Новости за 26.06.2015

By The Associated Press Wildfires are chewing through parched parts of the West, including a resurgent blaze in California that forced residents of some desert communities to flee their homes. A look at...

Same-sex couples won the right to marry nationwide Friday as a divided Supreme Court handed a crowning victory to the gay rights movement, setting off a jubilant cascade of long-delayed weddings in states where they had...

Rapidly melting snow is sending Colorado's rivers tumbling from the mountains, so far claiming the lives of at least 11 people. It's also prompting some rafting companies to seek calmer rapids and stock extra...

Three large women have celebrated body positivity by having their naked bodies painted in public in midtown Manhattan.

Jeff Maggert and Peter Fowler shared the lead midway through the second round of the U.S. Senior Open.

The South Carolina Legislature will likely reconvene July 6 to consider overriding Gov. Nikki Haley's vetoes and take up proposals to remove the Confederate battle flag from Statehouse grounds.

Fighting raged into the night Friday between Kurdish fighters and Islamic State militants in the Syrian border town of Kobani, as reports mounted that at least 120 civilians, including women and children, have been killed...

A truck driver once under surveillance for radical Islamic ties crashed into an American-owned chemical warehouse in southeastern France on Friday and hung his employer's severed head on a factory gate, along with...

By The Associated Press Some snapshots of Americans reacting to Friday's Supreme Court ruling declaring that same-sex couples have a right to marry in all 50 states.

A beaver protecting its dam attacked two central Oregon men, who fell into a river and got taken to the hospital.

Stocks had a mixed day Friday, as investors waited for negotiators to finish their work on a solution to Greece's debt problems. Chinese stocks plunged 7 percent as fears spread that a yearlong bull rally there has...

The Supreme Court has declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the United States.

Invoking scripture and song, President Barack Obama stood Friday before those grieving the deaths of nine black people slain in church and called on Americans to confront the "uncomfortable truths" of the racial prejudices...

An emotional Ryne Sandberg resigned as Phillies manager in his third season as Philadelphia struggles with the worst record in the major leagues.

A young man pulled a Kalashnikov from a beach umbrella and sprayed gunfire at European sunbathers at a Tunisian resort, killing at least 37 people - one of three deadly attacks Friday from Europe to North Africa to the...

Several hours before dawn Friday, mourners and those hoping to pay their respects to Rev. Clementa Pinckney waited in line outside TD Arena in downtown Charleston.

Islamic militants from the Al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab group attacked a remote African Union base in Somalia on Friday, causing many casualties, the AU mission and a local official said.

By The Associated Press Some reaction in sports on Twitter to the Supreme Court's decision that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the United States:

San Diego federal prosecutors say a former Qualcomm Inc. executive has been sentenced to 18 months in prison and fined $500,000 for insider trading.

The Supreme Court's ruling that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the United States sparked emotional reactions around South Carolina and the nation Friday.

SpaceX stands ready to launch a much-needed load of supplies to the International Space Station this weekend on the heels of a failed supply run by Russia.

He's overweight and has a birth defect that left him a bit hunchbacked.

Huge crowds and high rollers in Las Vegas for the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight helped Nevada casinos make more than $1 billion off gamblers in May.

Consumer sentiment rose this month to the highest level since January, suggesting that spending will strengthen this year.

Imagine staring deep into the foam of your favorite espresso drink and seeing a face looking back at you. Or how about using the charge in your fingers to clean your teeth?