Новости за 31.08.2017

Comcast announced Thursday morning that it’s offering new online service delivering speeds up to one gigabit per second to residential customers in Tacoma and Pierce County. “Comcast’s new one-gigabit service … Click to Continue »

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is recalling nearly 500,000 pacemakers — the device that controls one’s heartbeat — citing concerns that they are vulnerable to hacking. The FDA … Click to Continue »

An Oregon appeals court agreed Wednesday that a couple must surgically lacerate their dogs' vocal cords in a procedure known as "debarking" or "devocalization," following a lawsuit brought by neighbors … Click to Continue »

When medical clinic staff noticed a blue canvas gym bag sitting outside in early morning hours Wednesday, they brought it in and set it on a lab collection box in … Click to Continue »

A former Wells Fargo mortgage loan processor claims in a lawsuit that her manager repeatedly sexually harassed her, including asking her to cook dinner for him in the nude, and … Click to Continue »

During a traffic stop, she told the police officer she was hesitant to move her hands to grab her cell phone—as the officer had instructed her to do—because she was … Click to Continue »

Kevin Walsh was about to commit suicide. Walsh, then a 17-year-old high school senior in Chicago, said he was experiencing an “earth-shattering” depression at that time, brought on from feelings … Click to Continue »

A Houston mother is warning people in the area to stay out of Harvey’s floodwaters after her son was electrocuted while wading through the water to check on his sister’s … Click to Continue »

China says a key Communist Party meeting held once every five years will start on Oct. 18. Thursday's announcement of the 19th National Party Congress by the official Xinhua News … Click to Continue »

A Muslim civil liberties organization is defending an Orthodox Jewish community in New Jersey to erect a religious boundary marker. The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations … Click to Continue »

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. HARVEY STILL POSING THREAT TO TWO-STATE BORDER Major dangers for the U.S. … Click to Continue »

China expressed dismay Thursday after Germany's foreign minister said Beijing should not "attempt to divide us" following complaints China uses its status as an investor to influence European Union decisions. … Click to Continue »

A top European Union official says Poland has failed to propose any measures that would address EU concerns about the state of the nation's rule of law. Poland's EU-skeptic government … Click to Continue »

The Latest on Tropical Depression Harvey (all times local): 5:10 a.m. Two explosions have been reported at a Houston-area chemical plant that lost power amid flooding from Harvey. The Houston … Click to Continue »

Diplomats in Brussels involved in the latest negotiating session on Britain's exit from the European Union say discussions have become more acrimonious. Officials from both sides, who were on Thursday … Click to Continue »

Houston-area floodwaters recede but dangers still loom HOUSTON (AP) — Major dangers for the U.S. Gulf Coast area loomed Wednesday with the threat of major flooding further east near the … Click to Continue »

Iran's official IRNA news agency is reporting a magnitude 5.4 earthquake has jolted a remote mountainous area in southern Iran. The Thursday report says the quake happened at 6 a.m. … Click to Continue »

A grand jury used by Special Counsel Robert Mueller has heard secret testimony from a Russian-American lobbyist who attended a June 2016 meeting with President Donald Trump's eldest son, The … Click to Continue »

Natural disasters know no political boundaries. And that’s why international humanitarian relief flows so quickly, and in such great and humbling quantities, when hurricanes, earthquakes and tsunamis strike. But today, … Click to Continue »

With their palms facing the sky in supplication, and many with tears in their eyes, around 2 million people from around the world gathered Thursday in an effort to start … Click to Continue »

The Tennessee secretary of state's office says it has begun offering online voter registration. WPLN-FM reports the office has initiated a "soft launch" of the online system . In the … Click to Continue »

Japan's Defense Ministry is asking for a record-high budget for fiscal 2018 to bolster missile defense against North Korea's escalating threats. The 5.26 trillion yen ($48 billion) request, announced Thursday, … Click to Continue »

British Prime Minister Theresa May visited a Japanese warship Thursday to underscore her country's deepening security ties with Japan. May and Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera boarded the Izumo on … Click to Continue »

Now that the sun is finally shining and the murky, brown floodwaters are slowly receding in much of the Houston area, grim reality is setting in. Harvey is about to … Click to Continue »

People have begun laying floral tributes, photos and personal messages at the gates of Kensington Palace as Britain observes the 20th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana. Thursday marks … Click to Continue »