Новости за 19.10.2015

By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer U.S. homebuilders are feeling more optimistic about the housing market, lifting their confidence this month to the highest level in 10 years.

Gov. Nikki Haley has put the Department of Motor Vehicles' director in charge of coordinating disaster relief efforts from this month's floods with government agencies and nonprofits.

Charleston police have arrested a man they say had child pornography in his home and now he faces a possible 10 year sentence.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCIV) -- Average gas prices in South Carolina dipped slightly over the last week to $1.93 per gallon, according to the most recent survey by Gas Buddy. The national average fell 5.4 cents to an average price of $2.26 per gallon."Falling gasoline prices have been the name of the game after a brief hiatus," said Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst for GasBuddy.com. "49 of the nation's 50 states saw gasoline prices falling an average of six cents a...

The math is harsh: The federal penalty for having no health insurance is set to jump to $695, and the Obama administration is being urged to highlight that cold fact in its new pitch for health law sign-ups.

A 1956 Ferrari built for Formula One racing legend Juan Manuel Fangio is going on the auction block in New York City, where it could sell for more than $28 million.

The Islamic State group has launched an unprecedented media campaign calling on Palestinians to step up attacks against Israeli soldiers and civilians, taking advantage of a wave of violence between the two sides to...

Afghanistan's acting defense minister said Monday that the Doctors Without Borders hospital bombed by U.S. forces in the northern city of Kunduz was being used by insurgents as a "safe place."

An Eritrean migrant shot by an Israeli security guard and then attacked by bystanders who mistook him for an assailant in a deadly bus station attack has died of his wounds, hospital officials said Monday.

The latest news as migrants fleeing war or seeking a better life make their way across Europe by the tens of thousands. All times local.

Canadians voted Monday to decide whether to extend Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper's near-decade in power or return Canada to its more liberal roots.

Croatia opened its border with Serbia for migrants on Monday, letting in thousands who have been stranded for nearly two days and partially clearing the human bottleneck that has been building up in the West Balkans.

Federal regulators will require the registration of most drone aircraft to help track operators who flout safety rules and to encourage greater accountability, according to a drone industry official.

Jeb Bush and his allies are deep into building a data-driven operation to turn out voters in next year's general election - months before voters cast the first primary ballots to choose the GOP presidential nominee.

The State Department was among the worst agencies in the federal government at protecting its computer networks while Hillary Rodham Clinton was secretary from 2009 to 2013, a situation that continued to deteriorate as...

Democrats on the House committee investigating the deadly attacks in Benghazi, Libya, issued a report Monday disputing what they say are unsubstantiated claims about former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by some...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that a proposed international presence at the Jerusalem holy site at the center of escalating Israeli, Palestinian tension and violence is not needed.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to begin a four-day state visit to Britain on Monday as part of a push to increase trade ties between the two countries.

The latest developments in a wave of Israeli-Palestinian violence (all times local).

Texas announced Monday that it was cutting off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood clinics following undercover videos of officials discussing fetal tissue, potentially triggering a legal fight like the one unfolding in...

An aging gangster is being tried on charges he was in on a legendary mob heist recounted in the hit film "Goodfellas."

A federal appeals court has upheld key provisions of New York and Connecticut laws banning possession of semi-automatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines.

Seemingly neglected caged dogs and other animals were found in the foul-smelling, garbage-filled home of the New York couple arrested and charged with beating their two teenage sons, one fatally, said an animal advocate...

Louisiana must continue providing Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood clinics for 14 more days while a legal battle continues over Gov. Bobby Jindal's recent order to block the funding, a federal judge ruled.

The latest on the ZombiCon shooting that killed one, wounded five others in Fort Myers (all times local):