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Former youth team guru to take over from Vicente del Bosque.

PITTSBURGH — PPG Industries Inc. (PPG) on Thursday reported second-quarter profit of $370 million. The Pittsburgh-based company said it had profit of $1.37 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $1.85 per share. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 10 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings

If it seems like mega-deals are getting crushed by regulators this year, that's because they are.

Investor Robert Burch is selling Hobble Diamond Ranch, which includes a large timber-and-stone home with tasting room and sauna

The cowardly assassination of five Dallas police officers and wounding of six others is unspeakable beyond words and will shift the world of law enforcement in America on its axis.

The savagery of these murders has been clarifying. It has cast a powerful light on the dangerous intersection of politics and law enforcement nationally; an intersection where agenda-driven ideologies, shameless posturing and manufactured racist propaganda collides with the everyday world of policing: a world of honor... Читать дальше...

On July 19, at the IT & Security forum, EU Antiterrorist Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove got the chance to see how Israel has shifted from monitoring metadata to crunching social media information to keep the country's intelligence service one step ahead of potential terrorists.

The video was released in March at a police awards banquet

It has over a million views on Facebook

Caught on after recent shootings of police

The aerospace engineer recently refinanced again, lowering his mortgage rate by 1 percentage point to 3.5 percent. Mortgage interest rates have remained low for so long, lenders and borrowers alike have been expecting rates would only creep higher. [...] they've tested record lows. Since Britain's vote last month to exit the European Union rattled financial markets, average long-term mortgage rates have dipped tantalizingly close to their all-time low of 3.31 percent set in November 2012. [...]... Читать дальше...

Gun of the Week: Apache Revolver by OutdoorLife

This week we're taking a look at the Apache Revolver, a curious firearm that incorporates brass knuckles, a foldable dagger, and a pepperbox all in the same model.

Video by Jared Serigné. To see the previous Gun of the Week—a German Frei pistol—click here. Stay tuned for a new gun next Wednesday. For more information, check out the Cody Firearms Museum page, or follow the Cody Firearms Museum on Facebook and Twitter.

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout with indictments) CHANGWON, South Korea, July 21 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean baseball pitcher has been indicted on charges of engaging in match-fixing schemes. Prosecutors in Changwon, South Gyeongs

NEW YORK — F. Scott Fitzgerald estimated that less than six people had ever fully grasped “the whole equation” of the movie business. James Schamus would have made it half a dozen. Schamus is, somehow, equal parts film executive (he ran Focus Features for 12 years), academic (he’s taught film theory at Columbia for more

One of the internet's most popular file-sharing websites is down as the U.S. government pursues extradition proceedings against its alleged founder.

One of the world’s most popular file-sharing websites, Kickass Torrents, was down Thursday following the arrest of alleged founder Artem Vaulin in Poland Wednesday. With users looking for alternative options, here’s a look at everything you need to know about Kickass Torrents and the current situation. What is Kickass Torrents?

Apple's revenues in China could be down 20 percent in China in its quarterly earnings report, according to research by Baidu.

Bill Custer, Georgia State University
Donald Trump's arguments against "Obamacare" cannot be substantiated by research.

The world faces a new risk in the battle against HIV/Aids: complacency.

Three years in prison or a fine of R100 000 is the maximum punishment an adult can be given for cruelty to animals. But in the case of children‚ such as those who filmed themselves brutally killing a dog in Cape Town‚ the punishment is likely be far more lenient and at the discretion of the courts.

Orange Is the New Black star Uzo Aduba has weighed in on the nasty feud between her friend Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian over the leaked phone call...

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz on Thursday appeared to offer his clearest explanation yet of why he declined to endorse Donald Trump in his speech to the convention.

Geoff Ziezulewicz
KIEV, Ukraine, July 21 (UPI) -- The Ukrainian military has taken custody of 10 Dozor-B armored vehicles, the Ukroboronprom defense concern announced Wednesday.

NEW YORK (AP) — F. Scott Fitzgerald estimated that less than six people had ever fully grasped "the whole equation" of the movie business. James Schamus would have made it half a dozen.

NEW YORK (AP) — F. Scott Fitzgerald estimated that less than six people had ever fully grasped "the whole equation" of the movie business. James Schamus would have made it half a dozen.

NEW YORK (AP) — F. Scott Fitzgerald estimated that less than six people had ever fully grasped "the whole equation" of the movie business. James Schamus would have made it half a dozen.

NEW YORK (AP) — F. Scott Fitzgerald estimated that less than six people had ever fully grasped "the whole equation" of the movie business. Schamus is, somehow, equal parts film executive (he ran Focus Features for 12 years), academic (he's taught film theory at Columbia for more than 20 years) and filmmaker (he's Ang Lee's near-constant collaborator and screenwriter). [...] like most things Schamus has been a part of, he's done it with a strong belief in the enduring appeal of smart, adult dramas. Читать дальше...