Новости за 29.09.2017

State auditors in North Carolina say a company failed to properly account for more than 200 vehicles it was supposed to auction for the government. Media outlets reported money from … Click to Continue »

The nation's first elected black governor says improving education is more important than spending tax money to remove Confederate monuments. Former Virginia Gov. Douglas Wilder said during an interview on … Click to Continue »

Nearly 300 species of fish, mussels and other sea critters hitchhiked across the Pacific Ocean on debris from the 2011 Japanese tsunami, washing ashore alive in the United States, researchers … Click to Continue »

The Latest on developments in Iraq (all times local): 2:05 p.m. Iraq's top Shiite cleric has expressed opposition to the vote in an independence referendum held this week in Iraq's … Click to Continue »

Former rising Chinese political star Sun Zhengcai has been expelled from the ruling Communist Party and dismissed from public office amid a corruption investigation. Sun, the former top official in … Click to Continue »

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has described how he was advised by the government's foreign office to stop using expletives in his speeches, but then called Barack Obama a "black son … Click to Continue »

A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a Shiite mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul on Friday, killing four people and wounding 20 others, authorities said. Hospital program coordinator Dejan … Click to Continue »

George Washington's Mount Vernon estate is reopening its Blue Room to visitors. The estate announced Thursday that the room will reopen to visitors on Oct. 7 after undergoing a major … Click to Continue »

Contaminated water might have leaked from the damaged Fukushima nuclear reactors after erroneous settings on water gauges lowered groundwater levels nearby, the plant operator said Friday. Tokyo Electric Power Co. … Click to Continue »

A vigorous campaign by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to break Catalonia off from Spain, further splintering Europe, is landing him in hot water with the government of Ecuador that has … Click to Continue »

Ryanair has been ordered to issue a press release informing passengers about their right to compensation for thousands of cancelled flights as the budget airline faces the threat of legal … Click to Continue »

The body of a man shot in the head and left on a remote dirt road between Forsyth and Gray 33 years ago has been identified as a missing Florida … Click to Continue »

A week after authorities put Bali's volcano on high alert, tremors that indicate an eruption is coming show no sign of abating, swelling the exodus from the region to at … Click to Continue »

Former Georgia Gov. Eugene Talmadge unflinchingly defended segregation in the 1930s and '40s, and infamously proclaimed a black man's place was "at the back door with his hat in his … Click to Continue »

The Latest on developments in Afghanistan (all times local): 2:30 p.m. An Afghan police officer says a suicide bomber has blown himself up outside a Shiite Muslim mosque in central … Click to Continue »

Beyonce has released a surprise single on which she sings in Spanish, English and French to raise relief money for those affected by hurricanes in the Caribbean and earthquakes in … Click to Continue »

Farmers say Maria wrecked bright spot of Puerto Rico economy For 21 years Hector Alejandro Santiago spread joy throughout Puerto Rico with the poinsettias, orchids and other ornamental plants he … Click to Continue »

Global shares were mixed Friday following a record-high close on Wall Street. The Tokyo benchmark fell in Japan, where a pause in the dollar's strengthening dampened optimism about exporters. KEEPING … Click to Continue »

Indiana University researchers have won a $2.1 million federal grant to study the long-term impact of traumatic brain injuries. The grant from a division of the U.S. Department of Health … Click to Continue »

Getting anywhere on the planet in under an hour — one of the more intriguing possibilities that Elon Musk, the billionaire innovator, raised as he unveiled plans for a new … Click to Continue »

Consumers Energy has agreed to inspect certain natural gas lines every three years instead of five. The utility is responding to a request from state regulators. The state says leak … Click to Continue »

Aries March 21-April 19 You may be in the public eye today, so be on your best behavior. You have the potential to be very successful in the coming weeks, … Click to Continue »

Poland's deputy infrastructure minister says he has stepped down and his resignation has been accepted by the prime minister. Jerzy Szmit was in charge of road and air transport, including … Click to Continue »

Official statistics show annual inflation was unchanged at 1.5 percent in September in the 19 countries that use the euro currency. Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy, fell … Click to Continue »

The U.N. migration agency says more than 60 people are either confirmed dead or missing and presumed dead following the shipwreck of a boat carrying Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar. Spokesman … Click to Continue »