Новости за 28.12.2015

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron is set to see firsthand the devastation caused by weeks of heavy rains and swollen rivers in northern England.

NEW DELHI (AP) — Like consumers around the globe, Indians are flocking to the online marketplace in droves these days. But there's one unusual item flying off the virtual shelves: Online retai…

School-by-school recreational drug policy highlights, listed by Power Five conference (x-Less stringent policy since 2005. y-More stringent policy since 2005):

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The NCAA has been randomly testing athletes at its championship events and football bowl games for performance enhancing and recreational drugs since 1986. In 2014, the pe…

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — At least one-third of the Power Five conference schools are not punishing athletes as harshly as they were 10 years ago for testing positive for marijuana and other so-cal…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings had all afternoon to watch their competitors play, with the realistic possibility that their spot in the postseason would be secured by the time they t…

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Nick Saban might be the best college football coach in the country, yet for Michigan State, it's hard to imagine a better fit than Mark Dantonio.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The closest you'll get to an admission that the Chiefs were staring at a season down the drain may have come from linebacker Derrick Johnson, who stood in a quiet corne…

DENVER (AP) — Chris Harris Jr. wants to see Antonio Brown in the playoffs — and you can bet the feeling is mutual.

Local business leaders say the greater La Crosse area’s economy will continue to grow in 2016 after a strong year, with continued low unemployment rates and major construction projects.

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ATLANTA (AP) — The Carolina Panthers can still clinch home-field advantage in the NFC playoffs with a victory next week, so quarterback Cam Newton likes where they stand.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Brandon Marshall was already rooting on the New York Jets' defense when New England won the overtime coin toss. Then Patriots coach Bill Belichick surprisingly ord…

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals had lost dynamic playmaker Tyrann Mathieu for the season. Fellow safety Rashad Johnson, the secondary's "quarterback," was sidelined with an ankle injury.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" has reached $1 billion at the box office, achieving the milestone with record-setting hyper speed.

Imagine you’re afraid of spiders. If you seek psychiatric treatment, your therapist will try to convince you that your fear is irrational. She’ll tell you over and over again that daddy long l…

VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — As firefighters mopped up the remains of a wildfire on the Southern California coast, authorities turned their focus to a new concern: a landslide if rain pounds the cha…

Without doubt, 2015 brought landmark decisions from the Supreme Court of the United States. It marked the beginning of same-sex marriage and the end of some legal challenges to the Affordable …

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The New York Giants were eliminated from contention the night before.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide car bomb attack killed at least one civilian Monday near the Kabul international airport, an Afghan government official said.

NEW DELHI (AP) — With the holiday season in full swing, Indians are flocking to the online marketplace in droves. But there's one unusual item flying off the virtual shelves: Cow dung patties …

In his final news conference of 2015, President Barack Obama pledged to close the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. If that sounds familiar, it’s because he made the same promise on his sec…

NEW YORK (AP) — The apartments in a new Manhattan building boast little balconies, tall ceilings, dishwashers and storage space. All in 360 square feet or less.

WESTON, Wis. (AP) — A Wausau-area video production company is shining a spotlight on the need for American Indian children to be connected to their culture.

SAVAGE, Minn. (AP) — The hundreds of volunteers who showed up in the first few weeks to search for Martise Windom are gone, back to their homes, their jobs, their lives.