides.

Dad leaving was the great tornado wind that ripped through my childhood, but Mom’s love was what kept us tucked away safely as it passed.

Niagara Falls is the latest natural wonder to add a zip line, offering honeymooners and everyone else the chance to take an adrenaline-pumping plunge toward churning mist at speeds topping 40 mph.

Some Britons love ringing church bells so much that they think it ought to be an Olympic sport.

Mother Teresa will be formally canonized on Sept. 4 by Pope Francis in Rome. Widely known as "the Saint of Calcutta," she founded religious orders of women and men that serve the poor in more than 130 countries.

Three weeks ago, I began a series highlighting four essential elements of faith: worship, gratitude, prayer and afterlife. This week, I’m writing about the last and most controversial of the four: afterlife.

LOS ANGELES — The serial killers, ghosts, vampires and other freaky misfits from "American Horror Story" are coming to Universal Studios.

Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arranging. It’s a tradition that goes back centuries, and its design principles are governed by specific rules and techniques. But as with any art, creativity and self-expression are part of the process. And while it takes years of study to earn teaching credentials in ikebana, it’s possible to...

CONCORD, N.H. — Summer is quickly progressing, but there’s still time for more quick trips to the beach.

Water-wise gardens don’t have to resemble sterile moonscapes, devoid of anything but layers of rock and gravel. They can feature scores of attractive drought-resistant plants that invite bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and other pollen- and nectar-gathering species.

LEWISTON, Maine — Hundreds of almanacs served a nation of farmers over two centuries ago. These days, only a handful of them remain.

Four gables, each accented by a decorative corbel, give an open, friendly look to the Ellington.

The transactions listed below include properties sold for $200,000 or more and recorded between July 18-22.

Seth Rollins was just doing his job Monday night. The WWE star was cutting a heel promo in the middle ring of the ring to help set up his Summer Slam match with Finn Balor.

BRAY, Faye L., 91, of Mount Pleasant, widow of Ernest Bray, died Tuesday. Arrangements by Carolina Memorial Funeral Home of North Charleston.