Новости за 21.05.2016

There will be something unusual for Comrades fans to look out for. Among the 20 000 competitors, will be two wheelchair athletes.

If Sanders chooses to stand as an independent, he risks splitting the centre-left vote

Two people were aboard and neither were injured.

Dropped Fremantle Dockers Michael Barlow might not be able to crack it for a game in the AFL's worst side but he put in a performance for the ages for Peel against East Perth in the WAFL on Saturday.

President Obama departs Saturday for a week-long trip to Vietnam and Japan that will focus on economics and national security, punctuated by a historic stop in Hiroshima on Friday.

He rules over thousands of soldiers, and has been linked to a series of murders and kindnappings.

Sometimes in politics, days start out bad and just get worse.

Cecil Afrika proved that he is still one of the mainstays of the Blitzboks team with an inspirational performance as the Springbok Sevens held on to beat USA.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A sky-darkening storm was working its way into southwest Missouri around dinnertime on a Sunday evening, zeroing in on the city of Joplin.

Will Norton was among 400 graduates of Joplin High School emerging from their commencement ceremony. Liz Easton was watering plants in her yard, while Mark Lindquist was tending to residents of the group home where he worked. Will's room remains the way he left it, with an open pack of chewing gum, his trademark mismatched socks, his computer and the green screen that helped earn him a YouTube following for his travel chronicles. Joplin now has "Will Norton Miracle Field," a baseball park for children with special needs. Читать дальше...

“Game of Thrones” Season 6, episode 5, will be busy exploring new relationships after last week’s episode that saw reunions between Jon Snow and half-sister Sansa Stark, Queen Margaery and brother Ser Loras, and Theon Greyjoy and sister Yara Greyjoy, along with Daario and Jorah finding Daenerys.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)  say that health officials are monitoring nearly 300 pregnant women infected with the Zika virus across the U.S. and its territories. RT reports: Health officials are keeping tabs on 157 pregnant women who have been infected within the 50 US states, the CDC said on Friday. That is more than three times higher than the CDC previously reported on May 11, when it said that 48 pregnant women in the US had the virus. Even taking that surge into account... Читать дальше...

Although it might be difficult for many of his detractors to grasp, Donald Trump supporters come in all ideological stripes. So what happens when Trump's most diehard fans start in-fighting over, of all things, the presence of too many hard-line right-wing extremists in their midst?

Hollis Johnson

When Bob Greifeld became Nasdaq's CEO in 2003, he was presented with outdated tools and a company that was bleeding cash and rapidly losing market share.

Thirteen years later, Nasdaq has the largest market share for options and equities of any exchange in the US. Through acquisitions and partnerships, Greifeld has shaped Nasdaq into what he primarily views as a cutting-edge technology company.

During a recent interview with Business Insider, Greifeld discussed... Читать дальше...

Instagram/American Eagle

It's a tough time to be a teen retailer.

Abercrombie & Fitch has been slowly working to regain footing, and Aeropostale filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

But American Eagle appears to be defying the curse that's been plaguing other brands.

The brand posted positive results for the first quarter of fiscal 2016 — 4%. Even though the company posted a 7% increase in comparable sales this time last year, the positive number stands out in a time... Читать дальше...

Executive Director of the New York State Democratic party, Basil Smikle, Jr., host of “Pura Politica” at NY 1 Noticias, Juan Manuel Benitez, and Washington Correspondent for Time Magazine Jay Newton-Small join MSNBC’s Joy Reid to discuss how Donald...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin scientists have launched an ambitious new project that uses trail cameras to inventory wildlife and tamp down simmering questions about how many deer really roam the state.

Daniel Uria
BAGHDAD, May 21 (UPI) -- At least two protestors were killed and several others were injured while attempting to force their way into Baghdad's Green Zone on Friday.

The Egyptian military on Saturday released images of the debris it has found from EgyptAir Flight MS804 that crashed into Mediterranean Sea. 

Five men take ill, two seriously, after taking legal high 'Annihilation' or 'Cherry Bombs' in Greater Manchester in the last two days.

Calvin Harris was involved in a “violent car crash” on Friday night (May 20) that had him rushed to the hospital. The 32-year-old DJ and music producer suffered a laceration on his face and paramedics took him to a local Los Angeles hospital. As there were no private rooms available, Calvin allegedly “hopped off the [...]