Новости за 01.08.2015

Drivers of commuter shuttles for six Silicon Valley companies voted unanimously Saturday to approve a three-year contract that the Teamsters Union said will raise their pay, make them eligible for overtime and paid holidays, subsidize health care and address the issue of split shifts.

Three of Osama bin Laden’s family members were killed when a private jet crashed near Blackbushe Airport in the U.K. on Friday. Photo: AP

Why doctors flinch as pharmacists push for bigger roles in healthcare, Louisiana is still finding Katrina damage almost ten years after the storm and the $500-a-month workout habit.

Clashes between members of al-Qaida’s branch in Syria and a rebel faction in the country’s north believed to have been trained by the U.S. government have stopped after the rebels left their headquarters, activists said.

Three relatives of the late al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden were among four people killed when a private jet crashed in southern England, British police said.

Mokhtar Awad and Brian Katulis: The Egyptian government’s policies of repression are motivating a new generation of Islamists to turn to violence. The spectrum of the opposition's zero-sum politics on one end and regime repression on the other has hindered possibilities for national reconciliation.

Police arrested more than two dozen people at a protest in Kuala Lumpur urging Najib Razak to resign amid investigations into the troubled state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd. ‎

The Irish band's tour mixed up new songs, rarities, and a bevy of special guests.

A piece of plane debris that was found on Réunion Island and could be part of the long-missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 arrived in France where it will be inspected at a specialist lab.

Growth Brewing at Starbucks, TreeHouse Foods Branches Out, Getting Over Bad Breadth, and Focusing on LG Display's Strengths

Linda Killian: Mr. Trump's negatives among Republicans and Republican-leaning voters, at 40%, are close to his positive ratings, 51%, according to Gallup's most recent data.

Several of the largest agribusiness companies are set to announce quarterly results, providing insight into how whipsawing grain prices are affecting the farm economy.

Just days after a failed trade that left him crying on the field, Wilmer Flores delivered a walk-off home run in the 12th inning to send the Mets to a dramatic 2-1 victory over the Washington Nationals.

After a decade writing his Ibis Trilogy, set during the first Opium War, the author is almost ready to move on.

The disclosure by the Taliban founder’s son that the leader was dead appears to have widened rifts that threaten to fragment Afghanistan’s most formidable fighting force instead of rallying the group around a new chief.

Many groups have wanted to preserve the present by sealing up a time capsule of mementos for the future. But most time capsules are lost, says a history professor trying to spark interest in them.

UPS said it agreed to buy shipping-services provider Coyote Logistics for $1.8 billion as delivery giants seek new ways to grow in a rapidly changing global economic and technological environment.

Uber has completed a new round of funding that values the five-year-old ride-hailing company at close to $51 billion, reaching the mark faster than Facebook did.

High-level efforts to complete a major Pacific trade agreement ended without resolution amid deep differences over trade in dairy and other products.

India and Bangladesh swapped land along their border, ending a decadeslong dispute that had left more than 50,000 people virtually stateless.

Exxon Mobil and Chevron reported their worst profits from pumping oil and natural gas in more than a decade as low crude prices lopped off billions of dollars from their quarterly haul.

Forget Wi-Fi light bulbs and cloud-enabled Crock-Pots. To create a Jetsons-esque dream house, opt for cutting-edge simplicity

Friday’s attack was the first in support of the Pentagon-trained force. The Pentagon has struggled to recruit and vet rebels for the program, with fewer than 60 fighters completing the training.

Zimbabwe’s government said it would ask U.S. authorities to extradite the American dentist who killed the country’s most famous lion, saying Walter James Palmer needs to stand trial for violations of national hunting laws.

Traders are scouring once-overlooked economic data for clues to the timing of the Federal Reserve’s first interest rate rise in years.